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Austin Film Critics Association
The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) is an organization of professional film critics from Austin, Texas, United States. 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. 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. The association chose to name the group's Breakthrough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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: Academic criticism by film studies, film scholars, who study the composition of film theory and publish their findings and essays in books and journals, and general Journalism, journalistic criticism that appears regularly in press newspapers, magazines and other popular mass-media outlets. 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, the industry and History of film, film history as a whole. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2005
1st AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: '' Crash'' The 1st Austin Film Critics Association Awards honored the best in filmmaking for 2005. Top 10 Films # '' Crash'' # '' The Squid and the Whale'' # ''Sin City'' # ''Munich'' # ''Brokeback Mountain'' # '' Hustle & Flow'' # '' Capote'' # '' Oldboy'' # ''Syriana'' # '' Good Night, and Good Luck.'' Winners * Best Film: ** '' Crash'' * Best Director: ** Paul Haggis – '' Crash'' * Best Actor: ** Philip Seymour Hoffman – '' Capote'' * Best Actress: ** Reese Witherspoon – '' Walk the Line'' * Best Supporting Actor: ** William Hurt – ''A History of Violence'' * Best Supporting Actress: ** Laura Linney – '' The Squid and the Whale'' * Best Original Screenplay: ** '' The Squid and the Whale'' – Noah Baumbach * Best Adapted Screenplay: ** ''Brokeback Mountain'' – Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana * Best Foreign Language Film: ** '' Oldboy'' • South Korea * Best Documentary: ** '' Murderball'' * Best Animated Film: ** ''Sin City'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2018
The 14th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2018, were announced on January 7, 2019. The nominees were announced on December 27, 2018. Winners and nominees References External links Official website 2018 film awards 2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ... 2018 in Texas {{Film-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2017
13th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: ''Get Out'' The 13th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2017, were announced on January 8, 2018. Winners and nominees References External links Official website 2017 film awards 2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ... 2017 in Texas {{Film-award-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2016
12th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: ''Moonlight'' The 12th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2016, were announced on December 28, 2016. Winners and nominees References External links IMDb pageOfficial website {{Austin Film Critics Association 2016 film awards 2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ... 2016 in Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2015
11th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: '' Mad Max: Fury Road'' The 11th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2015, were announced on December 29, 2015. Winners and nominees References External links IMDb pageOfficial website {{Austin Film Critics Association 2015 film awards 2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ... 2015 in Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2014
10th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: '' Boyhood'' The 10th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2014, were announced on December 17, 2014. Top 10 Films # '' Boyhood'' # '' Whiplash'' # ''The Grand Budapest Hotel'' # '' Birdman'' # ''Snowpiercer'' # '' Nightcrawler'' # '' Selma'' # ''The Imitation Game'' # ''Inherent Vice'' # '' Gone Girl'' Winners * Best Film: ** ''Boyhood'' * Best Director: ** Richard Linklater – ''Boyhood'' * Best Actor: ** Jake Gyllenhaal – ''Nightcrawler'' * Best Actress: ** Rosamund Pike – ''Gone Girl'' * Best Supporting Actor: ** J. K. Simmons – ''Whiplash'' * Best Supporting Actress: ** Patricia Arquette – ''Boyhood'' * Best Original Screenplay: ** ''Nightcrawler'' – Dan Gilroy * Best Adapted Screenplay: ** ''Gone Girl'' – Gillian Flynn * Best Cinematography: ** ''Birdman'' – Emmanuel Lubezki * Best Original Score: ** ''Birdman'' – Antonio Sánchez * Best Foreign Language Film: ** ''Force Majeure'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2013
