President Obama’s Favorite Movie Of 2014 Is Boyhood

President Obama’s favorite movie of 2014 has been publicly declared, and Boyhood receives the honor. Whether it receives anything else is still to be determined, but the presidential seal could even sway some people to see the film that haven’t already.

Whether the president is able to get out to see movies often or not, he has chosen one of the films that has been hailed by critics as one of the best of the year for several months now, and is likely to get nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

The film Boyhood was written and directed by Richard Linklater, and stars his long-time acting companion Ethan Hawke, along with Patricia Arquette, and the young Ellar Coltrane in his acting debut as the boy who’s life is tracked throughout the 12 years displayed in the film.

The film is a coming-of-age drama about a young boy, and his relationship with his older sister, mother, and father, who get divorced at the beginning of the film. It began filming in May of 2002 and did not finish until October of 2013, while Hawke and Arquette have given quite possibly the best performances of their careers.

When asked by People Magazine about his favorite things of 2014, it he said that President Obama’s favorite movie of the year was Boyhood, while also citing that the book Redeployment by Phil Kay is currently on the presidential nightstand.

After finishing at the top of the lists of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Indiewire and the British Film Institute, President Obama added to the mix by saying “Boyhood was a great movie. That, I think, was my favorite movie this year.”

Other films that are being considered as the best film of the year are Selma, Birdman, The Imitation Game, The Theory Of Everything, and The Grand Budapest Hotel, although the Oscar nominations have not been released yet.

Does knowing President Obama’s favorite movie of the year mean anything, or could it possibly be a sign that it will win Best Picture at the major award shows? It certainly doesn’t hurt the campaign, and is likely to make those involved with the film feel satisfied.