International Online Film Critics' Poll

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The International Online Film Critics' Poll (also known as International Online Film Critics [1] [2] and IOFCP [3] ) is a bi-annual polling of film critics from United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Poland, France, and Canada. [4] The award was created to recognize excellences in film every two years. [4] [5] [6]

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The IOFCP was founded in 2007 by George McCoy. [4] [5] [7] The award was created to recognize excellence in film every two years because, in the opinion of the founders, a biennial award allows the comparison of different film seasons. Its membership includes film critics and journalists from Metroactive , Le Nouvel Observateur , Mymovies.it , Cinefilos.it, Las Vegas Weekly , Examiner.com , BBC , The Times , IndieWire , and other periodicals.

The 2010 poll included votes for Best Film of the Decade ( Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ), Best Director of the Decade (Peter Jackson for Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ), Best Actor of the Decade (Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote ), Best Actress of the Decade (Charlize Theron for Monster ), and Top Ten Films of the Decade. [7] [8] [9]

Categories

The IOFCP features 15 categories. For each category (excepted Top Ten Films), in all editions, there are five nominees. These are the award categories: [4] [10] [11]

Winners

1st Edition (2008)

1st IOFCP Awards

January 4, 2009

Best Film:
Slumdog Millionaire

The winners of the 1st Edition were revealed on January 4, 2009. [12] The nominees were revealed on December 5, 2008. [12]

Were eligible all the films released in the United States from November 15, 2006, to November 14, 2008. [12] The big winners were Slumdog Millionaire , with four awards, including Best Picture, and The Dark Knight , with four awards. [12]

Best Picture

Top Ten Films

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Ensemble Cast

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Production Design

Best Editing

Best Original Score

Best Visual Effects

2nd Edition (2010)

2nd IOFCP Awards

January 9, 2011

Best Film:
Inglourious Basterds

The winners of the 2nd Edition were revealed on January 9, 2011. [9] The nominees were revealed on December 5, 2010. [9]

Were eligible all the films released in the United States from November 15, 2008, to November 15, 2010. [9] The big winners was Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds , with four awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. [9]

Best Picture

Top Ten Films

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Ensemble Cast

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Production Design

Best Editing [9]

Best Original Score

Best Visual Effects

3rd Edition (2012)

3rd IOFCP Awards

December 20, 2012

Best Film:
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

The winners of the 3rd Edition were revealed on December 20, 2012. [8] The nominees were revealed on December 1, 2012. [5]

Were eligible all the films released in the United States from November 16, 2010, to November 15, 2012. [6] [8] The big winners were Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , with seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, and The Master , with four awards. [8]

Best Picture

Top Ten Films

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Ensemble Cast

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Production Design

Best Editing

Best Original Score

Best Visual Effects

4th Edition (2014)

4th IOFCP Awards

January 26, 2015

Best Film:
Boyhood

The winners of the 4th Edition were revealed on January 26, 2015. [13]

Best Picture

Top Ten Films

Best Director

Best Actor

Best Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Ensemble Cast

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Production Design

Best Editing

Best Original Score

Best Visual Effects

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