Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

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The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Film is an annual award given out by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association.

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Winners

2000s

YearFilmDirector
2002 [1] Road to Perdition Sam Mendes
Adaptation Spike Jonze
About Schmidt Alexander Payne
Antwone Fisher Denzel Washington
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Peter Jackson
2003 [2] The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Jackson
City of God Fernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund
Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Peter Weir
Mystic River Clint Eastwood
2004 [3] Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Michel Gondry
2005 [4] Munich Steven Spielberg
Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee
Capote Bennett Miller
Crash Paul Haggis
Good Night, and Good Luck George Clooney
2006 [5] United 93 Paul Greengrass
2007 [6] No Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
2008 [7] Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle
2009 [8] [9] Up in the Air Jason Reitman
The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
Inglorious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
Precious Lee Daniels
Up Pete Docter

2010s

YearFilmDirector
2010 [10] The Social Network David Fincher
127 Hours Danny Boyle
Black Swan Darren Aronofsky
Inception Christopher Nolan
Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich
2011 [11] The Artist Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants Alexander Payne
Drive Nicolas Winding Refn
Hugo Martin Scorcese
Win Win Tom McCarthy
2012 [12] Zero Dark Thirty Kathryn Bigelow
Argo Ben Affleck
Les Misérables Tom Hooper
Lincoln Steven Spielberg
Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell
2013 [13] 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen
American Hustle David O. Russell
Gravity Alfonso Cuarón
Her Spike Jonze
Inside Llewyn Davis The Coen Brothers
2014 [14] Boyhood Richard Linklater
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Gone Girl David Fincher
Selma Ava DuVernay
Whiplash Damien Chazelle
2015 [15] [16] Spotlight Tom McCarthy
Brooklyn John Crowley
Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
The Revenant Alejandro González Iñárritu
Sicario Denis Villeneuve
2016 [17] La La Land Damien Chazelle
Arrival Denis Villeneuve
Hell or High Water David Mackenzie
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan
Moonlight Barry Jenkins
2017 [18] Get Out Jordan Peele
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Dunkirk Christopher Nolan
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh
2018 [19] Roma Alfonso Cuarón
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos
Green Book Peter Farrelly
If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins
A Star Is Born Bradley Cooper
2019 [20] Parasite Bong Joon-ho
1917 Sam Mendes
The Irishman Martin Scorsese
Marriage Story Noah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino

2020s

YearFilmDirector
2020 [21] [22] Nomadland Chloé Zhao
First Cow Kelly Reichardt
Minari Lee Isaac Chung
One Night in Miami... Regina King
Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell
2021 [23] Belfast Kenneth Branagh
The Green Knight David Lowery
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
tick, tick...BOOM! Lin-Manuel Miranda
West Side Story Steven Spielberg
2022 [24] [25] Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniels
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg
TÁR Todd Field
Top Gun: Maverick Joseph Kosinski
2023 [26] [27] American Fiction Cord Jefferson
Barbie Greta Gerwig
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan
Past Lives Celine Song
The Holdovers Alexander Payne
2024 [28] [29] Wicked Jon M. Chu
Anora Sean Baker
Conclave Edward Berger
Sing Sing Greg Kwedar
The Brutalist Brady Corbet

See also

References

  1. ↑ wafcaadmin (2002-12-30). "2002 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  2. ↑ wafcaadmin (2003-12-19). "2003 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  3. ↑ wafcaadmin (2004-12-17). "2004 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  4. ↑ wafcaadmin (2005-12-12). "2005 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  5. ↑ wafcaadmin (2006-12-11). "2006 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  6. ↑ wafcaadmin (2007-12-10). "2007 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  7. ↑ wafcaadmin (2008-12-08). "2008 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  8. ↑ "Air" Leads D.C. Critics Winners|IndieWire
  9. ↑ wafcaadmin (2009-12-07). "2009 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  10. ↑ wafcaadmin (2010-12-06). "2010 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  11. ↑ wafcaadmin (2011-12-05). "2011 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  12. ↑ wafcaadmin (2012-12-10). "2012 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  13. ↑ wafcaadmin (2013-12-08). "2013 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  14. ↑ wafcaadmin (2014-12-08). "2014 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  15. ↑ 'Spotlight' Named Top Film by D.C.-Area Film Critics|Hollywood Reporter
  16. ↑ wafcaadmin (2015-12-07). "2015 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  17. ↑ wafcaadmin (2016-12-05). "2016 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  18. ↑ wafcaadmin (2017-12-08). "2017 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  19. ↑ wafcaadmin (2018-12-03). "2018 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  20. ↑ wafcaadmin (2019-12-08). "2019 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  21. ↑ Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Metro Weekly
  22. ↑ wafcaadmin (2021-02-08). "2020 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  23. ↑ Neglia, Matt (2021-12-06). "The 2021 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  24. ↑ DC Film Critics Name Everything Everywhere All At Once Best Movie Of The Year - Punch Drunk Critics
  25. ↑ wafcaadmin (2022-12-12). "2022 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  26. ↑ AwardsWatch - 2023 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners: ‘American Fiction’ is Best Feature, ‘Oppenheimer’ Takes Six
  27. ↑ wafcaadmin (2023-12-10). "2023 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  28. ↑ Neglia, Matt (8 December 2024). "The 2024 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  29. ↑ wafcaadmin (2024-12-08). "The 2024 WAFCA Award Winners are Here!". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
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