The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC), formerly known as San Francisco Film Critics Circle, was founded in 2002 as an organization of film journalists and critics from San Francisco, California based publications.
Included in its membership are journalists from San Francisco Chronicle , San Jose Mercury News , Oakland Tribune , Contra Costa Times , San Francisco Bay Guardian , SF Weekly , East Bay Express , San Jose Metro , Palo Alto Weekly , NorthBay biz , The San Francisco Examiner , KRON-TV , Variety , Bleeding Cool , CultureVulture.net, Splicedwire.com, and CombustibleCelluloid.com.
In December of each year, the SFFCC meets to vote on the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle awards for the films released in the same calendar year.
Categories of awards include:
The 4th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were given on 12 December 2005.
The 3rd San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2004, were given on December 13, 2004.
The 2nd San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2003, were given on 15 December 2003.
The Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) is a film critic organization founded in 1996. The FFCC comprises 30 film critics from Florida-based print and online publications. At the end of each year, the FFCC members vote on the Florida Film Critics Circle Awards for outstanding achievements in films released that year. The organization also awards the Pauline Kael Breakout Award, named after film critic Pauline Kael, and the Golden Orange Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film. The FFCC membership includes film critics from Miami Herald, Miami New Times, Sun-Sentinel, Folio Weekly, Bloody Disgusting, WJNO Radio, WTVT, The Daytona Beach News-Journal, FlickDirect, and Tampa Bay Times.
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 Robert Wilonsky and Chris Vognar of The Dallas Morning News, Denton Record-Chronicle's Preston Barta, Film Threat's Chase Whale, Twitch Film's Peter Martin, and Peter Simek of D Magazine. 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.
The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) is an organization of film reviewers from San Diego-based publications that was founded in 1997.
The 5th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2006, were given on 12 December 2006.
The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is a group of film critics based in Washington, D.C., and founded in 2002. WAFCA is composed of nearly 50 D.C.-based film critics from internet, print, radio, and television. Annually, the group gives awards to the best in film as selected by its members by vote.
The Savages is a 2007 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Tamara Jenkins. It stars Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Philip Bosco.
The 6th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2007, were given on 10 December 2007.
The Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) is an organization of professional film critics from Austin, Texas.
The 7th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, were given on 15 December 2008.
The 8th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2009, were given on 14 December 2009.
The St. Louis Film Critics Association (SLFCA) is an organization of film critics operating in Greater St. Louis and adjoining areas of Missouri and Illinois which was founded in 2004.
The 9th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2010, were given on 13 December 2010.
The 10th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were given on 11 December 2011.
The 11th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2012, were given on 17 December 2012.
The 12th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2013, were given on 15 December 2013.
The 15th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2016, were given on December 11, 2016.
The 21st San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards, honoring the best in film for 2022, were given on January 9, 2023. The nominations were announced on January 6, 2023, with The Banshees of Inisherin leading the nominations with eleven. The film won Best Picture, though Tár received the most awards, with four wins, including Best Director and Best Actress.