San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor fine achievements in filmmaking by an organization of film reviewers from San Francisco-based publications.

Founded in 2002, the San Francisco Film Critics Circle

San Francisco Film Critics Circle

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle was founded in 2002 as an organization of film journalists and critics from San Francisco, California based publications....

 (SFFCC)'s membership includes critics from publications in the greater Bay Area. In December of each year, the organization meets to vote on awards for films released in the previous calendar year.

Categories of awards include:

• Best Actor
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:...
  
  
• Best Actress
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:...
  
  
• Best Director
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director is one of the award given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:...
  
  
• Best Documentary Feature
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary Feature
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Documentary , given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, honors the finest achievements in filmmaking.- 2000s :- 2010s :...
  
  
• Best Film
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture is one of the awards given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:...
  
  
• Best Foreign Language Film
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Language Film, given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, honors the finest achievements in filmmaking.- 2000s :- 2010s :...
  
  
• Best Animated Film (2009–)
• Best Screenplay
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay is given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle .-2000s:...
  
   (2004–2005)
• Best Original Screenplay
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original Screenplay
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Original Screenplay is given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle .- 2000s :- 2010s :...
  
   (2006–)
• Best Adapted Screenplay
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle .- 2000s :- 2010s :...
  
   (2006–)
• Best Supporting Actor
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, honors the finest achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:...
  
  
• Best Supporting Actress
  San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
  The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress, given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, honors the finest achievements in filmmaking.-2000s:-2010s:-Notes:...
  
  

Award breakdown

(2 and more)

• 6 awards:
  • Sideways
    Sideways
    Sideways is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne and directed by Payne. Adapted from Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows two forty-something year old men, portrayed by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, who take a week-long road trip to...
    
    (2004
    2004 in film
    The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
    
    ): Best Actor, Director, Picture, Screenplay and Supporting Actor
• 4 awards:
  • Milk
    Milk (film)
    Milk is a 2008 American biographical film on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
    
    (2008
    2008 in film
    This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
    
    ): Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Original Screenplay
• 3 awards:
  • Brokeback Mountain
    Brokeback Mountain
    Brokeback Mountain is a 2005 romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee. It is a film adaptation of the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx with the screenplay written by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry...
    
    (2005
    2005 in film
    - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005...
    
    ): Best Actor, Director and Picture
  • Little Children
    Little Children (film)
    Little Children is a 2006 American drama film directed by Todd Field. It is based on the novel of the same name by Tom Perrotta, who along with Field wrote the screenplay. It stars Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley, Noah Emmerich, Gregg Edelman, Phyllis Somerville...
    
    (2006
    2006 in film
    - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006...
    
    ): Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actor
• 2 awards:
  • Lost in Translation
    Lost in Translation (film)
    Lost in Translation is a 2003 American film written and directed by Sofia Coppola; her second feature film after The Virgin Suicides and it stars Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson...
    
    (2003
    2003 in film
    The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
    
    ): Best Actor and Picture
  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 American Western drama film. The film is directed by Andrew Dominik, with Brad Pitt portraying Jesse James and Casey Affleck as his killer, Robert Ford.Filming took place in rural Alberta and Winnipeg, Manitoba...
    
    (2007
    2007 in film
    This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
    
    ): Best Picture and Supporting Actor
  • Away from Her
    Away From Her
    Away from Her is a 2006 Canadian film which debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival and also played in the Premier category at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival...
    
    (2007
    2007 in film
    This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
    
    ): Best Actress and Adapted Screenplay
  • The Wrestler (2008
    2008 in film
    This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
    
    ): Best Actor and Supporting Actress
  • The Dark Knight
    The Dark Knight (film)
    The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
    
    (2008
    2008 in film
    This is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
    
    ): Best Supporting Actor and Cinematography
  • The Hurt Locker
    The Hurt Locker
    The Hurt Locker is a 2009 American war film about a three-man United States Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal team during the Iraq War. The film was directed by Kathryn Bigelow and the screenplay was written by Mark Boal, a freelance writer who was embedded as a journalist in 2004 with a US bomb...
    
    (2009
    2009 in film
    The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
    
    ): Best Picture and Director
  • The King's Speech (2010
    2010 in film
    The year 2010 saw many new films released worldwide. 2010 saw a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking and film releases after the success of Avatar in the format, with releases such as Alice in Wonderland, Clash of the Titans, Jackass 3D, all animated films and...
    
    ): Best Actor and Original Screenplay