Seattle_Film_Critics_Society

Seattle Film Critics Society

Seattle Film Critics Society

American film critics organization


The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) is an organization of film critics based in the greater Seattle area and surrounding areas of Washington state. It is represented by 40 members who work in print, radio, television and online mediums. The society presents an annual awards announcement, honoring the best achievements in film, nominated and selected by all active members of the society.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts Founded, Purpose ...


In 2023, the category "Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking" was introduced to specifically honor Pacific Northwest filmmaking. The award is meant to celebrate the many talented filmmakers who call the region home and who produce work there. A nominating committee carefully considered a wide variety of feature films released during 2022 with strong connections to the region and selected five finalists. The winner was determined by a vote of the full membership and announced alongside the SFCS's other awards on January 17, 2023.[4]

Members

As listed on the organization's website:[3]

Board of Directors

  • President – Kathy Fennessy
  • Vice President – Chase Hutchinson
  • Treasurer – Michael Clawson
  • Secretary – Joan Amenn
  • Awards Coordinator – Josh Bis
  • Membership Coordinator – Mike Ward
  • Communications Director – Thomas Stoneham-Judge
  • Trustees – Taylor Baker, Ryan Bordow, and Steve Reeder

Members

  • Adam Gehrke
  • Allen Almachar
  • Brent McKnight
  • Brian Taibl ("Brian the Movie Guy")
  • Calvin Kemph
  • Candice McMillan
  • Chase Hutchinson
  • Collier Jennings
  • David Chen
  • Erik Samdahl
  • Jas Keimig
  • Joe Hammerschmidt
  • That Guy Named John
  • Josh Bis
  • Justin Moore
  • Kathy Fennessy
  • Linda Gwilym
  • Marc Morin
  • Matt Lynch
  • Matt Oakes
  • Michael Clawson
  • Michael Medved
  • Mike Ward
  • Morgen Schuler
  • Paul Carlson
  • Rene Sanchez
  • Ryan Bordow
  • Sara Michelle Fetters
  • Sean Gilman
  • Silas Lindenstein
  • Steve Reeder
  • Taylor Baker
  • Thomas Stoneham-Judge
  • Tim Hall
  • Vaughn Swearingen
  • Warren Cantrell

Emeritus Members

  • Moira Macdonald
  • Tom Tangney

Categories

  • Best Picture of the Year
  • Best Director
  • Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Best Actress in a Leading Role
  • Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  • Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  • Best Ensemble Cast
  • Best Action Choreography
  • Best Screenplay
  • Best Animated Feature
  • Best Documentary Feature
  • Best Film Not in the English Language
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Film Editing
  • Best Original Score
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Visual Effects
  • Best Youth Performance
  • Villain of the Year
  • Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking

Ceremony information

Dates
Statistics – Nominations / Wins
December 21, 2016 January 5, 2017 La La Land / Moonlight (10)[5] Moonlight (6)[6]
December 11, 2017 December 18, 2017 Blade Runner 2049 (8)[7] Lady Bird / Phantom Thread (3)[8]
December 10, 2018 December 17, 2018 The Favourite (11)[9] Roma (4)[10]
December 9, 2019 December 16, 2019 The Irishman (10)[11] Parasite (5)[12]
February 8, 2021 February 15, 2021 Minari (8)[13] Nomadland (5)[14]
January 10, 2022 January 17, 2022 The Power of the Dog (11)[15] Drive My Car (4)[16]
January 9, 2023 January 17, 2023 Everything Everywhere All at Once (14)[17] Everything Everywhere All at Once (4)[18]

2016 SFCS Awards

Barry Jenkins, Best Director winner and Best Screenplay co-winner
Casey Affleck, Best Actor in a Leading Role winner
Isabelle Huppert, Best Actress in a Leading Role winner
Mahershala Ali, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Viola Davis, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner
Tarell Alvin McCraney, Best Screenplay co-winner
Byron Howard, Best Animated Feature co-winner
Rich Moore, Best Animated Feature co-winner
Ezra Edelman, Best Documentary Feature winner
Paul Verhoeven, Best Foreign Language Film winner
Bradford Young, Best Cinematography winner
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Best Original Score winner
Anya Taylor-Joy, Best Youth Performance winner
John Goodman, Best Villain winner
Best Picture of the Year

