Women Film Critics Circle
Women Film Critics Circle Awards | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in cinematic achievement |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 2004 |
The Women Film Critics Circle is an association of 64 women film critics and scholars nationally and internationally, who are involved in print, radio, online and TV broadcast media. They united to form the first women critics organization in the United States, in the belief that women’s perspectives and voices in film criticism would be recognized fully. The organization was founded in 2004.
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
The Circle has made annual awards, the Women Film Critics Circle Awards, since 2004. This is a list of the winners of the first set of awards (2004):
- Best Picture:
- Best Actor:
- Best Actress:
- Best Comedic Performance (tie):
- Halle Berry - Catwoman
- Irma Hall - The Ladykillers
- Best Documentary - Above and Beyond:
- Best Documentary - Groundbreaker (tie):
- Best Female Images in a Movie:
- Catalina Sandino Moreno - Maria Full of Grace (a.k.a. Maria, llena eres de gracia)
- Best Song:
- Courage in Filmmaking:
- Audrey Brohey - The Oil Factor
- Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Most Offensive Male Character:
- Special Mention for Promoting a Woman's Right to Male Roles in Movies:
- Special Mention for Up and Coming Filmmaking:
- WFCC Hall of Shame:
External links
- WFCC website
- http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Women-Film-Critics-Circle-Honors-Changeling-11246.html
- http://wbai.org/index.php?Itemid=2&id=10256&option=com_content&task=view
- http://newsblaze.com/story/20090110185612mill.nb/topstory.html