Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

The Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Film has been annually honored the best film of the year since its inception in 2005.

Winners

Year	Winner	Director(s)
2005	Crash	Paul Haggis
2006	United 93	Paul Greengrass
2007	There Will Be Blood	Paul Thomas Anderson
2008	The Dark Knight	Christopher Nolan
2009	The Hurt Locker	Kathryn Bigelow
2010	Black Swan	Darren Aronofsky
2011	Hugo	Martin Scorsese
2012	Zero Dark Thirty	Kathryn Bigelow
2013	Her	Spike Jonze
2014	Boyhood^[1]	Richard Linklater
2015	Mad Max: Fury Road^[2]	George Miller
2016	Moonlight^[3]^[4]	Barry Jenkins
2017	Get Out^[5]	Jordan Peele
2018	If Beale Street Could Talk^[6]	Barry Jenkins
2019	Parasite	Bong Joon-ho
2020	Minari	Lee Isaac Chung
2021	The Power of the Dog^[7]^[8]	Jane Campion
2022	Everything Everywhere All At Once ^[9]^[10]	Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
2023	Killers of the Flower Moon ^[11]	Martin Scorsese
2024	Anora ^[12]	Sean Baker

References

^ Baumgarten, Marjorie (December 19, 2014). "Austin Film Critics Pick Boyhood". The Austin Chronicle.
^ Miller, Neil (December 29, 2015). "Austin Film Critics Love Mad Max, Room and Ex Machina". Film School Rejects.
^ Baumgarten, Marjorie (December 30, 2016). "Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". The Austin Chronicle.
^ Huff, Lauren. "Austin Film Critics Association Nominees – 'Moonlight' Tops, 'Arrival' and 'La La Land' Closely Follow". AwardsCircuit. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^ Whitaker, Richard. "Get Out Wins Austin Critics Top Prize". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
^ Whittaker, Richard (January 7, 2019). "Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2018's Best Films and More". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
^ Neglia, Matt (January 11, 2022). "The 2021 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ Whittaker, Richard (January 11, 2022). "The Power of the Dog, Pig Split Austin Film Critics Awards". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
^ Neglia, Matt (January 10, 2023). "The 2022 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ Whittaker, Richard (January 11, 2023). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins Everything at the Austin Film Critics Association Award". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
^ Whittaker, Richard (January 10, 2024). "Austin Film Critics Association Calls 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Top Film of 2023". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ Partridge, John (January 6, 2025). "2024 Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". Austin Film Critics Association. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

External links

Official website

[1] Baumgarten, Marjorie (December 19, 2014). "Austin Film Critics Pick Boyhood". The Austin Chronicle.

[2] Miller, Neil (December 29, 2015). "Austin Film Critics Love Mad Max, Room and Ex Machina". Film School Rejects.

[3] Baumgarten, Marjorie (December 30, 2016). "Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". The Austin Chronicle.

[4] Huff, Lauren. "Austin Film Critics Association Nominees – 'Moonlight' Tops, 'Arrival' and 'La La Land' Closely Follow". AwardsCircuit. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

[5] Whitaker, Richard. "Get Out Wins Austin Critics Top Prize". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 12, 2018.

[6] Whittaker, Richard (January 7, 2019). "Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2018's Best Films and More". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

[7] Neglia, Matt (January 11, 2022). "The 2021 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[8] Whittaker, Richard (January 11, 2022). "The Power of the Dog, Pig Split Austin Film Critics Awards". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

[9] Neglia, Matt (January 10, 2023). "The 2022 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[10] Whittaker, Richard (January 11, 2023). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins Everything at the Austin Film Critics Association Award". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2023.

[11] Whittaker, Richard (January 10, 2024). "Austin Film Critics Association Calls 'Killers of the Flower Moon' Top Film of 2023". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[12] Partridge, John (January 6, 2025). "2024 Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". Austin Film Critics Association. Retrieved March 4, 2025.

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Current Awards	Film Director Actor Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Original Screenplay Adapted Screenplay Animated Film Documentary International Film First Film Ensemble Cinematography Editing Score Stunt Coordinator Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance
Special Awards	Austin Film Award The Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award Special Honorary Award
Ceremonies	2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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