San Diego Film Critics Society
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The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) is an organization of film reviewers from San Diego-based publications.
Each year the SDFCS meets to vote on their San Diego Film Critics Society Awards for films released in the same calendar year.
Each year the SDFCS meets to vote on their San Diego Film Critics Society Awards for films released in the same calendar year.
Categories
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- Best ActorSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best ActorThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor is an award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society to honor the finest male acting achievementes in filmmaking.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best ActressSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best ActressThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actress is an award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society to honor the finest female acting achievementes in filmmaking.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best Animated Film
- Best CastSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best CastThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Feature is an annual film award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society.-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best CinematographySan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best CinematographyThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography is an award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society to honor the finest directing achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best DirectorSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best DirectorThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Director is an award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society to honor the finest directing achievementes in filmmaking.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best Documentary Film
- Best EditingSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best EditingThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing is an award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society to honor the finest directing achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best Film
- Best Foreign Language FilmSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language FilmThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the annual film awards given by the San Diego Film Critics Society.- 1990s :- 2000s :- 2010s :...
- Best Screenplay - AdaptedSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is a film award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best Screenplay - OriginalSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Original ScreenplayThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay is a film award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best Supporting ActorSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society to honor the finest male acting achievementes in filmmaking.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best Supporting ActressSan Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActressThe San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society to honor the finest female acting achievementes in filmmaking.-1990s:-2000s:-2010s:...
- Best Production Design
- Best Original Score
- Best Actor
Award breakdown
(2 and more)- 6 awards:
- Inglourious Basterds (20092009 in filmThe year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
): Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Ensemble Performance and Score - Slumdog MillionaireSlumdog MillionaireSlumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British epic romantic drama adventure film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup...
(20082008 in filmThis is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
): Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Editing, and Score
- Inglourious Basterds (2009
- 4 awards:
- There Will Be BloodThere Will Be BloodThere Will Be Blood is a 2007 drama film written, co-produced, and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. The film is based on Upton Sinclair's 1927 novel Oil!. It tells the story of a silver miner-turned-oilman on a ruthless quest for wealth during Southern California's oil boom of the late 19th and...
(20072007 in filmThis is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
): Best Actor, Director, Adapted Screenplay, and Score - No Country for Old MenNo Country for Old Men (film)No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American crime thriller directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, and starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin. The film was adapted from the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name...
(2007): Best Picture, Supporting Actor, Cast, and Cinematography - Vera DrakeVera DrakeVera Drake is a 2004 British drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh, telling the story of a working-class woman in London in 1950 who performs illegal abortions...
(20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
): Best Picture, Actress, Supporting Actor and Original Screenplay - Ghost WorldGhost World (film)Ghost World is a 2001 comedy-drama film directed by Terry Zwigoff, based on the comic book of the same name and screenplay by Daniel Clowes...
(20012001 in filmThe year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...
): Best Picture, Actress, Director and Adapted Screenplay - Almost FamousAlmost FamousAlmost Famous is a 2000 musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and telling the fictional story of a teenage journalist writing for Rolling Stone magazine while covering the fictitious rock band Stillwater , and his efforts to get his first cover story published...
(20002000 in filmThe year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
): Best Picture, Supporting Actress, Director and Original Screenplay - American Beauty (19991999 in filmThe year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
): Best Picture, Actor, Actress and Supporting Actress
- There Will Be Blood
- 3 awards:
- CapoteCapote (film)Capote is a 2005 biographical film about Truman Capote, following the events during the writing of Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood. Philip Seymour Hoffman won several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his critically acclaimed portrayal of the title role. The movie was...
(20052005 in film- Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
): Best Actor, Director and Adapted Screenplay - Thirteen Conversations About One ThingThirteen Conversations About One ThingThirteen Conversations About One Thing is a 2001 American drama film directed by Jill Sprecher. The screenplay by Sprecher and her sister Karen focuses on five seemingly disparate individuals in search of happiness whose paths intersect in ways that unexpectedly impact their lives.-Plot:The film is...
(20022002 in filmThe year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
): Best Director, Original Screenplay and Editing
- Capote
- 2 awards:
- A Single Man (20092009 in filmThe year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
): Best Actor and Score - The WrestlerThe Wrestler (2009 film)The Wrestler is a 2008 sports drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, written by Robert D. Siegel and starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood. Production began in January 2008 and Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in the U.S.; it was released in a...
