The Iowa Film Critics bestowed nearly everything on 12 Years a Slave today:
- Picture: 12 Years a Slave
- Director: Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
- Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
- Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
- Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
- Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
- Animated Film: Frozen
- Documentary: 20 Feet From Stardom
Meanwhile the Georgia Film Critics chose Her for Best Picture, but also showed a lot of love for 12 Years in the acting categories:
- Picture: Her
- Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
- Actor: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
- Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
- Supporting Actor: Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
- Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave
- Original Screenplay: Her
- Adapted Screenplay: Short Term 12
- Cinematography: Gravity
- Production Design: Gravity
- Song: "Please, Mr. Kennedy," Inside Llewyn Davis
- Score: Her
- Ensemble: American Hustle
- Foreign Film: No
- Breakthrough: Brie Larsen, Short Term 12
- Animated Film: Frozen
- Documentary: Stories We Tell
