Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is a group of film critics based in Washington, D.C., and founded in 2002. WAFCA is composed of over 65 D.C.-based film critics from internet, print, radio, and television.^[1] Annually, the group gives awards to the best in film as selected by its members by vote.

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Abbreviation	WAFCA
Formation	2002
Type	Film criticism
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Official language	English
Website	www.wafca.com/index.htm

Categories

• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Adapted Screenplay
• Best Animated Feature
• Best Art Direction
• Best Breakthrough Performance
• Best Cinematography
• Best Director
• Best Documentary
• Best Editing
• Best Ensemble
• Best Film
• Best Foreign Language Film
• Best Motion Capture Performance
• Best Original Screenplay
• Best Production Design
• Best Score
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Voice Performance
• Best Youth Performance

Ceremonies

• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2008
• 2009
• 2010
• 2011
• 2012
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2016
• 2017
• 2018
• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022
• 2023

Awards breakdown

Films with two or more

7

• La La Land (2016) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Score^[2]

6

• 12 Years a Slave (2013) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Score^[3]
• Nomadland (2020) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing
• Oppenheimer (2023) – Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Ensemble

5

• Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Editing^[4]

4

• Boyhood (2014) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Youth Performance^[4]
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble^[5]
• Inception (2010) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Score^[6]
• No Country for Old Men (2007) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble^[7]
• Roma (2018) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Film^[8]
• Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Breakthrough Performance^[9]

3

• Parasite - Best Film, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film
• The Social Network (2010) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay^[6]
• Up in the Air (2009) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay^[10][11]
• Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress^[12]

2

• 21 Grams (2003) – Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor^[13]
• The Artist (2011) – Best Film, Best Score^[14]
• Capote (2005) – Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay^[15]
• Crash (2005) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble^[15]
• Doubt (2008) – Best Actress, Best Ensemble^[9]
• Dreamgirls (2006) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance^[16]
• The Fighter (2010) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress^[6]
• The Hurt Locker (2009) – Best Director, Best Ensemble^[10]
• Hugo (2011) – Best Director, Best Art Direction^[14]
• Inglourious Basterds (2009) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay^[10]
• Les Misérables (2012) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble^[12]
• Little Miss Sunshine (2006) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble^[16]
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – Best Film, Best Director^[13]
• Lost in Translation (2003) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay^[13]
• Minari (2020) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Youth Performance^[17]
• Munich (2005) – Best Film, Best Director^[15]
• Precious (2009) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance^[10]
• The Revenant (2015) – Best Actor, Best Cinematography^[18][19]
• Road to Perdition (2002) – Best Film, Best Director^[20]

People with two or more

3

• George Clooney – Best Actor: Michael Clayton (2007), Up in the Air (2009), and The Descendants (2011)
• Frances McDormand – Best Actress:Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2018), Nomadland (2021) and Best Ensemble: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2018)

2

• Amy Adams – Best Supporting Actress: Junebug (2005); Best Ensemble: Doubt (2008)
• Javier Bardem – Best Supporting Actor & Best Ensemble: No Country for Old Men (2007)
• Jamie Foxx – Best Actor: Ray (2004); Best Supporting Actor: Collateral (2004)
• Anne Hathaway – Best Supporting Actress & Best Ensemble: Les Misérables (2012)
• Terrence Howard – Best Breakthrough Performance: Hustle & Flow (2005); Best Ensemble: Crash (2005)
• Jennifer Hudson – Best Breakthrough Performance & Best Supporting Actress: Dreamgirls (2006)
• Carey Mulligan – Best Actress: An Education (2009); Best Ensemble: Pride & Prejudice (2005)
• Jason Reitman – Best Adapted Screenplay: Thank You for Smoking (2006) & Up in the Air (2009)
• Aaron Sorkin – Best Adapted Screenplay: Charlie Wilson's War (2007) & The Social Network (2010)
• Meryl Streep – Best Actress & Best Ensemble: Doubt (2008)

References

1. "About". www.wafca.com. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
2. "The 2016 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
3. "The 2013 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
4. "The 2014 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
5. "2004 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
6. "The 2010 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
7. "2007 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
8. "The 2018 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
9. "2008 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
10. "2009 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
11. "Air" Leads D.C. Critics Winners|IndieWire
12. "The 2012 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
13. "2003 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
14. "The 2011 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
15. "2005 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
16. "2006 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
17. Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Metro Weekly
18. "The 2015 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
19. 'Spotlight' Named Top Film by D.C.-Area Film Critics|Hollwood Reporter
20. "2002 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

External links

• Official website