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Online Film Critics Society
The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) is an international professional association of online film journalists, historians and scholars who publish their work on the World Wide Web. The organization was founded in January 1997 by Harvey S. Karten, an early online critic who discovered that membership in the New York Film Critics Circle was open only to journalists working for newspapers and magazines. Online critics have generally found it difficult to gain acceptance for their work, and one role of the OFCS is to provide professional recognition to the most prolific and successful online critics. Since 1997, the OFCS has given out annual awards that recognize the best films in about seventeen categories. These awards are noted in the established print media such as '' Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', and are included in their annual speculation about the ultimate winners of the Academy Awards. Membership Critics whose primary media affiliation is a print publication, or ...
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Film Criticism
Film criticism is the analysis and evaluation of films and the film medium. In general, film criticism can be divided into two categories: journalistic criticism that appears regularly in newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets; and academic criticism by film scholars who are informed by film theory and are published in academic journals. Academic film criticism rarely takes the form of a review; instead it is more likely to analyse the film and its place in the history of its genre or in the whole of film history. Film criticism is also labeled as a type of writing that perceives films as possible achievements and wishes to convey their differences, as well as the films being made in a level of quality that is satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Film criticism is also associated with the journalistic type of criticism, which is grounded in the media's effects being developed, and journalistic criticism resides in standard structures such as newspapers. Jour ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2000
4th Online Film Critics Society Awards January 2, 2001 ---- Best Film: Almost Famous The 4th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2000, were given on 2 January 2001. Top 10 films #''Almost Famous'' #''Requiem for a Dream'' #'' Wo hu cang long (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)'' #''Dancer in the Dark'' #''Traffic'' #''Gladiator'' #'' Quills'' #'' Wonder Boys'' #''Chicken Run'' #''Erin Brockovich'' Winners and nominees Best Picture ''Almost Famous'' *''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' *''Dancer in the Dark'' *''Requiem for a Dream'' *''Traffic'' Best Director Darren Aronofsky – ''Requiem for a Dream'' *Cameron Crowe – ''Almost Famous'' *Ang Lee – ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' *Steven Soderbergh – ''Traffic'' *Lars von Trier – ''Dancer in the Dark'' Best Actor Tom Hanks – ''Cast Away'' *Christian Bale – ''American Psycho'' *Russell Crowe – ''Gladiator'' *Michael Douglas – '' Wonder Boys'' *Geoffrey Rush – '' Quills'' Bes ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2013
17th Online Film Critics Society Awards December 16, 2013 ---- Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave The 17th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2013, were announced on 16 December 2013. Winners and nominees Best Picture ''12 Years a Slave'' *''American Hustle'' *''Before Midnight'' *''Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' *'' Drug War'' *''Gravity'' *'' Her'' *''Inside Llewyn Davis'' *'' Short Term 12'' *''The Wind Rises'' Best Director Alfonso Cuarón – ''Gravity'' *Joel and Ethan Coen – ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' *Spike Jonze – '' Her'' *Steve McQueen – ''12 Years a Slave'' *Hayao Miyazaki – ''The Wind Rises'' Best Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor – ''12 Years a Slave'' *Tom Hanks – '' Captain Phillips'' *Oscar Isaac – ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' *Mads Mikkelsen – '' The Hunt'' *Joaquin Phoenix – '' Her'' Best Actress Cate Blanchett – ''Blue Jasmine'' *Amy Adams – ''American Hustle'' *Julie Delpy – ''Before Midnight'' *Adèle Exarchopoulos – ''B ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2012
