The San Francisco Film Critics Circle (SFFCC) 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, Sonoma Index-Tribune, The San Francisco Examiner, KRON-TV, Variety, CultureVulture.net, Splicedwire.com, and CombustibleCelluloid.com.
In December of each year, the SFFCC meets to vote on the San Francisco Film Critics Circle awards for the films released in the same calendar year.
Categories of awards include:
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Cinematography
Best Director
Best Documentary Film
Best Film
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Animated Feature
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay (2006–present)
Best Original Screenplay (2006–present)
Best Screenplay (2004–2005)
6 awards:
Sideways (2004): Best Actor, Director, Picture, Screenplay, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress
Moonlight (2016): Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, and Editing
4 awards:
Milk (2008): Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Original Screenplay
Boyhood (2014): Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, and Editing
3 awards:
Brokeback Mountain (2005): Best Actor, Director and Picture
Little Children (2006): Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actor
The Social Network (2010): Best Picture, Best Director and Adapted Screenplay
The Tree of Life (2011): Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography
Birdman (2014): Best Actor, Supporting Actor, and Original Screenplay
2 awards:
Lost in Translation (2003): Best Actor and Picture
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): Best Picture and Supporting Actor
Away from Her (2007): Best Actress and Adapted Screenplay
The Wrestler (2008): Best Actor and Supporting Actress
The Dark Knight (2008): Best Supporting Actor and Cinematography
The Hurt Locker (2009): Best Picture and Director
The King's Speech (2010): Best Actor and Original Screenplay
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay
Lincoln (2012): Best Supporting Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay
2002: 1st San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2003: 2nd San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2004: 3rd San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2005: 4th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2006: 5th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2007: 6th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2008: 7th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2009: 8th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2010: 9th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2011: 10th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2012: 11th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2013: 12th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2014: 13th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2015: 14th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
2016: 15th San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
