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Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Film is an annual award given out by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association.

Winners

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2000s

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Year Film Director
2002[1]Road to PerditionSam Mendes
AdaptationSpike Jonze
About SchmidtAlexander Payne
Antwone FisherDenzel Washington
The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersPeter Jackson
2003[2]The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingPeter Jackson
City of GodFernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund
Lost in TranslationSofia Coppola
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldPeter Weir
Mystic RiverClint Eastwood
2004[3]Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindMichel Gondry
2005[4]MunichSteven Spielberg
Brokeback MountainAng Lee
CapoteBennett Miller
CrashPaul Haggis
Good Night, and Good LuckGeorge Clooney
2006[5]United 93Paul Greengrass
2007[6]No Country for Old MenJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
2008[7]Slumdog MillionaireDanny Boyle
2009[8][9]Up in the AirJason Reitman
The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow
Inglorious BasterdsQuentin Tarantino
PreciousLee Daniels
UpPete Docter

2010s

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Year Film Director
2010[10]The Social NetworkDavid Fincher
127 HoursDanny Boyle
Black SwanDarren Aronofsky
InceptionChristopher Nolan
Toy Story 3Lee Unkrich
2011[11]The ArtistMichel Hazanavicius
The DescendantsAlexander Payne
DriveNicolas Winding Refn
HugoMartin Scorsese
Win WinTom McCarthy
2012[12]Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow
ArgoBen Affleck
Les MisérablesTom Hooper
LincolnSteven Spielberg
Silver Linings PlaybookDavid O. Russell
2013[13]12 Years a SlaveSteve McQueen
American HustleDavid O. Russell
GravityAlfonso Cuarón
HerSpike Jonze
Inside Llewyn DavisThe Coen Brothers
2014[14]BoyhoodRichard Linklater
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Gone GirlDavid Fincher
SelmaAva DuVernay
WhiplashDamien Chazelle
2015[15][16]SpotlightTom McCarthy
BrooklynJohn Crowley
Mad Max: Fury RoadGeorge Miller
The RevenantAlejandro González Iñárritu
SicarioDenis Villeneuve
2016[17]La La LandDamien Chazelle
ArrivalDenis Villeneuve
Hell or High WaterDavid Mackenzie
Manchester by the SeaKenneth Lonergan
MoonlightBarry Jenkins
2017[18]Get OutJordan Peele
Call Me by Your NameLuca Guadagnino
DunkirkChristopher Nolan
Lady BirdGreta Gerwig
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh
2018[19]RomaAlfonso Cuarón
The FavouriteYorgos Lanthimos
Green BookPeter Farrelly
If Beale Street Could TalkBarry Jenkins
A Star Is BornBradley Cooper
2019[20]ParasiteBong Joon-ho
1917Sam Mendes
The IrishmanMartin Scorsese
Marriage StoryNoah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time in HollywoodQuentin Tarantino

2020s

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Year Film Director
2020[21][22]NomadlandChloé Zhao
First CowKelly Reichardt
MinariLee Isaac Chung
One Night in Miami...Regina King
Promising Young WomanEmerald Fennell
2021[23]BelfastKenneth Branagh
The Green KnightDavid Lowery
The Power of the DogJane Campion
tick, tick...BOOM!Lin-Manuel Miranda
West Side StorySteven Spielberg
2022[24][25]Everything Everywhere All at OnceDaniels
The Banshees of InisherinMartin McDonagh
The FabelmansSteven Spielberg
TÁRTodd Field
Top Gun: MaverickJoseph Kosinski
2023[26][27]American FictionCord Jefferson
BarbieGreta Gerwig
Killers of the Flower MoonMartin Scorsese
OppenheimerChristopher Nolan
Past LivesCeline Song
The HoldoversAlexander Payne
2024[28][29]WickedJon M. Chu
AnoraSean Baker
ConclaveEdward Berger
Sing SingGreg Kwedar
The BrutalistBrady Corbet
2025[30]SinnersRyan Coogler
HamnetChloé Zhao
Marty SupremeJosh Safdie
One Battle After AnotherPaul Thomas Anderson
Sentimental ValueJoachim Trier

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ wafcaadmin (2002-12-30). "2002 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  2. ↑ wafcaadmin (2003-12-19). "2003 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  3. ↑ wafcaadmin (2004-12-17). "2004 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  4. ↑ wafcaadmin (2005-12-12). "2005 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  5. ↑ wafcaadmin (2006-12-11). "2006 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  6. ↑ wafcaadmin (2007-12-10). "2007 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  7. ↑ wafcaadmin (2008-12-08). "2008 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  8. ↑ "Air" Leads D.C. Critics Winners|IndieWire
  9. ↑ wafcaadmin (2009-12-07). "2009 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  10. ↑ wafcaadmin (2010-12-06). "2010 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  11. ↑ wafcaadmin (2011-12-05). "2011 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  12. ↑ wafcaadmin (2012-12-10). "2012 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  13. ↑ wafcaadmin (2013-12-08). "2013 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  14. ↑ wafcaadmin (2014-12-08). "2014 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  15. ↑ 'Spotlight' Named Top Film by D.C.-Area Film Critics|Hollywood Reporter
  16. ↑ wafcaadmin (2015-12-07). "2015 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  17. ↑ wafcaadmin (2016-12-05). "2016 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  18. ↑ wafcaadmin (2017-12-08). "2017 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  19. ↑ wafcaadmin (2018-12-03). "2018 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  20. ↑ wafcaadmin (2019-12-08). "2019 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  21. ↑ Nomadland tops the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards - Metro Weekly
  22. ↑ wafcaadmin (2021-02-08). "2020 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  23. ↑ Neglia, Matt (2021-12-06). "The 2021 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  24. ↑ DC Film Critics Name Everything Everywhere All At Once Best Movie Of The Year - Punch Drunk Critics
  25. ↑ wafcaadmin (2022-12-12). "2022 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  26. ↑ AwardsWatch - 2023 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners: ‘American Fiction’ is Best Feature, ‘Oppenheimer’ Takes Six
  27. ↑ wafcaadmin (2023-12-10). "2023 WAFCA Award Winners". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  28. ↑ Neglia, Matt (8 December 2024). "The 2024 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  29. ↑ wafcaadmin (2024-12-08). "The 2024 WAFCA Award Winners are Here!". WAFCA. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
  30. ↑ Neglia, Matt. "The 2025 Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
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