Moonlight

Barry JenkinsMoonlight

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Casey AffleckManchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Isabelle HuppertElle as Michèle Leblanc

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Mahershala AliMoonlight as Juan

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Viola DavisFences as Rose Maxson

Moonlight

Best Screenplay

MoonlightBarry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney

ZootopiaByron Howard, Rich Moore, and Jared Bush

O.J.: Made in AmericaEzra Edelman

Best Foreign Language Film

EllePaul Verhoeven

Best Cinematography

ArrivalBradford Young

Best Costume Design

The Handmaiden – Cho Sang-kyung

Best Film Editing

MoonlightNat Sanders and Joi McMillon

Best Original Score

ArrivalJóhann Jóhannsson

Best Production Design

The Handmaiden – Ryu Seong-hee

Best Visual Effects

Arrival – Louis Morin (TIE)
Doctor StrangeStephane Ceretti, Paul Corbould, Richard Bluff, and Vincent Cirelli (TIE)

Best Youth Performance

Anya Taylor-JoyThe Witch as Thomasin

Best Villain

Howard Stambler – 10 Cloverfield Lane (portrayed by John Goodman)

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2017 SFCS Awards

Christopher Nolan, Best Director winner
Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor in a Leading Role winner
Saoirse Ronan, Best Actress in a Leading Role winner
Willem Dafoe, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Laurie Metcalf, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner
Greta Gerwig, Best Screenplay winner
Lee Unkrich, Best Animated Feature co-winner
Agnès Varda, Best Documentary Feature co-winner
JR, Best Documentary Feature co-winner
Roger Deakins, Best Cinematography winner
Jonny Greenwood, Best Original Score winner
James McAvoy, Villain of the Year winner
Best Picture of the Year

Get Out

Christopher NolanDunkirk

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Daniel Day-LewisPhantom Thread as Reynolds Woodcock

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Saoirse RonanLady Bird as Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Willem DafoeThe Florida Project as Bobby Hicks

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Laurie MetcalfLady Bird as Marion McPherson

Get Out

Best Screenplay

Lady BirdGreta Gerwig

CocoLee Unkrich and Adrian Molina

Faces PlacesAgnès Varda and JR

Best Foreign Language Film

RawJulia Ducournau

Best Cinematography

Blade Runner 2049Roger Deakins

Best Costume Design

Phantom ThreadMark Bridges

Best Film Editing

DunkirkLee Smith

Best Original Score

Phantom ThreadJonny Greenwood

Best Production Design

Blade Runner 2049Dennis Gassner (Production Design); Alessandra Querzola (Set Decoration)

Best Visual Effects

War for the Planet of the ApesJoe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, and Joel Whist

Best Youth Performance

Brooklynn PrinceThe Florida Project as Moonee

Villain of the Year

Dennis and various multiple personalities – Split (portrayed by James McAvoy)

2018 SFCS Awards

Alfonso Cuarón, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film and Best Cinematography winner
Ethan Hawke, Best Actor in a Leading Role winner
Toni Collette, Best Actress in a Leading Role winner
Richard E. Grant, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Regina King, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner
Bob Persichetti, Best Animated Feature co-winner
Peter Ramsey, Best Animated Feature co-winner
Rodney Rothman, Best Animated Feature co-winner
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, Best Documentary Feature winners
Ruth E. Carter, Best Costume Design winner
Jóhann Jóhannsson, Best Original Score winner
Elsie Fisher, Best Youth Performance winner
Michael B. Jordan, Villain of the Year winner
Best Picture of the Year

Roma

Alfonso CuarónRoma

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Ethan HawkeFirst Reformed as Reverend Ernst Toller

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Toni ColletteHereditary as Annie Graham

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Richard E. GrantCan You Ever Forgive Me? as Jack Hock

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Regina KingIf Beale Street Could Talk as Sharon Rivers

Widows

Best Screenplay

The FavouriteDeborah Davis and Tony McNamara

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseBob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman

