Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Abbreviation	WAFCA
Formation	2002
Type	Film criticism
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.;
Official language	English
Website	www.wafca.com

Last updated November 20, 2025

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 over 65 D.C.-based film critics from internet, print, radio, and television.^[1] Annually, the group gives awards to the best in film as selected by its members by vote.

Ceremonies

Awards breakdown

Films with two or more

7

La La Land (2016) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Score^[2]

6

12 Years a Slave (2013) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Score^[3]
Nomadland (2020) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing
Oppenheimer (2023) – Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Ensemble

5

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Editing^[4]

4

Boyhood (2014) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Youth Performance^[4]
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble^[5]
Inception (2010) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Score^[6]
No Country for Old Men (2007) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble^[7]
Roma (2018) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Film^[8]
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Breakthrough Performance^[9]

3

Parasite - Best Film, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film
The Social Network (2010) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay^[6]
Up in the Air (2009) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay^[10]^[11]
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress^[12]

2

21 Grams (2003) – Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor^[13]
The Artist (2011) – Best Film, Best Score^[14]
Capote (2005) – Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay^[15]
Crash (2005) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble^[15]
Doubt (2008) – Best Actress, Best Ensemble^[9]
Dreamgirls (2006) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance^[16]
The Fighter (2010) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress^[6]
The Hurt Locker (2009) – Best Director, Best Ensemble^[10]
Hugo (2011) – Best Director, Best Art Direction^[14]
Inglourious Basterds (2009) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay^[10]
Les Misérables (2012) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble^[12]
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble^[16]
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – Best Film, Best Director^[13]
Lost in Translation (2003) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay^[13]
Minari (2020) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Youth Performance^[17]
Munich (2005) – Best Film, Best Director^[15]
Precious (2009) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance^[10]
The Revenant (2015) – Best Actor, Best Cinematography^[18]^[19]
Road to Perdition (2002) – Best Film, Best Director^[20]

People with two or more

3

George Clooney – Best Actor: Michael Clayton (2007), Up in the Air (2009), and The Descendants (2011)
Frances McDormand – Best Actress: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2018), Nomadland (2021) and Best Ensemble: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2018)

2

Amy Adams – Best Supporting Actress: Junebug (2005); Best Ensemble: Doubt (2008)
Javier Bardem – Best Supporting Actor & Best Ensemble: No Country for Old Men (2007)
Jamie Foxx – Best Actor: Ray (2004); Best Supporting Actor: Collateral (2004)
Anne Hathaway – Best Supporting Actress & Best Ensemble: Les Misérables (2012)
Terrence Howard – Best Breakthrough Performance: Hustle & Flow (2005); Best Ensemble: Crash (2005)
Jennifer Hudson – Best Breakthrough Performance & Best Supporting Actress: Dreamgirls (2006)
Carey Mulligan – Best Actress: An Education (2009); Best Ensemble: Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Jason Reitman – Best Adapted Screenplay: Thank You for Smoking (2006) & Up in the Air (2009)
Aaron Sorkin – Best Adapted Screenplay: Charlie Wilson's War (2007) & The Social Network (2010)
Meryl Streep – Best Actress & Best Ensemble: Doubt (2008)

References

↑ "About". www.wafca.com. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ "The 2016 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
↑ "The 2013 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
1 2 "The 2014 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ "2004 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
1 2 3 "The 2010 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ "2007 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ "The 2018 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
1 2 "2008 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
1 2 3 4 "2009 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ "Air" Leads D.C. Critics Winners|IndieWire
1 2 "The 2012 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
1 2 3 "2003 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
1 2 "The 2011 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
1 2 3 "2005 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
1 2 "2006 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Metro Weekly
↑ "The 2015 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
↑ 'Spotlight' Named Top Film by D.C.-Area Film Critics|Hollywood Reporter
↑ "2002 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

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[aboutwafca-1] "About". www.wafca.com. Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association. Archived from the original on December 9, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2016-2] "The 2016 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2016.

[awards2013-3] "The 2013 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2014-4] 1 2 "The 2014 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2004-5] "2004 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2010-6] 1 2 3 "The 2010 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2007-7] "2007 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[8] "The 2018 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Retrieved December 3, 2018.

[awards2008-9] 1 2 "2008 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2009-10] 1 2 3 4 "2009 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[11] "Air" Leads D.C. Critics Winners|IndieWire

[awards2012-12] 1 2 "The 2012 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2003-13] 1 2 3 "2003 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2011-14] 1 2 "The 2011 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2005-15] 1 2 3 "2005 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[awards2006-16] 1 2 "2006 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2011. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[17] Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Metro Weekly

[awards2015-18] "The 2015 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

[19] 'Spotlight' Named Top Film by D.C.-Area Film Critics|Hollywood Reporter

[awards2002-20] "2002 WAFCA Awards". www.wafca.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 24, 2016.

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v t e Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Current Awards	Actor Actress Adapted Screenplay Animated Feature Art Direction Breakthrough Performance Cinematography Director Documentary Ensemble Film Foreign Language Film Original Screenplay Score Supporting Actor Supporting Actress
Ceremonies	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e American film critic associations
National	Critics Choice Association National Board of Review National Society of Film Critics African-American Film Critics Association Hollywood Creative Alliance
Northeast	Boston Society of Film Critics New York Film Critics Circle New York Film Critics Online Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Midwest	Chicago Film Critics Association Detroit Film Critics Society Kansas City Film Critics Circle St. Louis Film Critics Association
South	Austin Film Critics Association Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Florida Film Critics Circle Georgia Film Critics Association Houston Film Critics Society
West	Los Angeles Film Critics Association San Diego Film Critics Society San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Seattle Film Critics Society