Austin Film Critics Association Explained

Austin Film Critics Association
Formation:2005
Purpose:Film critics
Location:Austin, Texas, United States
Leader Title:Founders
Leader Name:Cole Dabney
Robert "Bobby" McCurdy

The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) is an organization of professional film critics from Austin, Texas.

Each year, the AFCA votes on their end-of-year awards for films released in the same calendar year. A special award, the Austin Film Award, is given each year to the best film made in Austin or by an Austin-area director.

History

The Austin Film Critics Association was founded in 2005 by local film critics Cole Dabney and Robert "Bobby" McCurdy while attending Bowie High School in Austin. The organization grew in its first eight years, expanding from three members in 2005 to 25 members in 2013.[1]

On January 12, 2007, after only one year in existence, Entertainment Weekly called the AFCA "wildly contrarian" for naming Elliot Page Best Actress for his role in Hard Candy over Helen Mirren for her performance in The Queen, as Mirren had swept the category so far during the award season.[2]

The association chose to name the group's Breakthrough Artist Award to honor Robert "Bobby" McCurdy starting in 2010. McCurdy died on December 19, 2010, while training to become a Naval Aviator.[3]

Categories

Ceremonies

Winners

Best Picture

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2005 Crash †Paul Haggis
2006 United 93Paul Greengrass
2007 There Will Be BloodPaul Thomas Anderson
2008 The Dark KnightChristopher Nolan
2009 The Hurt Locker †Kathryn Bigelow
2010 Black SwanDarren Aronofsky
2011 HugoMartin Scorsese
2012 Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow
2013 HerSpike Jonze
2014 BoyhoodRichard Linklater
2015 George Miller
2016 Moonlight †Barry Jenkins
2017 Get OutJordan Peele
2018 If Beale Street Could TalkBarry Jenkins
2019 Parasite †Bong Joon-ho
2020 MinariLee Isaac Chung
2021The Power of the DogJane Campion
2022Everything Everywhere All At Once †Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
2023 Oppenheimer †Christopher Nolan

Best Director

YearWinnerFilm
2005Paul HaggisCrash
2006Alfonso CuarónChildren of Men
2007Paul Thomas AndersonThere Will Be Blood
2008Christopher NolanThe Dark Knight
2009Kathryn Bigelow †The Hurt Locker
2010Darren AronofskyBlack Swan
2011Nicolas Winding RefnDrive
2012Paul Thomas AndersonThe Master
2013Alfonso Cuarón †Gravity
2014Richard LinklaterBoyhood
2015George Miller
2016Barry JenkinsMoonlight
2017Guillermo del Toro †The Shape of Water
2018Barry JenkinsIf Beale Street Could Talk
2019Bong Joon-ho †Parasite
2020Lee Isaac ChungMinari
2021Jane Campion †The Power of the Dog
2022Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert †Everything Everywhere All At Once
2023Christopher NolanOppenheimer

Best Actor

YearNomineeFilmRole
2005 Philip Seymour Hoffman †Capote
2006 Leonardo DiCaprioThe Departed Billy
2007 Daniel Day-Lewis †There Will Be Blood Daniel Plainview
2008 Sean Penn †Milk
2009 Colin FirthA Single Man George Falconer
2010 Colin Firth †The King's Speech King George VI
2011 Michael ShannonTake Shelter Curtis LaForche
2012 Joaquin PhoenixThe Master Freddie Quell
2013 Chiwetel Ejiofor12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup
2014 Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawler Louis "Lou" Bloom
2015 Michael FassbenderSteve Jobs Steve Jobs
2016 Casey Affleck †Manchester by the Sea Lee Chandler
2017 Timothée ChalametCall Me by Your Name Elio Perlman
2018Ethan HawkeFirst Reformed Pastor Ernst Toller
2019 Adam SandlerUncut Gems Howard Ratner
2020 Riz AhmedSound of Metal Ruben Stone
2021Nicolas CagePigRobin "Rob" Feld
2022Colin FarrellThe Banshees of InisherinPádraic Súilleabháin
2023 Cillian MurphyOppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer

Best Actress

YearNomineeFilmRole
2005 Reese Witherspoon †Walk the Line
2006 Elliot Page Hard Candy Hayley Stark
2007Juno Juno MacGuff
2008 Anne HathawayRachel Getting Married Kym
2009 Mélanie LaurentInglourious Basterds Shosanna Dreyfus / Emmanuelle Mimieux
2010 Natalie Portman †Black Swan Nina Sayers
2011 Tilda SwintonWe Need to Talk About Kevin Eva Khatchadourian
2012 Jennifer Lawrence †Silver Linings Playbook Tiffany Maxwell
2013 Brie LarsonShort Term 12 Grace Howard
2014 Rosamund PikeGone Girl Amy Elliott Dunne
2015 Brie Larson †Room Joy "Ma" Newsome
2016 Isabelle HuppertElle Michèle Leblanc
2017 Frances McDormand †Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Mildred Hayes
2018 Olivia Colman †The Favourite Anne, Queen of Great Britain
2019 Lupita Nyong'o Us Adelaide Wilson / Red
2020 Carey Mulligan Promising Young Woman Cassandra "Cassie" Thomas
2021Agathe RousselleTitaneAlexia / Adrien
2022Michelle Yeoh †Everything Everywhere All At OnceEvelyn Quan Wang
2023 Lily Gladstone Killers of the Flower Moon Mollie Kyle