16th Online Film Critics Society Awards 2013 ---- Best Picture: Argo The nominations for the 16th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2012, were announced on 24 December 2012. The winners were announced on Monday, December 31. Winners and nominees Best Picture '' Argo'' *'' Holy Motors'' *'' The Master'' *''Moonrise Kingdom'' *''Zero Dark Thirty'' Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson – '' The Master'' *Ben Affleck – '' Argo'' *Wes Anderson – ''Moonrise Kingdom'' *Kathryn Bigelow – ''Zero Dark Thirty'' *Leos Carax – '' Holy Motors'' Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis – '' Lincoln'' * John Hawkes – '' The Sessions'' *Denis Lavant – '' Holy Motors'' *Joaquin Phoenix – '' The Master'' *Denzel Washington – ''Flight'' Best Actress Jessica Chastain – ''Zero Dark Thirty'' *Jennifer Lawrence – ''Silver Linings Playbook'' *Emmanuelle Riva – '' Amour'' *Quvenzhané Wallis – '' Beasts of the Southern Wild'' *Rachel Weisz – '' The De ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2011
15th Online Film Critics Society Awards January 2, 2012 ---- Best Picture: The Tree of Life The 15th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were announced on 2 January 2012. Winners and nominees Best Picture '' The Tree of Life'' *'' The Artist'' *''The Descendants'' *'' Drive'' *'' Hugo'' Best Director Terrence Malick – '' The Tree of Life'' * Michel Hazanavicius – '' The Artist'' *Martin Scorsese – '' Hugo'' *Lars von Trier – ''Melancholia'' *Nicolas Winding Refn – '' Drive'' Best Actor Michael Fassbender – ''Shame'' *George Clooney – ''The Descendants'' *Jean Dujardin – '' The Artist'' *Gary Oldman – '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy'' *Michael Shannon – '' Take Shelter'' Best Actress Tilda Swinton – ''We Need to Talk About Kevin'' *Kirsten Dunst – ''Melancholia'' * Elizabeth Olsen – ''Martha Marcy May Marlene'' *Meryl Streep – '' The Iron Lady'' * Michelle Williams – ''My Week with Marilyn'' Best Supporting A ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2010
14th Online Film Critics Society Awards January 3, 2011 ---- Best Picture: The Social Network The 14th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2010, were announced on 3 January 2011. Winners and nominees Best Picture ''The Social Network'' *''Black Swan'' *''Inception'' *''Toy Story 3'' *''True Grit'' *''Winter's Bone'' Best Director David Fincher – ''The Social Network'' *Darren Aronofsky – ''Black Swan'' *Danny Boyle – ''127 Hours'' * Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – ''True Grit'' *Christopher Nolan – ''Inception'' Best Actor Colin Firth – ''The King's Speech'' *Jeff Bridges – ''True Grit'' *Jesse Eisenberg – ''The Social Network'' *James Franco – ''127 Hours'' *Ryan Gosling – '' Blue Valentine'' *Édgar Ramírez – ''Carlos'' Best Actress Natalie Portman – ''Black Swan'' *Annette Bening – '' The Kids Are All Right'' *Kim Hye-ja – ''Mother'' *Nicole Kidman – '' Rabbit Hole'' *Jennifer Lawrence – ''Winter's Bone'' Best ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2009
13th Online Film Critics Society Awards January 5, 2010 ---- Best Picture: The Hurt Locker The 13th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2009, were announced on 5 January 2010. Winners and nominees Best Picture ''The Hurt Locker'' *''Inglourious Basterds'' *''A Serious Man'' *'' Up'' *'' Up in the Air'' Best Director Kathryn Bigelow – ''The Hurt Locker'' *Neill Blomkamp – ''District 9'' *James Cameron – ''Avatar'' * Joel Coen and Ethan Coen – ''A Serious Man'' *Quentin Tarantino – ''Inglourious Basterds'' Best Actor Jeremy Renner – ''The Hurt Locker'' *Jeff Bridges – ''Crazy Heart'' *George Clooney – '' Up in the Air'' *Sharlto Copley – ''District 9'' *Joaquin Phoenix – '' Two Lovers'' Best Actress Mélanie Laurent – ''Inglourious Basterds'' *Carey Mulligan – ''An Education'' *Gabourey Sidibe – '' Precious'' *Meryl Streep – ''Julie & Julia'' *Tilda Swinton – ''Julia'' Best Supporting Actor Christoph Waltz – '' ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2008
12th Online Film Critics Society Awards January 19, 2009 ---- Best Picture: WALL-E The 12th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, were given on 19 January 2009. Winners and nominees Best Picture '' WALL-E'' *'' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' *'' The Dark Knight'' *'' Slumdog Millionaire'' *''The Wrestler'' Best Director Christopher Nolan – '' The Dark Knight'' * Darren Aronofsky – ''The Wrestler'' * Danny Boyle – '' Slumdog Millionaire'' *David Fincher – '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' * Andrew Stanton – '' WALL-E'' Best Actor Mickey Rourke – ''The Wrestler'' *Benicio del Toro – '' Che'' *Richard Jenkins – '' The Visitor'' *Frank Langella – '' Frost/Nixon'' *Sean Penn – ''Milk'' Best Actress Michelle Williams – ''Wendy and Lucy'' * Anne Hathaway – '' Rachel Getting Married'' * Sally Hawkins – ''Happy-Go-Lucky'' * Meryl Streep – ''Doubt'' *Kate Winslet – ''Revolutionary Road'' Best Supporti ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2007
