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Austin Film Critics Association

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Austin Film Critics Association
Formation2005
LocationAustin, Texas, United States
Founders
Cole Dabney
Robert "Bobby" McCurdy
Websiteaustinfilmcritics.org

The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) is an organization of professional film critics from Austin, Texas, United States.[1]

Each year, the AFCA votes on their end-of-year awards for films released in the same calendar year.[2] A special award, the Austin Film Award, is given each year to the best film made in Austin or by an Austin-area director.

History

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The Austin Film Critics Association was founded in 2005 by local film critics Cole Dabney and Robert McCurdy while attending Bowie High School in Austin. The organization grew in its first eight years, expanding from three members in 2005 to 25 members in 2013.[3]

On January 12, 2007, after only one year in existence, Entertainment Weekly called the AFCA "wildly contrarian" for naming Elliot Page Best Actress for his role in Hard Candy over Helen Mirren for her performance in The Queen, as Mirren had swept the category so far during the award season.[4]

The association chose to name the group's Breakthrough Artist Award to honor Robert "Bobby" McCurdy starting in 2010. McCurdy died on December 19, 2010, while training to become a Naval Aviator.[5]

Categories

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Ceremonies

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Winners

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Best Picture

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Year Winner Director(s)
2005Crash †Paul Haggis
2006[6]United 93Paul Greengrass
2007[7]There Will Be BloodPaul Thomas Anderson
2008[8]The Dark KnightChristopher Nolan
2009[9]The Hurt Locker †Kathryn Bigelow
2010Black SwanDarren Aronofsky
2011[10]HugoMartin Scorsese
2012[11]Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow
2013HerSpike Jonze
2014[12]BoyhoodRichard Linklater
2015[13]Mad Max: Fury RoadGeorge Miller
2016Moonlight †Barry Jenkins
2017Get OutJordan Peele
2018If Beale Street Could TalkBarry Jenkins
2019Parasite †Bong Joon-ho
2020MinariLee Isaac Chung
2021 The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
2022 Everything Everywhere All At Once † Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
2023Oppenheimer †Christopher Nolan
2024Anora † Sean Baker

Best Director

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Year Winner Film
2005Paul HaggisCrash
2006Alfonso CuarónChildren of Men
2007Paul Thomas AndersonThere Will Be Blood
2008Christopher NolanThe Dark Knight
2009Kathryn Bigelow †The Hurt Locker
2010Darren AronofskyBlack Swan
2011Nicolas Winding RefnDrive
2012Paul Thomas AndersonThe Master
2013Alfonso Cuarón †Gravity
2014Richard LinklaterBoyhood
2015George MillerMad Max: Fury Road
2016Barry JenkinsMoonlight
2017Guillermo del Toro †The Shape of Water
2018Barry JenkinsIf Beale Street Could Talk
2019Bong Joon-ho †Parasite
2020Lee Isaac ChungMinari
2021 Jane Campion † The Power of the Dog
2022 Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert † Everything Everywhere All At Once
2023Christopher Nolan †Oppenheimer
2024 Sean Baker † Anora

Best Actor

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Year Nominee Film Role
2005Philip Seymour Hoffman †CapoteTruman Capote
2006Leonardo DiCaprioThe DepartedBilly
2007Daniel Day-Lewis †There Will Be BloodDaniel Plainview
2008Sean Penn †MilkHarvey Milk
2009Colin FirthA Single ManGeorge Falconer
2010Colin Firth †The King's SpeechKing George VI
2011Michael ShannonTake ShelterCurtis LaForche
2012Joaquin PhoenixThe MasterFreddie Quell
2013Chiwetel Ejiofor12 Years a SlaveSolomon Northup
2014Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawlerLouis "Lou" Bloom
2015Michael FassbenderSteve JobsSteve Jobs
2016Casey Affleck †Manchester by the SeaLee Chandler
2017Timothée ChalametCall Me by Your NameElio Perlman
2018Ethan HawkeFirst ReformedPastor Ernst Toller
2019Adam SandlerUncut GemsHoward Ratner
2020Riz AhmedSound of MetalRuben Stone
2021 Nicolas Cage Pig Robin "Rob" Feld
2022 Colin Farrell The Banshees of Inisherin Pádraic Súilleabháin
2023Cillian Murphy †OppenheimerJ. Robert Oppenheimer
2024 Colman Domingo Sing Sing John "Divine G" Whitfield