Best Supporting Actor

YearWinnerFilmRole
2005William HurtA History of ViolenceRichie Cusack
2006Jack NicholsonThe DepartedFrancis "Frank" Costello
2007Javier Bardem †No Country for Old MenAnton Chigurh
2008Heath Ledger (posthumous) †The Dark KnightThe Joker
2009Christoph Waltz †Inglourious BasterdsHans Landa
2010 Christian Bale †The Fighter Dicky Eklund
2011 Albert BrooksDrive Bernie Rose
2012 Christoph Waltz †Django Unchained Lancaster Dodd
2013 Jared Leto †Dallas Buyers Club Rayon
2014 J. K. Simmons †Whiplash Terence Fletcher
2015 Sylvester StalloneCreed Rocky Balboa
2016 Mahershala Ali †Moonlight Juan
2017 Willem DafoeThe Florida Project Bobby Hicks
2018 Richard E GrantCan You Ever Forgive Me? Jack Hock
2019 Brad Pitt †Once Upon a Time in...Hollywood Cliff Booth
2020 Daniel Kaluuya †Judas and the Black Messiah Fred Hampton
2021Kodi-Smit McPheeThe Power of the DogPeter Gordon
2022Ke Huy Quan †Everything Everywhere All At OnceWaymond Wang
2023 Robert Downey Jr. Oppenheimer Lewis Strauss

Best Supporting Actress

YearWinnerFilmRole
2005Laura LinneyThe Squid and the WhaleJoan Berkman
2006Rinko KikuchiBabelChieko Wataya
2007Allison JanneyJunoBren MacGuff
2008Taraji P. HensonThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonQueenie
2009Anna KendrickUp in the AirNatalie Keener
2010 Hailee SteinfeldTrue Grit Mattie Ross
2011 Jessica ChastainTake Shelter Samantha LaForche
2012 Anne Hathaway †Les Misérables Fantine
2013 Lupita Nyong'o †12 Years a Slave Patsey
2014 Patricia Arquette †Boyhood Olivia Evans
2015 Alicia VikanderEx Machina Ava
2016 Viola Davis †Fences Rose Maxson
2017 Allison Janney †I, Tonya LaVona Golden
2018 Regina King †If Beale Street Could Talk Sharon Rivers
2019 Jennifer LopezHustlers Ramona Vega
2020 Youn Yuh-jung †Minari Soonja
2021Kirsten DunstThe Power of the DogRose Gordon
2022Stephanie HsuEverything Everywhere All At OnceJoy Wang/Jobu Tupaki
2023 Da'Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers Mary Lamb

Multiple award winners

Films

Producers, directors, and cinematographers

6 awards
Barry Jenkins


Richard Linklater


4 awards
Alfonso Cuarón


Bong Joon-ho


Emmanuel Lubezki


Keith Maitland


3 awards
Paul Thomas Anderson


Kathryn Bigelow


Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert


Guillermo del Toro


Jordan Peele


Robert Rodriguez


2 awards
Mark Boal


Megan Ellison


Paul Haggis


Rian Johnson


Quentin Tarantino

Actors

3 awards
Brie Larson


2 awards
Timothée Chalamet


Jessica Chastain


Colin Firth


Anne Hathaway


Allison Janney


Elliot Page


Christoph Waltz

Top 10 Films of the Decade (2000s)

  1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
  2. There Will Be Blood (2007)
  3. The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003)
  4. The Dark Knight (2008)
  5. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
  6. Kill Bill (2003/4)
  7. No Country for Old Men (2007)
  8. The Incredibles (2004)
  9. Children of Men (2006)
  10. Memento (2000) / The Departed (2006) (TIE) [5]

Top 10 Films of the Decade (2010s)

  1. Mad Max Fury Road (2015)
  2. Moonlight (2016)
  3. The Social Network (2010)
  4. Get Out (2017)
  5. Arrival (2016)
  6. The Handmaiden (2016)
  7. Parasite (2019)
  8. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
  9. Boyhood (2014)
  10. Phantom Thread (2017) [6]

Notes

A: Elliot Page won before his gender transition in 2020.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austinfilmcritics.org . 2013-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130724090639/http://www.austinfilmcritics.org/critics . 2013-07-24 . dead .
  2. Web site: Entertainment Weekly . 2013-04-09 . 2018-09-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180921104736/https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20008171,00.html . live .
  3. http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/outandabout/entries/2010/12/28/today_we_say_fa.html/ Austin360.com
  4. News: Partridge. Jon. 2022-01-11. The 2021 Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners. 2022-01-22. Medium. en.
  5. Web site: 2009 Awards . Austin Film Critics Association . 8 December 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222224623/http://www.austinfilmcritics.org/2009.html . 22 February 2012 .
  6. Web site: 2019 Awards . Austin Film Critics Association . 7 January 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20120222224623/http://www.austinfilmcritics.org/2009.html . 22 February 2012 .
  7. Web site: Oscar-Nominated 'Umbrella Academy' Star Elliot Page Announces He Is Transgender. December 1, 2020. Variety. December 1, 2020. Matt. Donnelly.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Austin Film Critics Association".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.