The Dublin Film Critics' Circle is an Irish film critic association. From 2006, every year, members of the association give out their annual awards.

Winners

2022 winners

* Best Film – '' The Quiet Girl'' * Best Director – '' Charlotte Wells'', ''

Aftersun ''Aftersun'' is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Charlotte Wells, starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio and Celia Rowlson-Hall. It was released in the United States on 21 October 2022 by A24 and in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2022 ...

'' * Best Irish Film – '' The Quiet Girl'' * Best Documentary – ''Moonage Daydream'' * Best Actor – '' Colin Farrell'', '' The Banshees of Inisherin'' * Best Actress – '' Michelle Yeoh'', ''

Everything Everywhere All at Once ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' is a 2022 American absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (collectively known as "Daniels"), who produced it with Anthony and Joe Russo. The plot centers on a ...

'' * Best Screenplay – ''

Martin McDonagh Martin Faranan McDonagh (; born 26 March 1970) is a British-Irish playwright, screenwriter, producer, and director. Born and brought up in London, he is the son of Irish parents. He is known as one of the most acclaimed modern playwrights whose ...

'', '' The Banshees of Inisherin'' * Best Cinematography – '' Claudio Miranda'', '' Top Gun: Maverick'' * International Breakthrough 2022 – '' Amber Midthunder, Prey'' * Irish Breakthrough Director 2022 – '' Alisha Weir'', ''Matilda the Musical''

2021 winners

* Best Film - '' The Power of the Dog'' * Best Director - '' Jane Campion'', '' The Power of the Dog'' * Best Irish Film - '' Arracht'' * Best Documentary - '' Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)'' * Best Actor - '' Benedict Cumberbatch'', '' The Power of the Dog'' * Best Actress - '' Frances McDormand'', ''

Nomadland ''Nomadland'' is a 2020 American drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Chloé Zhao. Based on the 2017 nonfiction book '' Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century'' by Jessica Bruder, it stars Frances McDormand ...

& The Tragedy of Macbeth'' * Best Screenplay - '' Jane Campion'', '' The Power of the Dog'' * Best Cinematography - '' Greig Fraser'', ''

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2020 winners

* Best Film - ''

Portrait of a Lady on Fire ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (french: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu, lit=Portrait of the Young Lady on Fire) is a 2019 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haene ...

'' * Best Director - ''

Bong Joon Ho Bong Joon-ho (, ; Hanja: 奉俊昊; born September 14, 1969) is a South Korean film director, producer and screenwriter. The recipient of four Academy Awards, his filmography is characterised by emphasis on social themes, genre-mixing, black ...

'', '' Parasite'' * Best Irish Film - '' Wolfwalkers'' * Best Documentary - '' David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet'' * Best Actor - ''

Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in numerous Hollywood films, those of wh ...

'', '' Uncut Gems'' * Best Actress - '' Jessie Buckley'', '' I’m Thinking of Ending Things'' * Best Screenplay - '' Simon Blackwell'' and '' Armando Iannucci'', '' The Personal History of David Copperfield'' * Best Cinematography - '' Roger Deakins'', ''

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'' * Breakthrough Award - '' Morfydd Clark'', '' The Personal History of David Copperfield'' and '' Saint Maud''

2019 winners

* Best Film - '' Marriage Story'' * Best Director - '' Martin Scorsese'', '' The Irishman'' * Best Actor - '' Adam Driver'', '' Marriage Story'' * Best Actress - '' Scarlett Johansson'', '' Marriage Story'' * Best Screenplay - '' Noah Baumbach'', '' Marriage Story'' * Best Cinematography - '' Hoyte van Hoytema'', '' Ad Astra'' * Best Irish Film - ''

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'' * Best Documentary - '' Apollo 11'' * Breakthrough Performance 2019 - ''

Aisling Franciosi Aisling Franciosi ( , ; born 6 June 1993) is an Irish actress. She won an AACTA Award for her leading performance in the film '' The Nightingale'' (2018). On television, she is known for her roles in the RTÉ-BBC Two crime drama '' The Fall'' (20 ...

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'' * Breakthrough Director 2019 - '' Kantemir Balagov'', '' Beanpole''

2018 winners

* Best Film – '' Custody'' * Best Director - ''

Chloé Zhao Chloé Zhao, born Zhao Ting (, born 31 March 1982), is a Chinese filmmaker, known primarily for her work on independent films. Zhao's debut feature film, ''Songs My Brothers Taught Me'' (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival to critical a ...

