Top 10 Female Performances of 2014

Better late than never! Here are my top 10 performances by women in the films of 2014, going by UK release dates.

10. Aubrey Plaza in Life After Beth

9. Scarlett Johansson in Under the Skin

8. Shailene Woodley in The Fault in Our Stars

7.  Juno Temple in Magic Magic

6.  Julianne Moore in Maps to the Stars

5.  Hilary Swank in The Homesman

4.  Essie Davis in The Babadook

3.  Naomie Harris in Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

2.  Lupita N’yongo in 12 Years A Slave

1. Patricia Arquette in Boyhood