Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association: Top 10 Films

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association: Top 10 Films is a list of 10 films selected by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association to honor the best films of the year.

List

• † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture

1990s

1990: Dances with Wolves † Goodfellas Reversal of Fortune The Grifters Awakenings Metropolitan Miller's Crossing Avalon Edward Scissorhands The Freshman

1991: JFK The Silence of the Lambs † Beauty and the Beast Boyz n the Hood Thelma & Louise Bugsy Grand Canyon The Fisher King Barton Fink The Prince of Tides

1992: Unforgiven † The Player Malcolm X Howards End The Crying Game Aladdin A Few Good Men Passion Fish Scent of a Woman A League of Their Own

1993: Schindler's List † The Piano King of the Hill The Remains of the Day The Fugitive In the Name of the Father The Nightmare Before Christmas The Age of Innocence Philadelphia Sleepless in Seattle

1994: Pulp Fiction Forrest Gump † The Shawshank Redemption The Lion King Three Colours: Red Quiz Show Hoop Dreams Heavenly Creatures Little Women Four Weddings and a Funeral

1995: Leaving Las Vegas Apollo 13 Babe Braveheart † Toy Story A Little Princess The Usual Suspects Se7en Sense and Sensibility Heat

1996: Fargo Secrets & Lies Hamlet The English Patient † Jerry Maguire Shine Trainspotting Courage Under Fire Lone Star Breaking the Waves

1997: L.A. Confidential Titanic † The Sweet Hereafter Good Will Hunting The Wings of the Dove Boogie Nights The Rainmaker Contact The Full Monty As Good as It Gets

1998: Saving Private Ryan The Thin Red Line The Truman Show Life Is Beautiful Shakespeare in Love † Gods and Monsters The Big Lebowski Elizabeth A Simple Plan Out of Sight

1999: American Beauty † The Sixth Sense The Iron Giant The Insider Toy Story 2 The Matrix Being John Malkovich Fight Club Magnolia The Green Mile

2000s

2000: Traffic Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Gladiator † O Brother, Where Art Thou? Almost Famous Erin Brockovich Chicken Run Wonder Boys Finding Forrester You Can Count on Me

2001: A Beautiful Mind † Moulin Rouge! Memento The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring In the Bedroom Shrek The Man Who Wasn't There Mulholland Dr. Life as a House Amélie

2002: Chicago † Far from Heaven The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Pianist About Schmidt Gangs of New York Adaptation. Road to Perdition Catch Me If You Can The Hours

2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King † Cold Mountain Mystic River Lost in Translation Finding Nemo American Splendor In America Big Fish Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World The Last Samurai

2004:^[1] Million Dollar Baby † Sideways Finding Neverland The Aviator Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Ray Kinsey The Incredibles A Very Long Engagement Hotel Rwanda

2005:^[2] Brokeback Mountain Capote Good Night, and Good Luck. Crash † Cinderella Man Syriana Pride & Prejudice A History of Violence King Kong The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

2006:^[3] United 93 The Departed † Little Miss Sunshine The Queen Babel Letters from Iwo Jima Dreamgirls Blood Diamond Little Children Flags of Our Fathers

2007:^[4] No Country for Old Men † Juno There Will Be Blood Atonement Michael Clayton Into the Wild The Diving Bell and the Butterfly The Kite Runner The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Charlie Wilson's War

2008:^[5] Slumdog Millionaire † Milk The Dark Knight The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Wrestler The Visitor Frost/Nixon Doubt WALL-E Happy-Go-Lucky

2009:^[6] Up in the Air The Hurt Locker † Precious Up An Education A Serious Man Inglourious Basterds District 9 Avatar Fantastic Mr. Fox

2010s

2010:^[7] The Social Network The King's Speech † Black Swan 127 Hours Winter's Bone Inception The Fighter True Grit The Town The Kids Are All Right

2011:^[8] The Descendants The Artist † Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Midnight in Paris The Tree of Life Hugo 50/50 Drive Shame Moneyball

2012:^[9] Lincoln Argo † Zero Dark Thirty Life of Pi Les Misérables Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Skyfall The Master Beasts of the Southern Wild

2013:^[10] 12 Years a Slave † Gravity Nebraska American Hustle Dallas Buyers Club Her The Wolf of Wall Street Inside Llewyn Davis Captain Phillips Mud

2014:^[11] Birdman † Boyhood The Imitation Game The Theory of Everything The Grand Budapest Hotel Whiplash Gone Girl Selma Wild Nightcrawler

2015:^[12] Spotlight † The Revenant Carol Sicario Mad Max: Fury Road The Big Short The Martian Room The Danish Girl Brooklyn

2016:^[13] Moonlight † Manchester by the Sea La La Land Hell or High Water Arrival Jackie Loving 20th Century Women Hacksaw Ridge Silence

2017:^[14] The Shape of Water † The Post Lady Bird Call Me by Your Name Get Out Dunkirk Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri I, Tonya The Florida Project Darkest Hour

2018:^[15] A Star Is Born Roma The Favourite Vice BlacKkKlansman Black Panther Green Book † If Beale Street Could Talk Eighth Grade Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2019:^[16] 1917 Marriage Story Parasite † The Irishman Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Jojo Rabbit Little Women The Farewell The Two Popes Knives Out

2020s

2020:^[17] Nomadland † Promising Young Woman The Trial of the Chicago 7 Minari One Night in Miami... Mank Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Sound of Metal Da 5 Bloods First Cow

2021:^[18] The Power of the Dog Belfast King Richard West Side Story Licorice Pizza Dune Nightmare Alley The French Dispatch The Lost Daughter CODA †

2022:^[19] Everything Everywhere All at Once † The Banshees of Inisherin The Fabelmans Tár Top Gun: Maverick Women Talking The Whale Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio Babylon The Woman King

References

1. "Dallas film critics pick 'Million Dollar Baby'". Today. January 4, 2005. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
2. Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2005). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics 2005 Awards". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
3. Horn, John (December 29, 2006). "A bellwether of the Oscars". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
4. Maxwell, Erin (December 17, 2007). "Dallas critics pick Coens' 'Country'". Variety. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
5. Tyler, Josh (December 16, 2008). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Award Sean Penn". CinemaBlend. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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 31, 2021.
7. "DFW Film Critics Name "The Social Network" as Best Film of 2010". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
8. "DFW Film Critics Name "The Descendants" as Best Film of 2011". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
9. "DFW Film Critics Name "Lincoln" as Best Film of 2012". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
10. "2013". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
11. Whale, Chase (December 15, 2014). "DFWFCA names "Birdman" as top film of 2014". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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 31, 2021.
13. Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2016). "DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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 31, 2021.
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 31, 2021.
16. Jorgenson, Todd (December 16, 2019). "DFW Film Critics Pick "1917" as Best Film of 2019". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
17. Jorgenson, Todd (February 10, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Nomadland" Best Picture of 2020". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
    - Lin, Kristian (February 10, 2021). "DFWFCA Taps Nomadland as 2020's Best Film". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
    - Bentley, Alex (February 10, 2021). "Nomadland takes top honors from Dallas–Fort Worth film critics". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
18. 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 31, 2021.
    - Lin, Kristian (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Call on The Power of the Dog". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
    - Bentley, Alex (December 20, 2021). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name The Power of the Dog best movie of 2021". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
19. 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 20, 2022.
    - Lin, Kristian (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Choose Everything". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
    - Bentley, Alex (December 19, 2022). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name Everything Everywhere All at Once best movie of 2022". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 20, 2022.

External links

• Official website