'', '' The Rider'' * Best Irish Director - Rebecca Daly, '' Good Favour'' * Best Screenplay - '' Lynne Ramsay'', '' You Were Never Really Here'' * Best Cinematography - Monika Lenczewska, '' Under the Tree'' * Best Actor - '' Charlie Plummer'', ''

Lean on Pete ''Lean on Pete'' is a 2017 British coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Andrew Haigh, based on the novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin. It stars Charlie Plummer, Chloë Sevigny, Travis Fimmel and Steve Buscemi, and follows a 15-y ...

'' * Best Actress - ''

Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress, known for her work in European arthouse films in English, French, and Italian. An icon of the Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. She was cast in the role ...

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'' * Best Documentary - So Help Me God * Best Irish Film - '' The Lonely Battle of Thomas Reid'' * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award - Coralie Fargeat, ''

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'' * George Byrne Maverick Award - ''

Stephen Rea Stephen Rea ( ; born 31 October 1946) is an Irish film and stage actor. Rea has appeared in films such as ''V for Vendetta'', ''Michael Collins'', ''Interview with the Vampire'' and ''Breakfast on Pluto''. Rea was nominated for the Academy Award ...

'' – '' Black 47'' * Extraordinary Achievement - '' Bill Morrison'', '' Dawson City: Frozen Time'' * Jury Prize - '' Warwick Thornton'', '' Sweet Country'' * Jury Prize - '' Kathleen Hepburn'', '' Never Steady, Never Still'' * Jury Prize - '' Jian Liu'', '' Have a Nice Day'' * Jury Prize - Ryan Killackey, Yasuni Man

2017 winners

* Best Film – '' Aquarius'' * Best Irish Film - ''Sanctuary'' * Best Actress – Florence Pugh – ''

Lady Macbeth Lady Macbeth is a leading character in William Shakespeare's tragedy '' Macbeth'' (). As the wife of the play's tragic hero, Macbeth (a Scottish nobleman), Lady Macbeth goads her husband into committing regicide, after which she becomes quee ...

'' * Best Actor –

Sherwan Haji Sherwan Haji (born 18 March 1985) is a Finnish - Syrian(Kurd) actor, filmmaker and writer. Haji graduated from the Higher Institute for Dramatic Arts in Damascus. He played leading roles in several TV series for several TV channels in the Middle ...

– '' The Other Side of Hope'' * Best Director – Lav Diaz – '' The Woman Who Left'' * Best Cinematography – M. David Mullen – '' The Love Witch'' * Best Screenplay –

Kristina Grozeva Kristina Yordanova Grozeva ( bg, Кристина Йорданова Грозева; born January 26, 1976) is a Bulgarian filmmaker. She is best known for her cinematography on feature films such as '' The Lesson'' (2014), '' Glory'' (2016) and ...

and Petar Valchanov – '' Glory'' * Best Irish Feature – '' Handsome Devil'' * Best Irish Documentary – ''The Farthest'' * Best Documentary – '' I Am Not Your Negro'' * Jury Prize – Kristopher Avedisian – ''

Donald Cried ''Donald Cried'' is a 2016 American comedy film written and directed by Kristopher Avedisian. The film stars Kristopher Avedisian, Jesse Wakeman, Louisa Krause and Ted Arcidi. The film was released on March 3, 2017, by The Orchard. Plot A Manhatt ...

'' * Jury Prize – Daouda Coulibaly – ''Wùlu'' * Jury Prize – '' My Life as a Courgette'' * Jury Prize – '' The Transfiguration'' * George Byrne Maverick Award – Emer Reynolds * Michael Dwyer Discovery Award – Blue Teapot cast – '' Sanctuary''

2016 winners

* Best Film – '' I, Daniel Blake'' * Best Director –

Denis Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve (; born October 3, 1967) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is a four-time recipient of the Canadian Screen Award (formerly Genie Award) for Best Direction, winning for '' Maelström'' in 2001, '' Polytechnique'' in 2009, ''Incendies ...

