The Eighth Annual Vijay Awards for 2014 honored the best in Tamil cinema for that year. Kamal Haasan won Best Actor for Vishwaroopam and Favorite Director, while Nayanthara won Best Actress for Raja Rani and Favorite Heroine. Bala won Best Director for Paradesi, which also won Best Costume Designer, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Villain. Kadal won the most awards with 7 including Best Cinematographer, Best Lyricist, Best Choreographer, Best Song, and Best Editor.

1. Eighth Annual Vijay Awards, 2014
A Presentation

2. Best Costume Designer - Paradesi

3. Best Stunt Director - Anal Arasu for Pandiyanaadu

4. Best Makeup - Dasarathan for Paradesi

5. Best Art Director - Ilaiyaraja for Vishwaroopam

6. Best Editor - Anthony for Pandiyanaadu

7. Best Cinematographer - Rajeev Menon for Kadal

8. Best Lyricist - Na. Muthukumar for Deivangal Ellam song, KBKR

9. Best Background Score - Santhosh Narayanan for Soodhu Kavvum

10. Best Debut Actress - Nazriya for Raja Rani

11. Best Debut Actor - Gautham Karthik for Kadal

12. Best Song - Ethirneechal Adi to Anirudh

13. Best Choreographer - Brindha for Adiye song, Kadal

14. Best Supporting Actor - Bharathiraja for Pandiyanaadu

15. Best Supporting Actress - Dhansika for Paradesi

16. Best Villain - Arjun for Kadal

17. Award for Contribution to Tamil Cinema - Balu Mahendra

18. Best Playback Singer Female - Shakthishree Gopalan for Nenjukullae song

19. Best Playback Singer Male - Yuvan Shankar Raja for Kadal Rasa song

20. Best Comedian - Santhanam for Theeya Vela Seiyyanum Kumaru

21. Best Screenplay Writer - Nalan Kumarasamy for Soodhu Kavvum

22. Best Dialogue - Naveen for Moodar Koodam

23. Special Jury Award for Actor - Vijay Sethupathi
(Soodhu Kavvum, Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumara)

24. Special Jury Award for the film - Soodhu Kavvum

25. Best Debut Director - Atlee for Raja Rani

26. Best Music Director - AR Rahman for Mariyaan and Kadal

27. Best Director - Bala for Paradesi

28. Best Film - Thangameengal

29. Best Actor - Kamal Haasan for Vishwaroopam

30. Best Actress - Nayanthara for Raja Rani

31. Chevaliar Sivaji Ganesan Award - Director Shankar

32. Entertainer of Indian Cinema Award - Shah Rukh Khan

33. Best Entertainer of the Year - Sivakarthikeyan
(KBKR, VVS, Ethirneechal)

34. Best Crew - Ethirneechal

35. Favorite Hero - Vijay (Thalaivaa)

36. Favorite Heroine - Nayanthara (Raja Rani)

37. Favorite Director - Kamal Haasan (Vishwaroopam)

38. Favorite Film - Arrambam

39. Favorite Song - Oodha Color Ribbon (Varuthapadatha Vaalibar Sangam)

40. Films which won more than 2 awards
Kadal – 7 Awards
Paradesi, Soodhu Kavvum and Raja Rani – 4 Awards
Vishwaroopam, Ethirneechal and Pandiyanaadu – 3 Awards

41. Individuals who won more than one award
Kamal Haasan - 2
Nayanthara - 2