'Gone Girl' and ‘The Imitation Game’ Take Top Honors at Hollywood Film Awards

The 18th annual Hollywood Film Awards officially kicked off the awards season with its Friday event at the Hollywood Palladium, hosted by Queen Latifah and televised live for the first time ever, reports The Wrap.

David Fincher's "Gone Girl" received the honor as Hollywood Top Film of 2014, as well as two other prizes - for Hollywood Sound (won by Ren Klyce), and Hollywood Screenwriter (won by Gillian Flynn).

Benedict Cumberbatch won the Hollywood Top Actor prize for his role as Alan Turing in "The Imitation Game". The movie also received three more awards during the evening - for Hollywood Supporting Actress, which was won by Cumberbatch's co-star Keira Knightley; Hollywood Film Composer for Alexandre Desplat, and Hollywood Director which was won by Morten Tyldum.

Cumberbatch dedicated his top actor award to Turing, the gay mathematician and computer scientist whom he portrayed in the film. "He was and is a hero of all time. A gay icon who didn't deny his nature, his being... a war hero, and the father of the modern computing age."

Knightley praised her co-star in "The Imitation Game", saying that Cumberbatch was "excellent" as Alan Turing. Knightley played Joan Clarke, Turing's lifelong friend and the only female member of the code-breaking team that cracked the Enigma code during World War II.

"It was such a passion project for everyone," said Knightley about the film. "Joan was such an inspiring woman and she was a joy to play."

Robert Downey Jr. was on hand to present the award for Hollywood Supporting Actor to his co-actor Robert Duvall in "The Judge". Shailene Woodley won the Hollywood Breakout award for her role in "The Fault in Our Stars", which was presented to her by Laura Dern, reports The Examiner.

The complete list of awards is below:

Hollywood Film Award: "Gone Girl"

Hollywood Blockbuster Award: "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Hollywood Director Award: Morten Tyldum, "The Imitation Game"

Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award: Jean-Marc Vallee, "Wild"

Hollywood Documentary Award: Mike Meyers, "Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon"

Hollywood Comedy Film Award: Chris Rock, "Top Five"

Hollywood Animation Award: "How to Train Your Dragon 2"

Hollywood Actor Award: Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"

Hollywood Actress Award: Julianne Moore, "Still Alice"

Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Award: Eddie Redmayne, "The Theory of Everything"

Hollywood Supporting Actress Award: Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"

Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award: Shailene Woodley, "The Fault in Our Stars"

Hollywood Supporting Actor Award: Robert Duvall, "The Judge"

Hollywood Career Achievement Award: Michael Keaton

New Hollywood Award: Jack O'Connell, "Unbroken"

Hollywood Ensemble Award: "Foxcatcher"

Hollywood Song Award: Janelle Monae, "What Is Love," "Rio 2"

Hollywood Screenwriter Award: Gillian Flynn, "Gone Girl"

Hollywood Cinematography Award: Emmanuel Lubezki, "Birdman"

Hollywood Visual Effects Award: Scott Farrar, "Transformers: Age of Extinction"

Hollywood Film Composer Award: Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"

Hollywood Costume Design Award: Milena Canonero, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"

Hollywood Editing Award: Jay Cassidy and Dody Dorn, "Fury"

Hollywood Production Design Award: Dylan Cole and Gary Freeman, "Maleficent"

Hollywood Sound Award: Ren Klyce, "Gone Girl"

Hollywood Make-Up and Hairstyling Award: David White (Special Make-up Effects) and Elizabeth Yanni-Georgiou (Hair Designer and Make-up Designer), "Guardians of the Galaxy"