– '' Arrival'' * Best Irish Film – '' A Date for Mad Mary'' * Best Documentary – ''

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'' / ''Mattress Men'' (TIE) * Best Actor – Dave Johns – '' I, Daniel Blake'' * Best Actress – Amy Adams – '' Arrival'' * Best Screenplay – Eric Heisserer – '' Arrival'' * Best Cinematography –

Seamus McGarvey Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC (born 29 June 1967) is a cinematographer from Armagh, Northern Ireland. He lives in Tuscany, Italy. He has received two Academy Award nominations for his cinematography, on Joe Wright's 2007 drama ''Atonement'' and his ...

– '' Nocturnal Animals'' * Breakthrough Award (Irish) – Seana Kerslake * Breakthrough Award (International) – Hayley Squires

2015 winners

* Best Film – ''

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'' * Best Irish Film – '' Brooklyn'' / ''

The Queen of Ireland ''The Queen of Ireland'' is a 2015 Irish documentary film directed by Conor Horgan. It focuses on Rory O'Neill, better known as Panti, in the lead up to the historic referendum on marriage equality for same-sex couples in Ireland in 2015. When ...

'' (TIE) * Best Documentary – ''

'' * Best Director – Alejandro G. Iñárritu – '' Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' * Best Actor –

Michael Fassbender Michael Fassbender (born 2 April 1977) is an Irish actor. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, and nominations for two Academy Awards, four British Academy Film Award ...

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'' * Best Actress – Julianne Moore – ''

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'' * Breakthrough International – Daisy Ridley – '' Star Wars: The Force Awakens'' /

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and Mya Taylor – '' Tangerine'' (TIE) * Breakthrough Irish –

Jordanne Jones Jordanne Jones (born 7 August 2000) is an Irish actress. She began her career as a child actress, earning a Dublin Film Critics' Circle Award as well as an IFTA nomination for her debut film role in Frank Berry's ''I Used to Live Here''. In 20 ...

– '' I Used to Live Here''

2014 winners

* Best Film – '' Boyhood'' * Best Irish Film – '' Frank'' * Best Documentary – ''

Finding Vivian Maier ''Finding Vivian Maier'' is a 2013 American documentary film about the photographer Vivian Maier, written, directed, and produced by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, and executive produced by Jeff Garlin. Maier was a French-American woman who work ...

'' * Best Director –

Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies '' ...

– '' Boyhood'' * Best Actor – Jake Gyllenhaal – '' Nightcrawler'' * Best Actress – Marion Cotillard – '' Two Days, One Night'' * Breakthrough Award – Jack O'Connell – '' '71'', '' Starred Up'', and '' Unbroken''

2013 winners

* Best Film – '' Gravity'' * Best Irish Film – '' Good Vibrations'' * Best Screenplay – '' Before Midnight'' * Best Documentary – ''

The Act of Killing ''The Act of Killing'' ( id, Jagal, meaning "Butcher") is a 2012 documentary film about individuals who participated in the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–1966. The film is directed by Joshua Oppenheimer and co-directed by Christine Cynn and ...

'' * Best Cinematography – Emmanuel Lubezki – '' Gravity'', and '' To the Wonder'' * Best Director –

Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess (1995 film), A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Gre ...

– '' Gravity'' * Best Actor –

Bruce Dern Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an American actor. He has often played supporting villainous characters of unstable natures. He has received several accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the Silver B ...

– '' Nebraska'' * Best Actress –

Cate Blanchett Catherine Elise Blanchett (; born 14 May 1969) is an Australian actor. Regarded as one of the finest performers of her generation, she is known for her versatile work across independent films, blockbusters, and the stage. She has received nu ...

– '' Blue Jasmine'' * Breakthrough Award – Lake Bell and Joshua Oppenheimer

2012 winners

* Best Film – '' The Artist'' * Best Irish Film – '' What Richard Did'' * Best Documentary – ''Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present'' * Best Director – Michael Haneke – '' Amour'' * Best Actor – Joaquin Phoenix – '' The Master'' * Best Actress – Emmanuelle Riva – '' Amour'' * Breakthrough Award – Gareth Evans – '' The Raid: Redemption''

2011 winners

* Best Film – '' Drive'' * Best Irish Film – '' The Guard'' * Best Foreign Language Film – '' A Separation'' * Best Director –

Nicolas Winding Refn Nicolas Winding Refn (; born 29 September 1970), also known as Jang, is a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his collaborations with Mads Mikkelsen, Tom Hardy and Ryan Gosling. He gained great success early in ...

