Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film is an award given by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association to honor the best achievements in filmmaking.

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
Country	United States
Presented by	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
First awarded	Dances with Wolves (1990)
Currently held by	Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Website	dfwcritics.com

Winners

• † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
• ‡ = Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture

1990s

Year	Winner	Director
1990	Dances with Wolves †	Kevin Costner
1991	JFK ‡	Oliver Stone
1992	Unforgiven †	Clint Eastwood
1993	Schindler's List †	Steven Spielberg
1994	Pulp Fiction ‡	Quentin Tarantino
1995	Leaving Las Vegas	Mike Figgis
1996	Fargo ‡	Joel Coen
1997	L.A. Confidential ‡	Curtis Hanson
1998	Saving Private Ryan ‡	Steven Spielberg
1999	American Beauty †	Sam Mendes

2000s

Year	Winner	Director(s)
2000	Traffic ‡	Steven Soderbergh
2001	A Beautiful Mind †	Ron Howard
2002	Chicago †	Rob Marshall
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King †	Peter Jackson
2004	Million Dollar Baby^[1] †	Clint Eastwood
2005	Brokeback Mountain^[2] ‡	Ang Lee
2006	United 93^[3]	Paul Greengrass
2007	No Country for Old Men^[4] †	Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
2008	Slumdog Millionaire^[5] †	Danny Boyle
2009	Up in the Air^[6] ‡	Jason Reitman

2010s

Year	Winner	Director
2010	The Social Network^[7] ‡	David Fincher
2011	The Descendants^[8] ‡	Alexander Payne
2012	Lincoln^[9] ‡	Steven Spielberg
2013	12 Years a Slave^[10] †	Steve McQueen
2014	Birdman^[11] †	Alejandro G. Iñárritu
2015	Spotlight^[12] †	Tom McCarthy
2016	Moonlight^[13] †	Barry Jenkins
2017	The Shape of Water^[14] †	Guillermo del Toro
2018	A Star Is Born^[15] ‡	Bradley Cooper
2019	1917^[16] ‡	Sam Mendes

2020s

Year	Winner	Director(s)
2020	Nomadland^[17]^[18]^[19] †	Chloé Zhao
2021	The Power of the Dog^[20]^[21]^[22] ‡	Jane Campion
2022	Everything Everywhere All at Once^[23]^[24]^[25] †	Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

References

1. "Dallas film critics pick 'Million Dollar Baby'". Today. January 4, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
2. Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2005). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics 2005 Awards". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
3. Horn, John (December 29, 2006). "A bellwether of the Oscars". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
4. Maxwell, Erin (December 17, 2007). "Dallas critics pick Coens' 'Country'". Variety. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
5. Tyler, Josh (December 16, 2008). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Award Sean Penn". CinemaBlend. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
6. "DFW Film Critics Name "Up in the Air" as Best Film of 2009". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
7. "DFW Film Critics Name "The Social Network" as Best Film of 2010". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
8. "DFW Film Critics Name "The Descendants" as Best Film of 2011". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
9. "DFW Film Critics Name "Lincoln" as Best Film of 2012". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
10. "2013". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
11. Whale, Chase (December 15, 2014). "DFWFCA names "Birdman" as top film of 2014". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
12. Whale, Chase (December 14, 2015). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Name "Spotlight" Best Picture of 2015". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
13. Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2016). "DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
14. Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2017). "DFW Film Critics Name 'The Shape of Water' Best Picture of 2017". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
15. Jorgenson, Todd (December 17, 2018). "DFW Film Critics Name "A Star Is Born" Best Picture of 2018". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
16. Jorgenson, Todd (December 16, 2019). "DFW Film Critics Pick "1917" as Best Film of 2019". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
17. Jorgenson, Todd (February 10, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Nomadland" Best Picture of 2020". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
18. Lin, Kristian (February 10, 2021). "DFWFCA Taps Nomadland as 2020's Best Film". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
19. Bentley, Alex (February 10, 2021). "Nomadland takes top honors from Dallas–Fort Worth film critics". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
20. Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Power of the Dog" Best Film of 2021". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
21. Lin, Kristian (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Call on The Power of the Dog". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
22. Bentley, Alex (December 20, 2021). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name The Power of the Dog best movie of 2021". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
23. Jorgenson, Todd (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Name "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Film of 2022". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
24. Lin, Kristian (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Choose Everything". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
25. Bentley, Alex (December 19, 2022). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name Everything Everywhere All at Once best movie of 2022". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 22, 2022.

External links

• Official website