Austin Film Critics Association

Austin Film Critics Association
Formation 2005
Purpose Film critics
Location
Founders
 Cole Dabney
Robert “Bobby” McCurdy
Website austinfilmcritics.org

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 3 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 Ellen Page Best Actress for her role in Hard Candy over Helen Mirren for her performance in The Queen, as Mirren had swept the category so far during awards 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]

Winners

2000s

Year Winner Director(s)
2005Crash †Paul Haggis
2006United 93Paul Greengrass
2007There Will Be BloodPaul Thomas Anderson
2008The Dark KnightChristopher Nolan
2009The Hurt Locker †Kathryn Bigelow

2010s

Year Winner Director(s)
2010Black SwanDarren Aronofsky
2011HugoMartin Scorsese
2012Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow
2013HerSpike Jonze
2014BoyhoodRichard Linklater
2015Mad Max: Fury RoadGeorge Miller
2016Moonlight †Barry Jenkins
2017Get OutJordan Peele

2000s

Year Winner Film
2005Paul HaggisCrash
2006Alfonso CuarónChildren of Men
2007Paul Thomas AndersonThere Will Be Blood
2008Christopher NolanThe Dark Knight
2009Kathryn Bigelow †The Hurt Locker

2010s

Year Winner Film
2010Darren AronofskyBlack Swan
2011Nicolas Winding RefnDrive
2012Paul Thomas AndersonThe Master
2013Alfonso Cuarón †Gravity
2014Richard LinklaterBoyhood
2015George MillerMad Max: Fury Road
2016Barry JenkinsMoonlight
2017Guillermo del Toro †The Shape of Water

2000s

Year Nominee Film Role
2005Philip Seymour Hoffman †CapoteTruman Capote
2006Leonardo DiCaprioThe DepartedBilly
2007Daniel Day-Lewis †There Will Be BloodDaniel Plainview
2008Sean Penn †MilkHarvey Milk
2009Colin FirthA Single ManGeorge Falconer

2010s

Year Nominee Film Role
2010Colin Firth †The King's SpeechKing George VI
2011Michael ShannonTake ShelterCurtis LaForche
2012Joaquin PhoenixThe MasterFreddie Quell
2013Chiwetel Ejiofor12 Years a SlaveSolomon Northup
2014Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawlerLouis “Lou” Bloom
2015Michael FassbenderSteve JobsSteve Jobs
2016Casey Affleck †Manchester by the SeaLee Chandler
2017Timothée ChalametCall Me by Your NameElio Perlman

2000s

Year Nominee Film Role
2005Reese Witherspoon †Walk the LineJune Carter Cash
2006Ellen PageHard CandyHayley Stark
2007Ellen PageJunoJuno McGuff
2008Anne HathawayRachel Getting MarriedKym
2009Mélanie LaurentInglourious BasterdsShosanna Dreyfus/Emmanuelle Mimieux

2010s

Year Nominee Film Role
2010Natalie Portman †Black SwanNina Sayers
2011Tilda SwintonWe Need to Talk About KevinEva Khatchadourian
2012Jennifer Lawrence †Silver Linings PlaybookTiffany Maxwell
2013Brie LarsonShort Term 12Grace Howard
2014Rosamund PikeGone GirlAmy Elliott Dunne
2015Brie Larson †RoomJoy "Ma" Newsome
2016Isabelle HuppertElleMichèle Leblanc
2017Frances McDormand †Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMildred Hayes

2000s

Year Winner Film Role
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

2010s

Year Nominee Film Role
2010Christian Bale †The FighterDicky Eklund
2011Albert BrooksDriveBernie Rose
2012Christoph Waltz † Django UnchainedLancaster Dodd
2013Jared Leto †Dallas Buyers ClubRayon
2014J. K. Simmons †WhiplashTerence Fletcher
2015Sylvester StalloneCreedRocky Balboa
2016Mahershala Ali †MoonlightJuan
2017Willem DafoeThe Florida ProjectBobby Hicks

2000s

Year Winner Film Role
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

2010s

Year Nominee Film Role
2010Hailee SteinfeldTrue GritMattie Ross
2011Jessica ChastainTake ShelterSamantha LaForche
2012Anne Hathaway †Les MisérablesFantine
2013Lupita Nyong'o †12 Years a SlavePatsey
2014Patricia Arquette †BoyhoodOlivia Evans
2015Alicia VikanderEx MachinaAva
2016Viola Davis †FencesRose Maxson
2017Allison Janney †I, TonyaLaVona Golden

Multiple award winners

Films

Producers, directors and cinematographers

6 awards

4 awards

3 awards

2 awards

Actors

3 awards

2 awards

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) [4]

References

  1. ↑ Austinfilmcritics.org
  2. ↑ Entertainment Weekly
  3. ↑ Austin360.com
  4. ↑ "2009 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.


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