Houston Film Critics Society

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Houston Film Critics Society
Formation2007
PurposeFilm Critics
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President
Travis Leamons
Website houstonfilmcritics.com

The Houston Film Critics Society is a non-profit film critic unincorporated voluntary organization in Houston, Texas, in the United States. The group presents an annual set of film awards for "extraordinary accomplishment in film" in a ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. [1] [2] [3] [4] The organization includes 37 film critics for print, radio, television, and internet publications in the greater Houston area. [5] It counts San Antonio as an affiliate city and include its eligible critics among the collective.

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Organization

The board of directors and officers of the organization, as of March 2023, are:

Awards by year

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References

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  2. "'12 Years a Slave' wins four from Houston film critics". Uproxx . December 15, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
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