San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC), formerly known as San Francisco Film Critics Circle, was founded in 2002 as an organization of film journalists and critics from San Francisco, California based publications.

Included in its membership are journalists from San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, East Bay Express, San Jose Metro, Palo Alto Weekly, NorthBay biz, The San Francisco Examiner, KRON-TV, Variety, Bleeding Cool, CultureVulture.net, Splicedwire.com, and CombustibleCelluloid.com.

SFBAFCC Awards

In December of each year, the SFFCC meets to vote on the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle awards for the films released in the same calendar year.

Categories of awards include:

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Cinematography

Best Director

Best Documentary Film

Best Film

Best Foreign Language Film

Best Animated Feature

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Adapted Screenplay (2006–present)

Best Original Screenplay (2006–present)

Best Screenplay (2004–2005)

Multiple award winners

• 6 awards:
  • Sideways (2004): Best Actor, Director, Picture, Screenplay, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress^[1]
  • Moonlight (2016): Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, and Editing^[2]
• 4 awards:
  • Milk (2008): Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Original Screenplay^[3]
  • Boyhood (2014): Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, and Editing^[4]
• 3 awards:
  • Brokeback Mountain (2005): Best Actor, Director and Picture^[5]
  • Little Children (2006): Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actor^[6]
  • The Social Network (2010): Best Picture, Best Director and Adapted Screenplay^[7]
  • The Tree of Life (2011): Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography^[8]
  • Birdman (2014): Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Original Screenplay
  • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): Best Director, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography
  • Parasite (2019): Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Foreign Language Film^[9]
• 2 awards:
  • Lost in Translation (2003): Best Actor and Best Picture^[10]
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor^[11]
  • Away from Her (2007): Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay^[12]
  • The Wrestler (2008): Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress^[13]
  • The Dark Knight (2008): Best Supporting Actor and Best Cinematography^[14]
  • The Hurt Locker (2009): Best Picture and Best Director^[15]
  • The King's Speech (2010): Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay^[16]
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Lincoln (2012): Best Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Brooklyn (2015): Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Love & Mercy (2015): Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay
  • Arrival (2016): Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing
  • Fences (2016): Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress
  • The Handmaiden (2016): Best Foreign Language Film and Best Production Design
  • The Florida Project (2017): Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor
  • The Shape of Water (2017): Best Director and Best Production Design

Award ceremonies

• 2002: 1st San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2003: 2nd San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2004: 3rd San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2005: 4th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2006: 5th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2007: 6th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2008: 7th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2009: 8th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2010: 9th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2011: 10th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2012: 11th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2013: 12th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2014: 13th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2015: 14th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2016: 15th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2017: 16th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2018: 17th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2019: 18th San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2020: 19th San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2021: 20th San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards
• 2022: 21st San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards

References

1. Harvey, Dennis (14 December 2004). . Daily Variety. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
2. "2016 San Francisco Film Circle Awards". 11 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
3. . Oakland Tribune. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
4. "S.F. Critics Name 'Boyhood' Best Film of 2014". Variety. December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
5. Stein, Ruthe (13 December 2005). "'Brokeback' is top film pick of S.F. critics". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
6. Gerhard, Susan (12 December 2006). . sf360. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
7. Blackwelder, Rob (13 December 2010). "2010 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards". sffcc.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
8. Blackwelder, Rob (11 December 2011). "2011 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards". sffcc.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
9. "The 2019 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Winners". NextBestPicture. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
10. . Film in Focus. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
11. . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
12. . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
13. Kay, Jeremy (9 January 2009). "Awards Countdown - Critics - The Critics have spoken". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
14. "San Francisco Film Critics Awards 2008". Alt Film Guide. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
15. Caine, Barry (15 December 2009). "San Francisco Film Critics awards: 'The Hurt Locker' top movie of 2009". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
16. Stone, Sasha (13 December 2010). "The San Francisco Film Critics Pick The Social Network". Awards Daily. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

External links

• Official website