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The 2014 American drama film Whiplash garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories. The film stars Miles Teller as an ambitious jazz drummer selected to join a school studio band taught by a cruel music instructor played by J. K. Simmons (pictured), and was written and directed by Damien Chazelle. The film premiered at the opening night of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, where it went on to win the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award for Dramatic Feature. At the 87th Academy Awards, the film received five nominations with Simmons winning for Best Supporting Actor and Tom Cross winning for Best Film Editing. Whiplash garnered five nominations at the British Academy Film Awards with Simmons winning for Best Supporting Actor. The American Film Institute included the film in their list of top ten movies of the year. (Full list...)