Georgia Film Critics Association
The Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) is an organization of professional film critics from the U.S. state of Georgia. Inclusion is open to film critics throughout the entire state of Georgia, although the majority of members are concentrated in the Metro Atlanta area. GAFCA members represent the reviewing press through online, radio, television, or print media.[1]
Formation | 2011 |
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Purpose | Film critics |
Location | |
Membership | 38 |
Website | www |
Overview
The Georgia Film Critics Association was founded in 2011, and is the first film critic group in the state of Georgia.[2][3] As of 2019, GAFCA comprises 38 members.[4] Awards are given annually in 17 categories. A special award, the Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema, is bestowed upon a film or short film that was produced in Georgia.[5] The Oglethorpe Award is credited to the winning film's director and writer.[6]
Each January, the GAFCA votes on their end-of-year awards for films released in the previous calendar year. Nomination ballots are typically due on the first Saturday in January, with nominations announced the following Monday and winners announced that Friday.[7]
Awards Categories
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Animated Film
- Best Cinematography
- Best Director
- Best Documentary
- Best Ensemble
- Best Foreign Language Film (formerly Foreign Film)
- Best Original Score
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Original Song
- Best Picture
- Best Production Design (formerly Art Direction)
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Breakthrough Award
- Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
Awards History
Films with multiple awards
- 6 awards:
- The Tree of Life (2011): Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction
- 5 awards:
- La La Land (2016): Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Original Song
- Moonlight (2016): Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Ensemble
- 4 awards:
- Lady Bird (2017): Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design
- Parasite (2019): Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Foreign Language Film
- Silver Linings Playbook (2012): Best Film, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Ensemble
- 3 awards:
- 1917 (2019): Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Original Score
- The Favourite (2018): Best Supporting Actress, Best Production Design, Best Ensemble
- Gravity (2013): Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design
- Her (2013): Best Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score
- Roma (2018): Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Film
- Skyfall (2012): Best Supporting Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Original Song
- A Star Is Born (2018): Best Film, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Song
- 12 Years a Slave (2013): Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress
- 2 awards:
- Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012): Best Production Design, Best Original Score
- Boyhood (2014): Best Film, Best Director
- Certified Copy (2011): Best Actress, Best Foreign Film
- Coco (2017): Best Original Song, Best Animated Film
- Dunkirk (2017): Best Cinematography, Best Score
- Get Out (2017): Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay
- The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): Best Production Design, Best Ensemble
- Inside Out (2015): Best Original Screenplay, Best Animated Film
- The Irishman (2019): Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay
- Little Women (2019): Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble
- Moneyball (2011): Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay
- Nightcrawler (2014): Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay
- Selma (2014): Best Original Song, Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema
People with multiple awards
- 3 awards:
- Alfonso Cuarón - Best Director: Gravity (2013), Roma (2018); Best Cinematography: Roma (2018)
- Justin Hurwitz - Best Original Score: La La Land (2016), First Man (2018); Best Original Song: La La Land (2016)
- Emmanuel Lubezki - Best Cinematography: The Tree of Life (2011), Gravity (2013), Birdman (2014)
- 2 awards:
- Mahershala Ali - Best Supporting Actor: Moonlight (2016), Breakthrough Award: Free State of Jones, Hidden Figures, Kicks, Moonlight (2016)
- Bong Joon-ho - Best Director, Best Original Screenplay: Parasite (2019)
- Jessica Chastain - Best Supporting Actress: The Tree of Life (2011), Breakthrough Award: Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, The Tree of Life (2011)
- Damien Chazelle - Best Director, Best Original Screenplay: La La Land (2016)
- Roger Deakins - Best Cinematography: Skyfall (2012), 1917 (2019)
- Dennis Gassner - Best Production Design: Blade Runner 2049 (2017), 1917 (2019)
- Brie Larson - Breakthrough Award: Don Jon, Short Term 12, The Spectacular Now (2013), Best Actress: Room (2015)
- Adam McKay - Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short (2015), Oglethorpe Award: Ant-Man (2015)
- Lupita Nyong'o - Best Supporting Actress: 12 Years a Slave (2013); Best Actress: Us (2019)
- Brad Pitt - Best Actor: Moneyball (2011), Best Supporting Actor: The Tree of Life (2011)
- Florence Pugh - Best Supporting Actress: Little Women (2019), Breakthrough Award: Fighting with My Family, Little Women, Midsommar (2019)
- Alicia Vikander - Best Supporting Actress: Ex Machina (2015), Breakthrough Award: Burnt, The Danish Girl, Ex Machina, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Testament of Youth (2015)
- Steve Zaillian - Best Adapted Screenplay: Moneyball (2011), The Irishman (2019),
- Benh Zeitlin - Best Original Score, Breakthrough Award: Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)
- Hans Zimmer - Best Original Score: Interstellar (2014), Dunkirk (2017)
References
- "Georgia Film Critics Association". www.georgiafilmcritics.org.
- Hensley, Ellie (January 19, 2017). "Georgia Film Critics Association unveils 2016 winners". Atlanta Business Chronicle.
- "Georgia Film Critics Association Announces 2016 Winners". 13 January 2017.
- "Georgia Film Critics Association Announces Nominations for 2019 Year in Film". Oz Magazine. January 8, 2020.
- "Georgia Film Critics Association Awards Winners: 'A Star Is Born' and 'The Favourite' Win Big". Awards Circuit.
- "Oscars 2015: 'Glory' from movie 'Selma' wins award for best original song". AL.com.
- "Welcome!". www.georgiafilmcritics.org.
- "Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) - 2019 Awards". IMDb.com.
- Neglia, Matt. "The 2019 Georgia Film Critics Association (GFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture.