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Best Comedic Actress Hall of Fame

Awarded to the actress deemed by Cosmo voters to have delivered, across the span of her entire career, the best cinematic comedic performances of all time. The previous winners are not eligible for nomination.

Not eligible: Madeline Kahn, Lucille Ball, Lily Tomlin, Gilda Radner, Rosalind Russell, Cloris Leachman, Whoopi Goldberg, Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler

The following actresses have received previous nominations or have appeared on other “best” lists, but have never won and are eligible to be nominated. Voters should not feel limited to these actresses:

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Buzzworthy: Sandra Bullock • Carol Burnett • Doris Day • Margaret Dumont • Diane Keaton • Lisa Kudrow • Carole Lombard • Marilyn Monroe • Thelma Ritter • Joan Rivers • Mae West • Betty White

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Best Comedic Actor Hall of Fame

Awarded to the actor deemed by Cosmo voters to have delivered, across the span of his entire career, the best cinematic comedic performances of all time. The previous winners are not eligible for nomination.

Not eligible: Charlie Chaplin, Danny Kaye, Steve Martin, Gene Wilder, Robin Williams, Mel Brooks, Bill Murray

The following actors have received previous nominations or have appeared on other “best” lists, but have never won and are eligible to be nominated. Voters should not feel limited to these actors:

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Buzzworthy: John Candy • Jim Carrey • Johnny Depp • W.C. Fields • Bob Hope • Jack Lemmon • Jerry Lewis • Groucho Marx • Walter Matthau • Dudley Moore • Eddie Murphy • Richard Pryor • Jimmy Stewart • Dick Van Dyke •

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Best Overall of 2014

Best Film of 2014

Awarded to the film deemed by Cosmo voters to be the best movie released in the United States in 2014, regardless of genre. Films that received limited release in 2014 are still eligible for consideration, provided that they received sufficient distribution early enough in 2014 to have a chance to be seen by Cosmo voters. However, films that were only screened at film festivals are generally only considered at the year they were first released in theaters or on video. The following films have received critical acclaim and are rumored to be contenders for other major awards, but are presented only as ideas and voters should not feel limited to this list.

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Buzzworthy: Big Eyes • Begin Again • Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) • Boyhood • Calvary • Captain America: The Winter Soldier • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes • Dear White People • Foxcatcher • Get On Up • Gone Girl • The Grand Budapest Hotel • Guardians of the Galaxy • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies • The Homesman • The Imitation Game • Inherent Vice • Interstellar • Into the Woods • Jersey Boys • The Lego Movie • Locke • Love Is Strange • Men Women and Children • A Most Violent Year • Nightcrawler • Pride • The Search • St. Vincent • The Theory of Everything • Top Five • Trash • Unbroken • Under the Skin • Whiplash • Wild

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Best Director

The Best Director candidates are not selected by nominations from Cosmo voters. Instead, they are selected through a formula that considers their nominations and wins at the major movie awards (Golden Globes, BAFTAs, Directors Guild of America, and the Oscars) as well as the number of nominations their film received at the Cosmos. The Cosmo nominees are weighted to better emphasize categories over which the director has the greatest influence, to somewhat reduce the influence of niche categories, and to add a penalty for negative nominations.