Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film is an award given by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association to honor the best achievements in filmmaking.

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
CountryUnited States
Presented byDallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
First awardedDances with Wolves (1990)
Currently held byThe Holdovers (2023)
Websitedfwcritics.com

Winners

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1990s

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Year Winner Director
1990 Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner
1991 JFK Oliver Stone
1992 Unforgiven Clint Eastwood
1993 Schindler's List Steven Spielberg
1994 Pulp Fiction Quentin Tarantino
1995 Leaving Las Vegas Mike Figgis
1996 Fargo Joel Coen
1997 L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson
1998 Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg
1999 American Beauty Sam Mendes

2000s

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Year Winner Director(s)
2000 Traffic Steven Soderbergh
2001 A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard
2002 Chicago Rob Marshall
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Jackson
2004 Million Dollar Baby[1] Clint Eastwood
2005 Brokeback Mountain[2] Ang Lee
2006 United 93[3] Paul Greengrass
2007 No Country for Old Men[4] Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
2008 Slumdog Millionaire[5] Danny Boyle
2009 Up in the Air[6] Jason Reitman

2010s

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Year Winner Director
2010 The Social Network[7] David Fincher
2011 The Descendants[8] Alexander Payne
2012 Lincoln[9] Steven Spielberg
2013 12 Years a Slave[10] Steve McQueen
2014 Birdman[11] Alejandro G. Iñárritu
2015 Spotlight[12] Tom McCarthy
2016 Moonlight[13] Barry Jenkins
2017 The Shape of Water[14] Guillermo del Toro
2018 A Star Is Born[15] Bradley Cooper
2019 1917[16] Sam Mendes

2020s

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Year Winner Director(s)
2020 Nomadland[17][18][19] Chloé Zhao
2021 The Power of the Dog[20][21][22] Jane Campion
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once[23][24][25] Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
2023 The Holdovers[26] Alexander Payne

References

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  1. ^ "Dallas film critics pick 'Million Dollar Baby'". Today. January 4, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2005). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics 2005 Awards". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  3. ^ Horn, John (December 29, 2006). "A bellwether of the Oscars". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  4. ^ Maxwell, Erin (December 17, 2007). "Dallas critics pick Coens' 'Country'". Variety. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. ^ Tyler, Josh (December 16, 2008). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Award Sean Penn". CinemaBlend. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "Up in the Air" as Best Film of 2009". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "The Social Network" as Best Film of 2010". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  8. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "The Descendants" as Best Film of 2011". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
  9. ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "Lincoln" as Best Film of 2012". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  10. ^ "2013". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
  11. ^ Whale, Chase (December 15, 2014). "DFWFCA names "Birdman" as top film of 2014". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  12. ^ Whale, Chase (December 14, 2015). "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Name "Spotlight" Best Picture of 2015". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  13. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2016). "DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  14. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2017). "DFW Film Critics Name 'The Shape of Water' Best Picture of 2017". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  15. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 17, 2018). "DFW Film Critics Name "A Star Is Born" Best Picture of 2018". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  16. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 16, 2019). "DFW Film Critics Pick "1917" as Best Film of 2019". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  17. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (February 10, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Nomadland" Best Picture of 2020". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  18. ^ Lin, Kristian (February 10, 2021). "DFWFCA Taps Nomadland as 2020's Best Film". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Bentley, Alex (February 10, 2021). "Nomadland takes top honors from Dallas–Fort Worth film critics". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  20. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Power of the Dog" Best Film of 2021". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  21. ^ Lin, Kristian (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Call on The Power of the Dog". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  22. ^ Bentley, Alex (December 20, 2021). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name The Power of the Dog best movie of 2021". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  23. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Name "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Film of 2022". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  24. ^ Lin, Kristian (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Choose Everything". Fort Worth Weekly. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  25. ^ Bentley, Alex (December 19, 2022). "Dallas–Fort Worth film critics name Everything Everywhere All at Once best movie of 2022". CultureMap Dallas. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  26. ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 18, 2023). "DFW Film Critics Name "The Holdovers" Best Picture of 2023". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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