Best Actress

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Year Nominee Film Role
2005Reese Witherspoon †Walk the LineJune Carter Cash
2006Elliot Page [A]Hard CandyHayley Stark
2007JunoJuno MacGuff
2008Anne HathawayRachel Getting MarriedKym
2009Mélanie LaurentInglourious BasterdsShosanna Dreyfus / Emmanuelle Mimieux
2010Natalie Portman †Black SwanNina Sayers
2011Tilda SwintonWe Need to Talk About KevinEva Khatchadourian
2012Jennifer Lawrence †Silver Linings PlaybookTiffany Maxwell
2013Brie LarsonShort Term 12Grace Howard
2014Rosamund PikeGone GirlAmy Elliott Dunne
2015Brie Larson †RoomJoy "Ma" Newsome
2016Isabelle HuppertElleMichèle Leblanc
2017Frances McDormand †Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMildred Hayes
2018Olivia Colman †The FavouriteAnne, Queen of Great Britain
2019Lupita Nyong'oUsAdelaide Wilson / Red
2020Carey MulliganPromising Young WomanCassandra "Cassie" Thomas
2021 Agathe Rousselle Titane Alexia / Adrien
2022 Michelle Yeoh † Everything Everywhere All At Once Evelyn Quan Wang
2023Lily GladstoneKillers of the Flower MoonMollie Kyle
2024 Mikey Madison † Anora Anora "Ani" Mikheeva

Best Supporting Actor

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Year Winner Film Role
2005William HurtA History of ViolenceRichie Cusack
2006Jack NicholsonThe DepartedFrancis "Frank" Costello
2007Javier Bardem †No Country for Old MenAnton Chigurh
2008Heath Ledger (posthumous) †The Dark KnightThe Joker
2009Christoph Waltz †Inglourious BasterdsHans Landa
2010Christian Bale †The FighterDicky Eklund
2011Albert BrooksDriveBernie Rose
2012Christoph Waltz †Django UnchainedLancaster Dodd
2013Jared Leto †Dallas Buyers ClubRayon
2014J. K. Simmons †WhiplashTerence Fletcher
2015Sylvester StalloneCreedRocky Balboa
2016Mahershala Ali †MoonlightJuan
2017Willem DafoeThe Florida ProjectBobby Hicks
2018Richard E GrantCan You Ever Forgive Me?Jack Hock
2019Brad Pitt †Once Upon a Time in...HollywoodCliff Booth
2020Daniel Kaluuya †Judas and the Black MessiahFred Hampton
2021 Kodi-Smit McPhee The Power of the Dog Peter Gordon
2022 Ke Huy Quan † Everything Everywhere All At Once Waymond Wang
2023Robert Downey Jr. †OppenheimerLewis Strauss
2024 Yura Borisov Anora Igor

Best Supporting Actress

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Year Winner Film Role
2005Laura LinneyThe Squid and the WhaleJoan Berkman
2006Rinko KikuchiBabelChieko Wataya
2007Allison JanneyJunoBren MacGuff
2008Taraji P. HensonThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonQueenie
2009Anna KendrickUp in the AirNatalie Keener
2010Hailee SteinfeldTrue GritMattie Ross
2011Jessica ChastainTake ShelterSamantha LaForche
2012Anne Hathaway †Les MisérablesFantine
2013Lupita Nyong'o †12 Years a SlavePatsey
2014Patricia Arquette †BoyhoodOlivia Evans
2015Alicia VikanderEx MachinaAva
2016Viola Davis †FencesRose Maxson
2017Allison Janney †I, TonyaLaVona Golden
2018Regina King †If Beale Street Could TalkSharon Rivers
2019Jennifer LopezHustlersRamona Vega
2020Youn Yuh-jung †MinariSoonja
2021 Kirsten Dunst The Power of the Dog Rose Gordon
2022 Stephanie Hsu Everything Everywhere All At Once Joy Wang/Jobu Tupaki
2023Da'Vine Joy Randolph †The HoldoversMary Lamb
2024 Margaret Qualley The Substance Sue

