The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) is a

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organization founded in 1996. The FFCC comprises 30 film critics from

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-based print and online publications. At the end of each year, the FFCC members vote on the Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for outstanding achievements in films released that year. The organization also awards the Pauline Kael Breakout Award, named after film critic

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, and the Golden Orange Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film. The FFCC membership includes film critics from '' Miami Herald'', '' Miami New Times'', Sun-Sentinel'', ''

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Awards

Award breakdown

* 5 awards: ** '' The Power of the Dog'' (2021): Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Adapted Screenplay, and Cinematography ** ''

12 Years a Slave ''Twelve Years a Slave'' is an 1853 memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and written by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details himself being tricked to go to Washington, D.C. ...

'' (2013): Best Picture, Director, Actor, Supporting Actress, and Adapted Screenplay * 4 awards: ** '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' (2016): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects ** ''

Inception ''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infi ...

'' (2010): Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design/Art Direction, and Best Visual Effects ** ''

No Country for Old Men ''No Country for Old Men'' is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel of the same name. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin, th ...

'' (2007): Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, and Cinematography ** ''

The Departed ''The Departed'' is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film '' Infernal Affairs'' and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Win ...

'' (2006): Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, and Screenplay ** '' Brokeback Mountain'' (2005): Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Cinematography ** ''

Sideways ''Sideways'' is a 2004 American comedy-drama road film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, ''Sideways'' follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymo ...

'' (2004): Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Director, and Screenplay ** ''

Adaptation. ''Adaptation'' is a 2002 American meta comedy-drama film directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufman. It features an ensemble cast including Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, and Chris Cooper, with Cara Seymour, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, ...

'' (2002): Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, and Screenplay ** '' Fargo'' (1996): Best Picture, Actress, Director, and Screenplay * 3 awards: ** '' Dune'' (2021): Best Visual Effects, Art Direction/Production, and Score ** ''

Marriage Story ''Marriage Story'' is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach, who also produced the film with David Heyman. It stars Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver as a warring couple going through a coast-to-coast divorce. Laura Dern, ...

'' (2019): Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Supporting Actress ** '' Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019): Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Foreign Language Film ** ''

The Grand Budapest Hotel ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' is a 2014 comedy-drama film written and directed by Wes Anderson. Ralph Fiennes leads a seventeen-actor ensemble cast as Monsieur Gustave H., famed concierge of a twentieth-century mountainside resort in the fiction ...

'' (2014): Best Ensemble, Original Screenplay, and Art Direction/Production Design ** '' Argo'' (2012): Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay ** ''

The Descendants ''The Descendants'' is a 2011 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne. The screenplay by Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash is based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Kaui Hart Hemmings. The film stars George Clooney in the mai ...

'' (2011): Best Picture, Supporting Actress, and Adapted Screenplay ** ''

The Social Network ''The Social Network'' is a 2010 American biographical drama film directed by David Fincher and written by Aaron Sorkin, based on the 2009 book ''The Accidental Billionaires'' by Ben Mezrich. It portrays the founding of social networking websi ...

'' (2010): Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay ** '' Up in the Air'' (2009): Best Picture, Director, and Actor ** ''

Slumdog Millionaire ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Pa ...

'' (2008): Best Picture, Best Director, and Screenplay ** '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (2003): Best Picture, Director, and Cinematography ** ''

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'' (2000): Best Picture, Supporting Actor, and Director ** ''

Shakespeare in Love ''Shakespeare in Love'' is a 1998 romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard, and produced by Harvey Weinstein. It stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Colin ...

'' (1998): Best Picture, Actress, and Screenplay ** '' L.A. Confidential'' (1997): Best Director, Screenplay, and Cinematography * 2 awards: ** '' Licorice Pizza'' (2021): Best Actress and Breakout Award ** '' Mank'' (2020): Best Art Direction/Production Design and Cinematography ** '' Nomadland'' (2020): Best Director and Actress ** ''

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'' (2020): Best Animated Film and Score ** ''

Uncut Gems ''Uncut Gems'' is a 2019 American crime thriller film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronald Bronstein. The film stars Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel and Eric Bogos ...

'' (2019): Best Original Screenplay and Score ** '' Birdman'' (2014): Best Picture and Actor ** '' Boyhood'' (2014): Best Actor and Supporting Actress ** '' Gone Girl'' (2014): Best Actress and Adapted Screenplay ** '' Interstellar'' (2014): Best Cinematography and Visual Effects ** '' 21 Grams'' (2003): Best Actor and Actress ** ''

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'' (2003): Best Actor and Supporting Actor ** '' Far From Heaven'' (2002): Best Actress and Cinematography ** ''

Gangs of New York ''Gangs of New York'' is a 2002 American epic historical drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian and Kenneth Lonergan, based on Herbert Asbury's 1927 book '' The Gangs of New York''. The film stars Le ...

'' (2002): Best Actor and Director ** ''

Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume La ...

'' (2001): Best Picture and Foreign-Language Film ** '' Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' (2000): Best Cinematography and Foreign-Language Film ** ''

State and Main ''State and Main'' is a 2000 comedy film written and directed by David Mamet and starring William H. Macy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alec Baldwin, Julia Stiles, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rebecca Pidgeon, David Paymer, Patti LuPone, Clark Gregg, and Cha ...

'' (2000): Best Screenplay and Ensemble Acting ** '' American Beauty'' (1999): Best Actor and Director ** ''

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'' (1999): Best Picture and Ensemble Acting ** ''

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'' (1997): Best Film and Cinematography ** ''

The People vs. Larry Flynt ''The People vs. Larry Flynt'' is a 1996 American Biographical film, biographical drama film directed by Miloš Forman, chronicling the rise of pornographer Larry Flynt and his subsequent clash with religious institutions and the law. It stars Wo ...

'' (1996): Best Supporting Actor and Actress

References

External links

Florida Film Critics Circle
official website {{Authority control American film critics associations Cinema of Florida Organizations based in Florida 1996 establishments in Florida

Awards

Categories

Award breakdown

See also

References

External links