Free SoloElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin

Best Foreign Language Film

RomaAlfonso Cuarón

Best Cinematography

RomaAlfonso Cuarón

Best Costume Design

Black PantherRuth E. Carter

Best Film Editing

Mission: Impossible – FalloutEddie Hamilton

Best Original Score

MandyJóhann Jóhannsson

Best Production Design

The FavouriteFiona Crombie (Production Design); Alice Felton (Set Decoration)

Best Visual Effects

Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Jody Johnson

Best Youth Performance

Elsie FisherEighth Grade as Kayla Day

Villain of the Year

Erik KillmongerBlack Panther (portrayed by Michael B. Jordan)

2019 SFCS Awards

Bong Joon-ho, Best Director winner, Best Screenplay co-winner and Best Foreign Language Film winner
Adam Driver, Best Actor in a Leading Role winner
Lupita Nyong'o, Best Actress in a Leading Role winner
Willem Dafoe, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Jennifer Lopez, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner
Josh Cooley, Best Animated Feature winner
Roger Deakins, Best Cinematography winner
Ruth E. Carter, Best Costume Design winner
Oneohtrix Point Never, Best Original Score winner
Thomasin McKenzie, Best Youth Performance winner
Best Picture of the Year

Parasite

Bong Joon-hoParasite

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Adam DriverMarriage Story as Charlie Barber

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Lupita Nyong'oUs as Adelaide Wilson / Red

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Willem DafoeThe Lighthouse as Thomas Wake

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Jennifer LopezHustlers as Ramona Vega

Parasite

Best Action Choreography

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum

Best Screenplay

ParasiteBong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won

Toy Story 4Josh Cooley

Apollo 11Todd Douglas Miller

Best Foreign Language Film

ParasiteBong Joon-ho

Best Cinematography

1917Roger Deakins

Best Costume Design

Dolemite Is My NameRuth E. Carter

Best Film Editing

Uncut GemsRonald Bronstein and Benny Safdie

Best Original Score

Uncut GemsOneohtrix Point Never

Best Production Design

Once Upon a Time in HollywoodBarbara Ling (Production Design); Nancy Haigh (Set Decoration)

Best Visual Effects

Ad Astra – Allen Maris, Jedediah Smith, Guillaume Rocheron, and Scott R. Fisher

Best Youth Performance

Thomasin McKenzieJojo Rabbit as Elsa Korr

Villain of the Year

Red Dress – In Fabric

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2020 SFCS Awards

Chloé Zhao, Best Director and Best Film Editing winner
Riz Ahmed, Best Actor in a Leading Role winner
Frances McDormand, Best Actress in a Leading Role winner
Daniel Kaluuya, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Youn Yuh-jung, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner
Emerald Fennell, Best Screenplay winner
Jon Batiste, Best Original Score co-winner
Trent Reznor (left) and Atticus Ross (right), Best Original Score co-winners
Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Villain of the Year winner
Best Picture of the Year

Nomadland

Chloé ZhaoNomadland

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Riz AhmedSound of Metal as Ruben Stone

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Frances McDormandNomadland as Fern

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Daniel KaluuyaJudas and the Black Messiah as Fred Hampton

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Youn Yuh-jungMinari as Soon-ja

Da 5 Bloods

Best Action Choreography

Tenet

Best Screenplay

Promising Young WomanEmerald Fennell

WolfwalkersTomm Moore and Ross Stewart

The History of the Seattle Mariners: Supercut EditionJon Bois

Best Film Not in the English Language

MinariLee Isaac Chung

Best Cinematography

Nomadland – Joshua James Richards

Best Costume Design

Ma Rainey's Black BottomAnn Roth

Best Film Editing

NomadlandChloé Zhao

Best Original Score

SoulJon Batiste, Trent Reznor, and Atticus Ross

Best Production Design

MankDonald Graham Burt (Production Design); Jan Pascale (Set Decoration)

Best Visual Effects

Tenet – Mike Chambers, Scott R. Fisher, Andrew Jackson, and Andrew Lockley

Best Youth Performance

Alan KimMinari as David Yi

Villain of the Year

Adrian Griffin / The Invisible ManThe Invisible Man (portrayed by Oliver Jackson-Cohen)

