Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Explained

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Abbreviation:	WAFCA
Formation:	2002
Type:	Film criticism
Vat Id:	(for non-profit org) -->
Location:	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Language:	English
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The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is a group of film critics based in Washington, D.C., and founded in 2002. WAFCA is composed of over 65 D.C.-based film critics from internet, print, radio, and television.^[1] Annually, the group gives awards to the best in film as selected by its members by vote.

Ceremonies

Awards breakdown

Films with two or more

7

La La Land (2016) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Score^[2]

6

12 Years a Slave (2013) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Score^[3]
Nomadland (2020) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing
Oppenheimer (2023) – Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Ensemble

5

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Editing^[4]

4

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^[5]
Inception (2010) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Score^[6]
No Country for Old Men (2007) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble^[7]
Roma (2018) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Film^[8]
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Breakthrough Performance^[9]

3

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) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay^[10] ^[11]
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress^[12]

2

21 Grams (2003) – Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor
The Artist (2011) – Best Film, Best Score^[13]
Capote (2005) – Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay
Crash (2005) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble
Doubt (2008) – Best Actress, Best Ensemble
Dreamgirls (2006) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance^[14]
The Fighter (2010) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress
The Hurt Locker (2009) – Best Director, Best Ensemble
Hugo (2011) – Best Director, Best Art Direction
Inglourious Basterds (2009) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay
Les Misérables (2012) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble
(2003) – Best Film, Best Director^[15]
Lost in Translation (2003) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay
Minari (2020) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Youth Performance^[16]
Munich (2005) – Best Film, Best Director^[17]
Precious (2009) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance
The Revenant (2015) – Best Actor, Best Cinematography^[18] ^[19]
Road to Perdition (2002) – Best Film, Best Director^[20]

People with two or more

3

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

2

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

External links

Official website

Notes and References

Web site: About. www.wafca.com. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. March 24, 2016.
Web site: The 2016 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. December 5, 2016.
Web site: The 2013 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: The 2014 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: 2004 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: The 2010 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: 2007 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: The 2018 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. December 3, 2018.
Web site: 2008 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: 2009 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
https://www.indiewire.com/2009/12/air-leads-d-c-critics-winners-55663/#! "Air" Leads D.C. Critics Winners|IndieWire
Web site: The 2012 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: The 2011 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: 2006 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: 2003 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
https://www.metroweekly.com/2021/02/nomadland-tops-the-washington-dc-area-film-critics-awards/ Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Metro Weekly
Web site: 2005 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
Web site: The 2015 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/washington-dc-area-film-critics-846304 'Spotlight' Named Top Film by D.C.-Area Film Critics|Hollwood Reporter
Web site: 2002 WAFCA Awards. www.wafca.com. March 24, 2016.