(20082008 in filmThis is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
): Best Actor and Supporting Actress - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic science fiction film about an estranged couple who have each other erased from their memories, scripted by Charlie Kaufman and directed by the French director, Michel Gondry. The film uses elements of science fiction, psychological...
(20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
): Best Actor and Editing - Million Dollar BabyMillion Dollar BabyMillion Dollar Baby is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, and scored by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood, Hilary Swank, and Morgan Freeman...
(2004): Best Director and Original Score - Dirty Pretty ThingsDirty Pretty Things (film)Dirty Pretty Things is a 2002 film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Steven Knight, a drama about two illegal immigrants in London...
(20032003 in filmThe year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
): Best Picture and Actor - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy-drama film directed by Peter Jackson that is based on the second and third volumes of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings...
(2003): Best Director and Production Design - Far from HeavenFar from HeavenFar from Heaven is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert, and Patricia Clarkson....
(20022002 in filmThe year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
): Best Picture and Actress - GladiatorGladiator (2000 film)Gladiator is a 2000 historical epic film directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Ralf Möller, Oliver Reed, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Jacobi, John Shrapnel and Richard Harris. Crowe portrays the loyal Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed...
(20002000 in filmThe year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
): Best Actor and Cinematography
- A Single Man (2009
Award ceremonies
- 1996: 1st San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1996The 1st San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 28 December 1996, honored the best in film for 1996.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Kenneth Branagh - Hamlet*Best Actress:**Frances McDormand - Fargo...
- 1997: 2nd San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1997The 2nd San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 18 December 1997, honored the best in film for 1997.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets*Best Actress:**Bai Ling - Red Corner...
- 1998: 3rd San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1998The 3rd San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 18 December 1998, honored the best in film for 1998.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters*Best Actress:**Susan Sarandon - Stepmom...
- 1999: 4th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 1999The 4th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 20 December 1999, honored the best in film for 1999.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Kevin Spacey - American Beauty*Best Actress:...
- 2000: 5th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2000The 5th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on December 20, 2000, honored the best in film for 2000.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Russell Crowe - Gladiator*Best Actress :...
- 2001: 6th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2001The 6th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 18 December 2001, honored the best in film for 2001.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Guy Pearce - Memento*Best Actress:**Thora Birch - Ghost World...
- 2002: 7th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2002The 7th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 20 December 2002, honored the best in film for 2002.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York*Best Actress:...
- 2003: 8th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2003The 8th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society on 18 December 2003, honored the best in film for 2003.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Chiwetel Ejiofor - Dirty Pretty Things*Best Actress:**Naomi Watts - 21 Grams...
- 2004: 9th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2004The 9th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards, given by the San Diego Film Critics Society, honored the best in film for 2004.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Jim Carrey - Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind*Best Actress:**Imelda Staunton - Vera Drake...
- 2005: 10th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2005The 10th San Diego Film Critics Awards, honouring the best in film for 2005, were given in December, 2005 by the San Diego Film Critics Society.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote*Best Actress:...
- 2006: 11th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2006The 11th San Diego Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2006, were given in 2006 by the San Diego Film Critics Society.Clint Eastwood's war drama Letters from Iwo Jima won the awards for Best Film and Best Director. Japanese actor Ken Takakura won the award for Best Actor for his role...
- 2007: 12th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2007- Film :*Best Actor:**Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood*Best Actress:**Julie Christie – Away from Her*Best Animated Film:**Ratatouille*Best Cast:**No Country for Old Men*Best Cinematography:...
- 2008: 13th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2008- Winners :*Best Actor:**Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler as Randy "The Ram" Robinson*Best Actress:**Kate Winslet - The Reader as Hanna Schmitz*Best Animated Film:**WALL•E*Best Cast:**Frost/Nixon*Best Cinematography:...
- 2009: 14th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2009-Best Actor:Colin Firth – A Single Man*George Clooney – Up in the Air*Matt Damon – The Informant!*Ben Foster – The Messenger*Christian McKay – Me and Orson Welles*Viggo Mortenson – The Road...
- 2010: 15th San Diego Film Critics Society AwardsSan Diego Film Critics Society Awards 2010-Best Actor:Colin Farrell – Ondine*Aaron Eckhart – Rabbit Hole*Jesse Eisenberg – The Social Network*Colin Firth – The King's Speech*James Franco – 127 Hours-Best Actress:...