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San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
I am a founding member of this critics' organization, and these are the results of our annual
voting. I can't say I approve of every choice -- and I've included links to my own reviews
for reference -- but the process and the results are nothing if not fascinating. (Updated 12/16/11)
2011 BEST PICTURE: The Tree of Life BEST DIRECTOR: Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life BEST ACTOR: Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy BEST ACTRESS: Tilda Swinton, We Need to Talk About Kevin BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Albert Brooks, Drive BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Vanessa Redgrave, Coriolanus BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL): J.C. Chandor, Margin Call BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED): Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Tree of Life BEST ANIMATED FILM: Rango BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Certified Copy BEST DOCUMENTARY: Tabloid MARLON RIGGS AWARD: The National Film Preservation Foundation SPECIAL CITATION: The Mill and the Cross
And the past awards...
2010 BEST PICTURE: The Social Network BEST DIRECTOR: (TIE) Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan BEST DIRECTOR: (TIE) David Fincher, The Social Network BEST ACTOR: Colin Firth, The King's Speech BEST ACTRESS: Michelle Williams, Blue Valentine BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: John Hawkes, Winter's Bone BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jacki Weaver, Animal Kingdom BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL): David Seidler, The King's Speech BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED): Aaron Sorkin, The Social Network BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Matthew Libatique, Black Swan BEST ANIMATED FILM: Toy Story 3 BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Mother BEST DOCUMENTARY: The Tillman Story MARLON RIGGS AWARD: Elliot Lavine SPECIAL CITATION: None Given
2009 BEST PICTURE: The Hurt Locker BEST DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker BEST ACTOR: Colin Firth, A Single Man BEST ACTRESS: Meryl Streep, Julie & Julia BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christian McKay, Me and Orson Welles BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL): Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED): Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roger Deakins, A Serious Man BEST ANIMATED FILM: Coraline BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: You, the Living BEST DOCUMENTARY: Anvil! The Story of Anvil MARLON RIGGS AWARD: Frazer Bradshaw, Everything Strange and New MARLON RIGGS AWARD: Barry Jenkins, Medicine for Melancholy SPECIAL CITATION: Sita Sings the Blues IN MEMORIUM: Rose Kaufman
2008 BEST PICTURE: Milk BEST DIRECTOR: Gus Van Sant, Milk BEST ACTOR: (TIE) Sean Penn, Milk The Wrestler BEST ACTRESS: Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Marisa Tomei, The Wrestler BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL): Dustin Lance Black, Milk BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED): Peter Morgan, Frost/Nixon BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Wally Pfister, The Dark Knight BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Let the Right One In BEST DOCUMENTARY: My Winnipeg MARLON RIGGS AWARD: Rob Nilsson SPECIAL CITATION: None Given
2007 BEST PICTURE: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford BEST DIRECTOR: Ethan Coen & Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men BEST ACTOR: George Clooney, Michael Clayton BEST ACTRESS: Julie Christie, Away from Her BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Casey Affleck, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL): Tamara Jenkins, The Savages BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED): Sarah Polley, Away from Her BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly BEST DOCUMENTARY: No End in Sight MARLON RIGGS AWARD: Lynn Hershman Leeson, Strange Culture SPECIAL CITATION: Colma: The Musical
2006 BEST PICTURE: Little Children BEST DIRECTOR: Paul Greengrass, United 93 BEST ACTOR: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat BEST ACTRESS: Helen Mirren, The Queen BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Jackie Earle Haley, Little Children BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Adriana Barraza, Babel BEST SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL): Rian Johnson, Brick BEST SCREENPLAY (ADAPTED): Todd Field/Tom Perrotta, Little Children BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Pan's Labyrinth BEST DOCUMENTARY: An Inconvenient Truth MARLON RIGGS AWARD: Stephen Salmons, SF Silent Film Festival SPECIAL CITATION, honoring former SFFCC member Arthur Lazere: The Death of Mr. Lazarescu
2005 BEST PICTURE: Brokeback Mountain BEST DIRECTOR: Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain BEST ACTOR: Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain BEST ACTRESS: Reese Witherspoon, Walk the Line BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Kevin Costner, The Upside of Anger BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Adams, Junebug BEST SCREENPLAY: George Clooney & Grant Heslov, Good Night, and Good Luck BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Caché Hidden ) (France/Austria)BEST DOCUMENTARY: Grizzly Man MARLON RIGGS AWARD: Jenni Olson, The Joy of Life
2004 BEST PICTURE: Sideways BEST DIRECTOR: Alexander Payne, Sideways BEST ACTOR: Paul Giamatti, Sideways BEST ACTRESS: Julie Delpy, Before Sunset BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Thomas Haden Church, Sideways BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Virginia Madsen, Sideways BEST SCREENPLAY: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Sideways BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Maria Full of Grace BEST DOCUMENTARY: Fahrenheit 9/11 MARLON RIGGS AWARD: Anita Monga , Film Programmer Extraordinaire
2003 BEST PICTURE: Lost in Translation BEST DIRECTOR: Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King BEST ACTOR: Bill Murray, Lost in Translation BEST ACTRESS: Charlize Theron, Monster BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Peter Sarsgaard, Shattered Glass BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Clarkson, Pieces of April BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: The Son BEST DOCUMENTARY: Capturing the Friedmans MARLON RIGGS AWARD: The Weather Underground SPECIAL CITATION (Better Late Than Never): Russian Ark
2002 BEST PICTURE: The Pianist BEST DIRECTOR: Todd Haynes, Far From Heaven BEST ACTOR: Michael Caine, The Quiet American BEST ACTRESS: Isabelle Huppert, The Piano Teacher BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Chris Cooper, Adaptation BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Miranda Richardson, Spider BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Y Tu Mama Tambien BEST DOCUMENTARY: Rivers and Tides MOST PROMISING DEBUT: Dylan Kidd, Roger Dodger SPECIAL CITATION: Jay Rosenblatt and Caveh Zahedi, Underground Zero SPECIAL CITATION: Phillip Noyce, The Quiet American Rabbit-Proof Fence
