Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award

The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is a group of film criticism, film critics based in Washington, D.C., and founded in 2002. WAFCA is composed of nearly 50 D.C.-based film critics from internet, printing, print, radio, and television. Annually, the group gives awards to the best in film as selected by its members by vote.

Categories

* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, Best Actor
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress, Best Actress
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted Screenplay
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature, Best Animated Feature
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Art Direction, Best Art Direction
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, Best Breakthrough Performance
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography, Best Cinematography
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Best Director
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Documentary, Best Documentary
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble, Best Ensemble
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Film, Best Film
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Screenplay
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Score, Best Score
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actor
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actress

Ceremonies

* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2002, 2002
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2003, 2003
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2004, 2004
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2005, 2005
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2006, 2006
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2007, 2007
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008, 2008
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2009, 2009
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2010, 2010
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2011, 2011
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2012, 2012
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2013, 2013
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2014, 2014
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2015, 2015
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2016, 2016
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2017, 2017
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2018, 2018
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2019, 2019
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2020, 2020
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2021, 2021
* Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2022, 2022

Awards breakdown

Films with two or more

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* ''La La Land'' (2016) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Score

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* ''12 Years a Slave (film), 12 Years a Slave'' (2013) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Score
* ''Nomadland (film), Nomadland'' (2020) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing

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* ''Birdman (film), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' (2014) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Editing

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* ''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' (2014) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Youth Performance
* ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' (2004) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble
* ''Inception'' (2010) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Score
* ''No Country for Old Men (film), No Country for Old Men'' (2007) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble
* ''Roma (2018 film), Roma'' (2018) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Film
* ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Breakthrough Performance

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* ''Parasite (2019 film), Parasite'' - Best Film, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film
* ''The Social Network'' (2010) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
* ''Up in the Air (2009 film), Up in the Air'' (2009) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay
* ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress

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* ''21 Grams'' (2003) – Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor
* ''The Artist (film), The Artist'' (2011) – Best Film, Best Score
* ''Capote (film), Capote'' (2005) – Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay
* ''Crash (2004 film), Crash'' (2005) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble
* ''Doubt (2008 film), Doubt'' (2008) – Best Actress, Best Ensemble
* ''Dreamgirls (film), Dreamgirls'' (2006) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance
* ''The Fighter'' (2010) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress
* ''The Hurt Locker'' (2009) – Best Director, Best Ensemble
* ''Hugo (film), Hugo'' (2011) – Best Director, Best Art Direction
* ''Inglourious Basterds'' (2009) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay
* ''Les Misérables (2012 film), Les Misérables'' (2012) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble
* ''Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble
* ''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003) – Best Film, Best Director
* ''Lost in Translation (film), Lost in Translation'' (2003) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay
* ''Minari (film), Minari'' (2020) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Youth Performance
* ''Munich (2005 film), Munich'' (2005) – Best Film, Best Director
* ''Precious (film), Precious'' (2009) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance
* ''The Revenant (2015 film), The Revenant'' (2015) – Best Actor, Best Cinematography'Spotlight' Named Top Film by D.C.-Area Film Critics, Hollwood Reporter
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* ''Road to Perdition'' (2002) – Best Film, Best Director

People with two or more

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* George Clooney – Best Actor: ''Michael Clayton (film), Michael Clayton'' (2007), ''Up in the Air (2009 film), Up in the Air'' (2009), and ''The Descendants'' (2011)
*Frances McDormand – Best Actress:''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2018), Nomadland (film), Nomadland (2021) and Best Ensemble: ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2018)

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* Amy Adams – Best Supporting Actress: ''Junebug (film), Junebug'' (2005); Best Ensemble: ''Doubt (2008 film), Doubt'' (2008)
* Javier Bardem – Best Supporting Actor & Best Ensemble: ''No Country for Old Men (film), No Country for Old Men'' (2007)
* Jamie Foxx – Best Actor: ''Ray (film), Ray'' (2004); Best Supporting Actor: ''Collateral (film), Collateral'' (2004)
* Anne Hathaway – Best Supporting Actress & Best Ensemble: ''Les Misérables (2012 film), Les Misérables'' (2012)
* Terrence Howard – Best Breakthrough Performance: ''Hustle & Flow'' (2005); Best Ensemble: ''Crash (2004 film), Crash'' (2005)
* Jennifer Hudson – Best Breakthrough Performance & Best Supporting Actress: ''Dreamgirls (film), Dreamgirls'' (2006)
* Carey Mulligan – Best Actress: ''An Education'' (2009); Best Ensemble: ''Pride & Prejudice (2005 film), Pride & Prejudice'' (2005)
* Jason Reitman – Best Adapted Screenplay: ''Thank You for Smoking'' (2006) & ''Up in the Air (2009 film), Up in the Air'' (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin – Best Adapted Screenplay: ''Charlie Wilson's War (film), Charlie Wilson's War'' (2007) & ''The Social Network'' (2010)
* Meryl Streep – Best Actress & Best Ensemble: ''Doubt (2008 film), Doubt'' (2008)

References

External links

Official website

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Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards,
American film critics associations
Culture of Washington, D.C.
Mass media in Washington, D.C.
Organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Organizations established in 2002
2002 establishments in Washington, D.C.