11th Online Film Critics Society Awards January 8, 2008 ---- Best Picture: No Country for Old Men The 11th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2007, were given on 9 January 2008. Winners and nominees Best Picture '' No Country for Old Men'' *'' Atonement'' *''Juno'' *'' There Will Be Blood'' *''Zodiac'' Best Director Joel & Ethan Coen – '' No Country for Old Men'' *Paul Thomas Anderson – '' There Will Be Blood'' *David Cronenberg – '' Eastern Promises'' *David Fincher – ''Zodiac'' * Julian Schnabel – '' The Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis – '' There Will Be Blood'' *George Clooney – ''Michael Clayton'' *Emile Hirsch – '' Into the Wild'' *Frank Langella – '' Starting Out in the Evening'' *Viggo Mortensen – '' Eastern Promises'' Best Actress Julie Christie – ''Away from Her'' * Marion Cotillard – ''La Vie en Rose'' * Angelina Jolie – ''A Mighty Heart'' *Laura Linney – '' The Savages'' *El ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2006
10th Online Film Critics Society Awards January 8, 2007 ---- Best Picture: United 93 The 10th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2006, were given on 8 January 2007. Winners and nominees Best Picture '' United 93'' *'' Babel'' *''Children of Men'' *''The Departed'' *''Pan's Labyrinth'' Best Director Martin Scorsese – ''The Departed'' *Alfonso Cuarón – ''Children of Men'' *Guillermo del Toro – ''Pan's Labyrinth'' *Alejandro González Iñárritu – '' Babel'' *Paul Greengrass – '' United 93'' Best Actor Forest Whitaker – ''The Last King of Scotland'' *Sacha Baron Cohen – ''Borat'' * Leonardo DiCaprio – ''The Departed'' *Ryan Gosling – '' Half Nelson'' *Peter O'Toole – ''Venus'' Best Actress Helen Mirren – ''The Queen'' *Penélope Cruz – ''Volver'' *Judi Dench – ''Notes on a Scandal'' *Meryl Streep – '' The Devil Wears Prada'' *Kate Winslet – '' Little Children'' Best Supporting Actor Jackie Earle Haley – '' Littl ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2005
9th Online Film Critics Society Awards January 16, 2006 ---- Best Film: A History of Violence The 9th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were given on 16 January 2006. Winners and nominees Best Picture ''A History of Violence'' *''Brokeback Mountain'' *''Crash'' *'' Good Night, and Good Luck.'' *''Munich'' Best Director David Cronenberg – ''A History of Violence'' *George Clooney – '' Good Night, and Good Luck.'' *Peter Jackson – ''King Kong'' *Ang Lee – ''Brokeback Mountain'' *Steven Spielberg – ''Munich'' Best Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman – '' Capote'' *Terrence Howard – ''Hustle & Flow'' *Heath Ledger – ''Brokeback Mountain'' *Joaquin Phoenix – ''Walk the Line'' *David Strathairn – '' Good Night, and Good Luck.'' Best Actress Reese Witherspoon – ''Walk the Line'' *Joan Allen – ''The Upside of Anger'' *Felicity Huffman – '' Transamerica'' *Keira Knightley – ''Pride & Prejudice'' *Naomi Watts – ''King K ...
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Online Film Critics Society Awards 2004
8th Online Film Critics Society Awards January 10, 2005 ---- Best Picture Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind The 8th Online Film Critics Society Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2004, were given on 10 January 2005. Winners and nominees Best Picture ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' *''Before Sunset'' *'' Garden State'' *''The Incredibles'' *''Sideways'' Best Director Michel Gondry – ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' *Clint Eastwood – ''Million Dollar Baby'' *Alexander Payne – ''Sideways'' *Martin Scorsese – '' The Aviator'' *Zhang Yimou – ''Hero'' Best Actor Paul Giamatti – ''Sideways'' *Jim Carrey – ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' *Don Cheadle – ''Hotel Rwanda'' * Leonardo DiCaprio – '' The Aviator'' *Jamie Foxx – '' Ray'' Best Actress Kate Winslet – ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' *Julie Delpy – ''Before Sunset'' *Imelda Staunton – ''Vera Drake'' *Hilary Swank – ''Million Dollar Baby'' *Uma Thu ...
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