San Francisco Film Critics Circle

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC) 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, Pacific Sun, San Francisco Examiner, KRON-TV, Variety, CultureVulture.net, Splicedwire.com and CombustibleCelluloid.com.

SFFCC Awards

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

Among the films that have received SFFCC awards are

The Pianist (2002),

Lost in Translation (2003),

Sidewaysi> (2004),

Brokeback Mountain (2005),

Little Children (2006),

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007),

Away from Her (2007),

The Wrestler (2008),

Milk (2008),

The Dark Knight (2008),

The Hurt Locker (2009),

The Social Network (2010),

The Tree of Life (2011).

Categories of awards include:

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Cinematography

Best Director

Best Documentary Feature

Best Film

Best Foreign Language Film

Best Animated Film

Best Screenplay (2004â€")

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Multiple award winners

• 6 awards:
  • Sideways (2004): Best Actor, Director, Picture, Screenplay and Supporting Actor
• 4 awards:
  • Milk (2008): Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Original Screenplay
  • Boyhood (2014): Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, and Editing
• 3 awards:
  • Brokeback Mountain (2005): Best Actor, Director and Picture
  • Little Children (2006): Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actor
  • The Social Network (2010): Best Picture, Best Director and Adapted Screenplay
  • The Tree of Life (2011): Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography
  • Birdman (2014): Best Actor, Supporting Actor, and Original Screenplay
• 2 awards:
  • Lost in Translation (2003): Best Actor and Picture
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): Best Picture and Supporting Actor
  • Away from Her (2007): Best Actress and Adapted Screenplay
  • The Wrestler (2008): Best Actor and Supporting Actress
  • The Dark Knight (2008): Best Supporting Actor and Cinematography
  • The Hurt Locker (2009): Best Picture and Director
  • The King's Speech (2010): Best Actor and Original Screenplay
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Lincoln (2012): Best Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay

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

References

External links

• San Francisco Film Critics Circle official website