9th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: ''Her'' The 9th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2013, were announced on December 17, 2013. Top 10 Films # ''Her'' # ''12 Years a Slave'' # ''Gravity'' # '' The Wolf of Wall Street'' # ''Inside Llewyn Davis'' # '' Short Term 12'' # ''Mud'' # ''Before Midnight'' # ''Dallas Buyers Club'' # '' Captain Phillips'' Winners * Best Film: ** ''Her'' * Best Director: ** Alfonso Cuarón – ''Gravity'' * Best Actor: ** Chiwetel Ejiofor – ''12 Years a Slave'' * Best Actress: ** Brie Larson – ''Short Term 12'' * Best Supporting Actor: ** Jared Leto – ''Dallas Buyers Club'' * Best Supporting Actress: ** Lupita Nyong'o – ''12 Years a Slave'' * Best Original Screenplay: ** ''Her'' – Spike Jonze * Best Adapted Screenplay: ** ''12 Years a Slave'' – John Ridley * Best Cinematography: ** ''Gravity'' – Emmanuel Lubezki * Best Original Score: ** ''Her'' – Arcade Fire * Best Foreign Language Film: ** ''Blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2012
8th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: ''Zero Dark Thirty'' The 8th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2012, were announced on December 18, 2012. Top 10 Films # ''Zero Dark Thirty'' # ''Argo'' # ''Moonrise Kingdom'' # ''Django Unchained'' # ''Cloud Atlas'' # ''Holy Motors'' # ''Beasts of the Southern Wild'' # '' The Master'' # ''Silver Linings Playbook'' # ''Looper'' Winners * Best Film: ** ''Zero Dark Thirty'' * Best Director: ** Paul Thomas Anderson – '' The Master'' * Best Actor: ** Joaquin Phoenix – '' The Master'' * Best Actress: ** Jennifer Lawrence – ''Silver Linings Playbook'' * Best Supporting Actor: ** Christoph Waltz – ''Django Unchained'' * Best Supporting Actress: ** Anne Hathaway – ''Les Misérables'' * Best Original Screenplay: ** ''Looper'' – Rian Johnson * Best Adapted Screenplay: ** ''Argo'' – Chris Terrio * Best Cinematography: ** '' The Master'' – Mihai Mălaimare Jr. * Best Original Score: ** ''Cloud Atlas' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2011
7th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: '' Hugo'' The 7th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2011, were announced on December 28, 2011. Top 10 Films # '' Hugo'' # ''Drive'' # '' Take Shelter'' # ''Midnight in Paris'' # ''Attack the Block'' # '' The Artist'' # ''Martha Marcy May Marlene'' # '' I Saw the Devil (Akmareul boatda)'' # '' 13 Assassins'' # ''Melancholia'' Winners * Best Film: ** '' Hugo'' * Best Director: ** Nicolas Winding Refn – ''Drive'' * Best Actor: ** Michael Shannon – '' Take Shelter'' * Best Actress: ** Tilda Swinton – '' We Need to Talk About Kevin'' * Best Supporting Actor: ** Albert Brooks – ''Drive'' * Best Supporting Actress: ** Jessica Chastain – '' Take Shelter'' * Best Original Screenplay: ** ''Midnight in Paris'' – Woody Allen * Best Adapted Screenplay: ** ''Drive'' – Hossein Amini * Best Cinematography: ** ''The Tree of Life'' – Emmanuel Lubezki * Best Original Score: ** ''Attack the Block'' – Stev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2010
6th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: ''Black Swan'' The 6th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2010, were announced on December 22, 2010. Top 10 Films # ''Black Swan'' # ''The Social Network'' # ''Inception'' # ''Toy Story 3'' # ''The King's Speech'' # '' True Grit'' # ''The Fighter'' # '' A Prophet (Un Prophète)'' # ''Winter's Bone'' # '' Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'' Winners * Best Film: ** ''Black Swan'' * Best Director: ** Darren Aronofsky – ''Black Swan'' * Best Actor: ** Colin Firth – ''The King's Speech'' * Best Actress: ** Natalie Portman – ''Black Swan'' * Best Supporting Actor: ** Christian Bale – ''The Fighter'' * Best Supporting Actress: ** Hailee Steinfeld – '' True Grit'' * Best Original Screenplay: ** ''Black Swan'' – Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin * Best Adapted Screenplay: ** ''The Social Network'' – Aaron Sorkin * Best Cinematography: ** ''Black Swan'' – Matthew Libatique * Best Original Sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Film Critics Association Awards 2009
5th AFCA Awards ---- Best Film: ''The Hurt Locker'' The 5th Austin Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking for 2009, were announced on December 15, 2009. Top 10 Films # ''The Hurt Locker'' # ''Star Trek'' # '' Up'' # ''A Serious Man'' # '' Up in the Air'' # ''Avatar'' # ''Inglourious Basterds'' # ''District 9'' # ''Where the Wild Things Are'' # ''Moon'' and '' The Messenger'' (TIE) Top 10 Films of the Decade # ''Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'' # ''There Will Be Blood'' # ''The Lord of the Rings'' # ''The Dark Knight'' # ''Requiem for a Dream'' # ''Kill Bill'' # ''No Country for Old Men'' # ''The Incredibles'' # ''Children of Men'' # '' Memento'' and ''The Departed'' (TIE) Winners * Best Film: ** ''The Hurt Locker'' * Best Director: ** Kathryn Bigelow – ''The Hurt Locker'' * Best Actor: ** Colin Firth – ''A Single Man'' * Best Actress: ** Mélanie Laurent – ''Inglourious Basterds'' * Best Supporting Actor: ** Christoph Waltz – ''Inglouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
