Photos: Guide to the 2014 Hollywood Film Awards

Robert Downey Jr. plays big-city lawyer Hank Palmer, who has own set of problems aside from those of his clients, in the drama “The Judge” (2014).   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Keira Knightly portrays a World War II code-breaker in the biopic thriller “The Imitation Game” (2014).  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Ben Affleck plays Nick Dunne, a tormented husband in search of his wife, in the thriller “Gone Girl” (2014).  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Reese Witherspoon plays Cheryl Strayed, a woman recovering from a difficult moment in life by embarking on a 1,100-mile solo hike.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Benedict Cumberbatch portrays wickedly smart mathematician and World War II code-breaker Alan Turing in the biopic thriller “The Imitation Game” (2014).   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Amy Adams portrays the successful painter Margaret Keane in the drama biopic centered on the artist’s life, titled “Big Eyes” (2014).   (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Jonah Hill plays officer Schmidt, an easy-going guy who loves to have a good time in the action comedy “22 Jump Street” (2014).   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Chris Pratt plays intergalactic adventurer Peter Quill in the sci-fi film “Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014).   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Kristen Stewart plays wide-eyed Army Private Amy Cole stationed at Guantanamo Bay in the war drama “Camp X-Ray” (2014).   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Robert Duvall plays Joseph Palmer, a small-town judge suspected of murder, in the drama “The Judge.”   (Spencer Bakalar / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Michael Keaton plays washed-up actor Riggan, eager to reclaim his past glory days, in the dramatic comedy “Birdman.”   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Julianne Moore plays the emotionally damaged and aging actress Havana Segrand in the satirical drama “Maps to the Stars” (2014).   (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Gerard Butler plays Stoick, chief of the Hairy Hooligan tribe, in the animated adventure “How to Train Your Dragon 2” (2014).   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Channing Tatum portrays Mark Schultz, an Olympic wrestler eager to gain his own spotlight and escape from his talented wrestler brother’s shadow, in the eerie biopic “Foxcatcher” (2014).   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Actress Shailene Woodley plays the cancer-striken 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster in the romantic drama “The Fault in Our Stars” (2014).   (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Jack O’Connell portrays Olympic runner Louis Zamperini, who was captured by Japanese forces during World War II, in Angelina Jolie’s “Unbroken.”  (Grant Pollard / Invision / Associated Press )

Singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe, known for her hit singles “Electric Lady” and “Q.U.E.E.N.,” will take to the stage for a musical performance.  (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)