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2021 SFCS Awards

Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Best Director and Best Film Not in the English Language winner, and Best Screenplay co-winner
Nicolas Cage, Best Actor in a Leading Role winner
Kristen Stewart, Best Actress in a Leading Role winner
Kodi Smit-McPhee, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Ariana DeBose, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner
Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Best Animated Feature winner
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Best Documentary Feature winner
Hans Zimmer, Best Original Score winner
Emilia Jones, Best Youth Performance winner
Benedict Cumberbatch, Villain of the Year winner
Best Picture of the Year

Drive My Car

Ryusuke HamaguchiDrive My Car

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Nicolas CagePig as Robin "Rob" Feld

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Kristen StewartSpencer as Diana, Princess of Wales

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Kodi Smit-McPheeThe Power of the Dog as Peter Gordon

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Ariana DeBoseWest Side Story as Anita

Mass

Best Action Choreography

In the Heights

Best Screenplay

Drive My CarRyusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe

FleeJonas Poher Rasmussen

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson

Best Film Not in the English Language

Drive My CarRyusuke Hamaguchi

Best Cinematography

The Green KnightAndrew Droz Palermo

Best Costume Design

The Green Knight – Malgosia Turzanska

Best Film Editing

DuneJoe Walker

Best Original Score

DuneHans Zimmer

Best Production Design

The Green KnightJade Healy (Production Design); Jenny Oman (Set Decoration)

Best Visual Effects

DunePaul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor, and Gerd Nefzer

Best Youth Performance

Emilia JonesCODA as Ruby Rossi

Villain of the Year

Phil Burbank – The Power of the Dog (portrayed by Benedict Cumberbatch)

2022 SFCS Awards

Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan, Best Director winners
Colin Farrell, Best Actor in a Leading Role winner
Cate Blanchett, Best Actress in a Leading Role and Villain of the Year winner
Ke Huy Quan, Best Actor in a Supporting Role winner
Kerry Condon, Best Actress in a Supporting Role winner
Martin McDonagh, Best Screenplay winner
Catherine Martin, Best Costume Design winner
Justin Hurwitz, Best Original Score winner
Park Chan-wook, Best International Film winner
Best Picture of the Year

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Daniel Kwan and Daniel ScheinertEverything Everywhere All at Once

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Colin FarrellThe Banshees of Inisherin as Pádraic Súilleabháin

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Cate BlanchettTár as Lydia Tár

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Ke Huy QuanEverything Everywhere All at Once as Waymond Wang

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Kerry CondonThe Banshees of Inisherin as Siobhán Súilleabháin

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Best Action Choreography

RRR

Best Screenplay

The Banshees of InisherinMartin McDonagh

Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnDean Fleischer Camp

Fire of LoveSara Dosa

Best International Film

Decision to LeavePark Chan-wook

Best Cinematography

Top Gun: MaverickClaudio Miranda

Best Costume Design

ElvisCatherine Martin

Best Film Editing

Everything Everywhere All at OncePaul Rogers

Best Original Score

BabylonJustin Hurwitz

Best Production Design

Babylon – Florencia Martin (Production Design); Anthony Carlino (Set Decoration)

Best Visual Effects

Avatar: The Way of WaterJoe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon, and Daniel Barrett

Best Youth Performance

Frankie CorioAftersun as Sophie Paterson

Villain of the Year

Lydia Tár – Tár (portrayed by Cate Blanchett)

Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking

Sweetheart Deal (Elisa Levine and Gabriel Miller's deeply moving portrait of sex workers on Seattle's Aurora Avenue seeking salvation from the spiral of addiction)

SFCS Award for Best Picture of the Year

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SFCS Award for Best Director

SFCS Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

SFCS Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role

SFCS Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

SFCS Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

SFCS Award for Best Ensemble Cast

SFCS Award for Best Action Choreography

SFCS Award for Best Screenplay

SFCS Award for Best Animated Feature

SFCS Award for Best Documentary Feature

SFCS Award for Best Foreign Language Film/Film Not in the English Language/International Film

SFCS Award for Best Cinematography

SFCS Award for Best Costume Design

SFCS Award for Best Film Editing

SFCS Award for Best Original Score

SFCS Award for Best Production Design

SFCS Award for Best Visual Effects

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SFCS Award for Best Youth Performance

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SFCS Award for Villain of the Year

Achievement in Pacific Northwest Filmmaking

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