Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) is an organization of 31 print, radio/TV and internet journalists from Dallas–Fort Worth-based publications. Current members include Chris Vognar, Denton Record-Chronicle's Preston Barta, Chase Whale, Twitch Film's Peter Martin, and Peter Simek of D Magazine.^[1] In December of each year, the DFWFCA meets to vote on their Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards for films released in the same calendar year.^[2][3]

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association

Formation	1990
Purpose	Film criticism
Location	Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
President	Todd Jorgenson
Website	www.dfwcritics.com

In December 2006, the Miami Herald described the association as "one of the most reliable bellwethers of the Academy Award for Best Picture."^[4]

Members

• Frank Swietek – Founder^[5]
• Todd Jorgenson – President
• Arnold Wayne Jones – Vice President
• Ally Adnan
• Boo Allen
• Preston Barta
• Juanita L. Brown
• Stephen Becker
• PC Chambers
• Scott Churchill
• Nancy Churnin
• Cary Darling
• Gary Dowell
• Julie Fisk
• Candace Havens
• Laura Hiros
• Jo Ann Holt
• Cynthia A. Jordan
• Kristian Lin
• Peter Martin
• Matt Mungle
• Britton Peele
• Alice Reese
• Gwen Reyes
• Rubin Safaya
• Paul Salfen
• Ronald P. Salfen
• Peter Simek
• Chris Vognar
• Mark Walters
• Chase Whale
• Frank Wilkins
• Robert Wilonsky

Award categories

• Best Film
  • Top 10 Films of the Year
• Best Director
• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Screenplay
• Best Cinematography
• Best Musical Score
• Best Foreign Language Film
• Best Animated Film
• Best Documentary Film (2002–)
• Russell Smith Award

Award breakdown

(2 awards and more)

• 5 awards:
  • Birdman (2014): Best Picture, Actor, Director, Cinematography, and Screenplay
  • Lincoln (2012): Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, and Musical Score
  • The Descendants (2011): Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actress, Director, and Screenplay
• 4 awards:
  • Moonlight (2016): Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, and Russell Smith Award
  • The Revenant (2015): Best Actor, Director, Cinematography, and Musical Score
  • Up in the Air (2009): Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Screenplay
  • Brokeback Mountain (2005): Best Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay and Cinematography
  • Sideways (2004): Best Actor, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress and Adapted Screenplay
  • Leaving Las Vegas (1995): Best Film, Actor, Actress and Director
  • 1917 (2019): Best Picture, Director, Cinematography, and Musical Score
  • Marriage Story (2019): Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actress and Screenplay
• 3 awards:
  • Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022): Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor
  • Nomadland (2020): Best Picture, Director, and Cinematography
  • Roma (2018): Best Director, Foreign Film, and Cinematography
  • 12 Years a Slave (2013): Best Picture, Screenplay, and Supporting Actress
  • Gravity (2013): Best Director, Cinematography, and Musical Score
  • Zero Dark Thirty (2012): Best Actress, Director, and Screenplay
  • The Social Network (2010): Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay
  • No Country for Old Men (2007): Best Film, Supporting Actor and Director
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Best Film, Director and Cinematography
  • A Beautiful Mind (2001): Best Film, Actor and Director
  • American Beauty (1999): Best Film, Actor and Director
  • Schindler's List (1993): Best Film, Supporting Actor and Director
• 2 awards:
  • Promising Young Woman (2020): Best Actress and Screenplay
  • Mank (2020): Best Supporting Actress and Musical Score
  • La La Land (2016): Best Cinematography and Musical Score
  • Manchester by the Sea (2016): Best Actor and Screenplay
  • Spotlight (2015): Best Picture and Screenplay
  • Boyhood (2014): Best Supporting Actress and Russell Smith Award
  • Dallas Buyers Club (2013): Best Actor and Supporting Actor
  • 127 Hours (2010): Best Actor and Cinematography
  • The Fighter (2010): Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress
  • The Dark Knight (2008): Best Cinematography and Supporting Actor
  • Slumdog Millionaire (2008): Best Director and Film
  • Capote (2005): Best Actor and Supporting Actress
  • Million Dollar Baby (2004): Best Film and Actress
  • About Schmidt (2002): Best Actor and Supporting Actress
  • Far from Heaven (2002): Best Actress and Cinematography
  • In the Bedroom (2001): Best Actress and Supporting Actress
  • Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000): Best Foreign Film and Cinematography
  • You Can Count on Me (2000): Best Actress and Russell Smith Award
  • Traffic (2000): Best Picture and Director
  • The Wings of the Dove (1997): Best Actress and Supporting Actress

See also

• List of film awards

References

1. Whale, Chase (December 18, 2012). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Name "Lincoln" Best Picture of 2012". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
2. Kelly, Christopher (December 17, 2010). "'Social Network' gets top honors from Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association". Miami Herald.
3. Wilonsky, Robert (December 17, 2010). "DFW Film Crix, Very Social at Year's End". Unfair Park. Dallas Observer. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
4. "They Sure Know How to Pick 'Em". Miami Herald. December 28, 2006. p. 16E. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
5. Whale, Chase. "Members". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

External links

• Official Dallas–Fort Worth Critics Association website