Iowa Film Critics
The Iowa Film Critics (IFC) is an organization of film reviewers from publications based in the U.S. state of Iowa. Each year, the IFC meets to vote on their Iowa Film Critics Awards for films released in the same or the previous calendar year.
Best Picture award winners
The Best Picture Award is an annual award given by the Iowa Film Critics to honor the best motion picture of the year.
| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Lost in Translation | Sofia Coppola |
| 2004 | Sideways | Alexander Payne |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Ang Lee |
| 2006 | Little Children | Todd Field |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Ethan and Joel Coen |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire | Danny Boyle |
| 2009 | Up in the Air | Jason Reitman |
| 2010 | The Social Network | David Fincher |
| 2011 | The Descendants | Alexander Payne |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Steven Spielberg |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Steve McQueen |
Annual awards
2003
1st IFC Awards
January 13, 2004
Best Film:
Lost in Translation
The 1st Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2003, were announced on January 13, 2004.
Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation won the Iowa Film Critics Awards for Best Picture and Actor (Bill Murray).
- Best Actor:
- Best Actress:
- Best Director:
- Best Film:
- Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa:
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Sarah and Emma Bolger - In America
2004
2nd IFC Awards
January 10, 2005
Best Film:
Sideways
The 2nd Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2004, were held on January 10, 2005.
Sideways won 5 awards: Best Film, Director (Payne), Actor (Giamatti), Supporting Actor and Actress.
- Best Actor:
- Paul Giamatti - Sideways
- Best Actress:
- Best Director:
- Alexander Payne - Sideways
- Best Film:
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Thomas Haden Church - Sideways
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Virginia Madsen - Sideways
- Best Movie Yet to Open in Iowa:
2005
3rd IFC Awards
January 11, 2006
Best Film:
Brokeback Mountain
The 3rd Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2005, were held on 11 January 2006.
- Best Actor:
- Best Actress:
- Best Director:
- Best Film:
- Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa:
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Best Supporting Actress:
2006
4th IFC Awards
January 10, 2007
Best Film:
Little Children
The 4th Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2006, were held on 10 January 2007.
Todd Field's Little Children won two awards at the 2006 Iowa Critic's awards: Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Jackie Earle Haley).
- Best Actor:
- Best Actress:
- Best Animated Feature:
- Best Director:
- Best Film:
- Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa:
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Best Supporting Actress:
2007
5th IFC Awards
January 16, 2008
Best Film:
No Country for Old Men
The 5th Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2007, were held on 16 January 2008.
The Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men won three awards at the 2007 Iowa Critic's awards: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem).
- Best Actor:
- Best Actress:
- Best Animated Feature:
- Best Director:
- Joel and Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men
- Best Film:
- Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa:
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Best Supporting Actress:
2008
6th Iowa Film Critics Awards
January 12, 2009
Best Film:
Slumdog Millionaire
The 6th Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2008, were held on 12 January 2009.
- Best Actor:
- Best Actress:
- Best Animated Feature:
- Best Director:
- Best Film:
- Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa:
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Best Supporting Actress:
2009
7th Iowa Film Critics Awards
January 14, 2010
Best Film:
Up in the Air
The 7th Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2009, were held on 14 January 2010.
- Best Actor:
- Best Actress:
- Gabourey Sidibe - Precious
- Best Animated Feature:
- Best Director:
- Best Film:
- Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa:
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Mo'Nique - Precious
2010
8th Iowa Film Critics Awards
January 13, 2011
Best Film:
The Social Network
The 8th Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2010, were held on 13 January 2011.
- Best Actor winners and nominees
- Best Actress winners and nominees
- Natalie Portman - Black Swan
- Annette Bening - The Kids Are All Right
- Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
- Best Animated Feature winners and nominees
- Best Director winners and nominees
- Best Film winners and nominees
- Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa winners and nominees
- Best Supporting Actor winners and nominees
- Best Supporting Actress winners and nominees
2011
9th Iowa Film Critics Awards
January 19, 2012
Best Film:
The Descendants
The 9th Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2011, were held on 19 January 2012.
- Best Actor
- Brad Pitt - Moneyball
- George Clooney - The Descendants
- Jean Dujardin - The Artist
- Best Actress
- Best Animated Feature
- Rango
- Puss in Boots
- The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
- Best Director
- Alexander Payne - The Descendants
- Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
- Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life
- Best Film
- The Descendants
- The Artist
- Midnight in Paris
- Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids
- Octavia Spencer - The Help
- Shailene Woodley - The Descendants
2012
10th Iowa Film Critics Awards
January 9, 2013
Best Film:
Lincoln
The 10th Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2012, were held on 9 January 2013.
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
- Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook
- Emmanuelle Riva - Amour
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Director
- Best Film
- Best Film Yet to Open in Iowa
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
2013
11th Iowa Film Critics Awards
January 10, 2014
Best Film:
12 Years a Slave
The 11th Iowa Film Critics Awards, honoring the best in film for 2013, were held on 10 January 2014.
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Cate Blanchett - Blue Jasmine
- Amy Adams - American Hustle
- Sandra Bullock - Gravity
- Best Animated Feature
- Best Director
- Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
- Alfonso Cuarón - Gravity
- David O. Russell - American Hustle
- Best Documentary
- Best Film
- 12 Years a Slave
- American Hustle
- Nebraska
- Best Supporting Actor
- Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave
- Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
- Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club
- Best Supporting Actress
References
External links
- Awards at Movie City News
- http://journalexpress.net/cnhi/x538059864/Iowa-Film-Critics-pick-The-Descendants
| ||||||||||||||||||||||