Multiple award winners

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Films

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  • 9 awards:
    • Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022): Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Ensemble
  • 8 Awards:
  • 6 Awards:
    • Anora (2024): Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Robert R. "Buddy" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award (Mikey Madison)
  • 5 awards:
    • There Will Be Blood (2007): Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score
    • The Dark Knight (2008): Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Score, Best Adapted Screenplay
    • Black Swan (2010): Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography
    • If Beale Street Could Talk (2018): Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor, Breakthrough Artist Award
    • The Power of the Dog (2021): Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Score[14]
  • 4 awards:
    • Juno (2007): Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Breakthrough Artist Award
    • Take Shelter (2011): Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Austin Film Award, Breakthrough Artist Award*
    • Boyhood (2014): Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Austin Film Award
    • Moonlight (2016): Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay
    • Parasite (2019): Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Foreign Language Film
    • Sing Sing (2024): Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Austin Film
  • 3 awards

Producers, directors, and cinematographers

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6 awards
Barry Jenkins


Richard Linklater


4 awards
Alfonso Cuarón


Bong Joon-ho


Emmanuel Lubezki


Keith Maitland

  • Best Documentary
  • Bobby McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award
  • Austin Film Award
  • Special Honorary Award


3 awards
Paul Thomas Anderson


Kathryn Bigelow


Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert


Guillermo del Toro


Jordan Peele


Robert Rodriguez


2 awards
Mark Boal


Megan Ellison


Paul Haggis

  • Best Film
  • Best Director


Rian Johnson

  • Best First Film
  • Best Original Screenplay


Quentin Tarantino

Actors

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3 awards
Brie Larson


2 awards
Timothée Chalamet


Jessica Chastain


Colin Firth


Lily Gladstone


Anne Hathaway


Allison Janney


Mikey Madison

  • Best Actress
  • Bobby McCurdy Breakthrough Artist Award
    • 2024 – Anora


Elliot Page [A]


Christoph Waltz

Top 10 Films of the Decade (2000s)

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  1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
  2. There Will Be Blood (2007)
  3. The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003)
  4. The Dark Knight (2008)
  5. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
  6. Kill Bill (2003/4)
  7. No Country for Old Men (2007)
  8. The Incredibles (2004)
  9. Children of Men (2006)
  10. Memento (2000) / The Departed (2006) (TIE)[16]

Top 10 Films of the Decade (2010s)

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  1. Mad Max Fury Road (2015)
  2. Moonlight (2016)
  3. The Social Network (2010)
  4. Get Out (2017)
  5. Arrival (2016)
  6. The Handmaiden (2016)
  7. Parasite (2019)
  8. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
  9. Boyhood (2014)
  10. Phantom Thread (2017)[17]

Notes

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A^: Elliot Page won before his gender transition in 2020.[18]

References

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  1. ↑ "About". Austin Film Critics Association. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ Partridge, Jon (January 7, 2019). "The Austin Film Critics Association Announce Their 2018 Award Winners". Cinapse. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Critics". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ Karger, Dave (January 12, 2007). "Who will get Oscar noms for Best Actress?". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 13, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ Barnes, Michael (December 28, 2010). "Farewell, Robert "Bobby" McCurdy". Austin360.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ Maxwell, Erin (January 3, 2007). "Austin critics unite on drama". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ Giles, Jeff (December 19, 2007). "No Country for Old Men, There Will Be Blood Top Critics' Lists in Toronto, San Diego, Austin". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  8. ↑ Child, Ben (December 17, 2008). "Austin critics name Dark Knight as best picture". The Guardian. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  9. ↑ Jones, Kimberly (December 16, 2009). "AFCA Announces 2009 Awards". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  10. ↑ Knegt, Peter (December 28, 2011). "Austin Critics Go For 'Hugo,' Shannon, Swinton". IndieWire. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  11. ↑ Odam, Matthew (December 20, 2012). "'Zero Dark Thirty' tops Austin critics' voting". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  12. ↑ Adams, Ryan (December 17, 2014). "Austin Film Critics choose Boyhood, Linklater, Pike and Gyllenhaal". Awards Daily. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  13. ↑ Diaz, Victor (January 1, 2016). "'Mad Max: Fury Road' Tops Austin Film Critics Honors". NY1. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  14. ↑ Partridge, Jon (January 11, 2022). "The 2021 Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". Austin Film Critics Association. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  15. ↑ Gioia, Michael (December 29, 2011). "Woody Allen, Michael Shannon, Jessica Castain Among Austin Film Critics Association Winners". Playbill. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  16. ↑ "2009 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  17. ↑ "2019 Awards". Austin Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on February 22, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  18. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (December 1, 2020). "Oscar-Nominated 'Umbrella Academy' Star Elliot Page Announces He Is Transgender". Variety. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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