Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
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The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance is one of the annual awards given by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
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Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association is a group of film critics based out of Washington, D.C., United States that was founded in 2003. WAFCA is composed of 34 DC-based film critics from television, radio, print and the internet...
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| Year | Nominee | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2005 The 4th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2005, were given on 12 December 2005.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote*Best Actress:**Reese Witherspoon - Walk the Line... |
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Hustle and Flow | DJay |
| 2006 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2006 The 5th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in filmmaking in 2006, were given on 11 December 2006.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Forrest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland*Best Actress:... |
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Effie White |
| 2007 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2007 The 6th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards, honouring the best in filmmaking in 2007, were given on 10 December 2007.-Winners:*Best Actor:**George Clooney - Michael Clayton*Best Actress:... |
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Juno McGuff |
| 2008 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008 The 7th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2008 were given in December 2008.-Winners:*Best Actor:**Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler*Best Actress:**Meryl Streep - Doubt*Best Animated Film:**WALL•E... |
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Jamal Malik |
| 2009 Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2009 The 8th Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2009 were given in December 2009.-Winners and nominees:*Best Film:**Up in the Air*The Hurt Locker*Inglourious Basterds*Precious*Up*Best Director:... |
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