– '' Drive'' * Best Actor –

Ryan Gosling Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor. Prominent in independent film, he has also worked in blockbuster films of varying genres, and has accrued a worldwide box office gross of over 1.9 billion USD. He has received ...

– '' Drive'' * Best Actress –

Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in films with feminist themes, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. ''Time'' ...

– '' The Tree of Life'' * Best Documentary – '' Senna'' * Best Irish Documentary – ''

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'' * International Breakthrough Award –

– '' The Help'', '' Take Shelter'', and '' The Tree of Life'' * Irish Breakthrough Award – John Michael McDonagh – '' The Guard''

2010 winners

* Best Film – '' A Prophet'' * Best Irish Film – '' His & Hers'' * Best Documentary – '' His & Hers'' * Best Director – Jacques Audiard – '' A Prophet'' * Best Actor – Tahar Rahim – '' A Prophet'' * Best Actress –

Jennifer Lawrence Jennifer Shrader Lawrence (born August 15, 1990) is an American actress. The world's highest-paid actress in 2015 and 2016, her films have grossed over $6 billion worldwide to date. She appeared in ''Time''s 100 most influential people i ...

– '' Winter's Bone'' * Breakthrough Award –

– '' Winter's Bone'' * Irish Breakthrough Award – Ken Wardrop – '' His & Hers''

Decade awards

* Best Film of the Decade – '' There Will Be Blood'' * Best Irish Film of the Decade – '' Adam & Paul'', and '' Hunger'' (TIE)

2009 winners

* Best Film – '' Let the Right One In'' * Best Irish Film – ''

Waveriders ''Waveriders'' is a 2008 documentary film produced by Margo Harkin and directed by Joel Conroy. Synopsis ''Waveriders'' focuses on the Irish roots of surfing. The film covers the life of Irish-Hawaiian surfer George Freeth and his influence in p ...

'' * Best Documentary – '' Anvil! The Story of Anvil'' * Best Director – Kathryn Bigelow – '' The Hurt Locker'' * Best Actor – Sean Penn – '' Milk'' * Best Actress – Yolande Moreau – '' Séraphine'' * Breakthrough Award – Neill Blomkamp – '' District 9'' * Outstanding Achievement – Duncan Jones

2008 winners

* Best Film – '' There Will Be Blood'' * Best Irish Film – '' Hunger'' * Best Director – Paul Thomas Anderson – '' There Will Be Blood'' * Best Actor – Daniel Day-Lewis – '' There Will Be Blood'' * Best Actress –

Kristin Scott Thomas Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress who also holds French citizenship. A five-time British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Award and Laurence Olivier Award, Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best ...

– '' I've Loved You So Long'' * Breakthrough Award –

Steve McQueen Terrence Stephen McQueen (March 24, 1930November 7, 1980) was an American actor. His antihero persona, emphasized during the height of the counterculture of the 1960s, made him a top box-office draw for his films of the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1 ...

– '' Hunger''

2007 winners

* Best International Film – '' The Lives of Others'' * Best Irish Film – '' Garage'' * Best Director –

David Fincher David Andrew Leo Fincher (born August 28, 1962) is an American film director. His films, mostly psychological thrillers and biographical dramas, have received 40 nominations at the Academy Awards, including three for him as Best Director. Fin ...

– '' Zodiac'' * Best Actor – Ulrich Mühe – '' The Lives of Others'' * Best Actress – Julie Christie – '' Away from Her'' * Breakthrough Award – Saoirse Ronan – '' Atonement''

2006 winners

* Best Film – '' Brokeback Mountain'' * Best Irish Film – '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'' * Best Director – Martin Scorsese – '' The Departed'' * Best Actor – Leonardo DiCaprio – '' The Departed'' * Best Actress – Penélope Cruz – '' Volver'' * Best Supporting Actor – Jack Nicholson – '' The Departed'' * Best Supporting Actress – Abigail Breslin – ''

Little Miss Sunshine ''Little Miss Sunshine'' is a 2006 American tragicomedy road film and the feature film directorial debut of the husband–wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The screenplay was written by first-time writer Michael Arndt. The film sta ...

'' * Breakthrough Award – Noah Baumbach – '' The Squid and the Whale''

References

External links

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