Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) is a group of film critics based in Washington, D.C., and founded in 2002. WAFCA is composed of over 65 D.C.-based film critics from internet, print, radio, and television. Annually, the group gives awards to the best in film as selected by its members by vote.

Ceremonies

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Awards breakdown

Films with two or more

7

La La Land (2016) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Production Design, Best Score

6

12 Years a Slave (2013) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Score
Nomadland (2020) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing
Oppenheimer (2023) – Best Director, Best Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score, Best Ensemble

5

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble, Best Cinematography, Best Editing

4

Boyhood (2014) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Youth Performance
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble
Inception (2010) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Score
No Country for Old Men (2007) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Ensemble
Roma (2018) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Film
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Breakthrough Performance

3

Parasite - Best Film, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film
The Social Network (2010) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay
Up in the Air (2009) – Best Film, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay
Zero Dark Thirty (2012) – Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress

2

21 Grams (2003) – Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor
The Artist (2011) – Best Film, Best Score
Capote (2005) – Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay
Crash (2005) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble
Doubt (2008) – Best Actress, Best Ensemble
Dreamgirls (2006) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance
The Fighter (2010) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress
The Hurt Locker (2009) – Best Director, Best Ensemble
Hugo (2011) – Best Director, Best Art Direction
Inglourious Basterds (2009) – Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay
Les Misérables (2012) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Ensemble
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) – Best Original Screenplay, Best Ensemble
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – Best Film, Best Director
Lost in Translation (2003) – Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay
Minari (2020) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Youth Performance
Munich (2005) – Best Film, Best Director
Precious (2009) – Best Supporting Actress, Best Breakthrough Performance
The Revenant (2015) – Best Actor, Best Cinematography
Road to Perdition (2002) – Best Film, Best Director

People with two or more

3

George Clooney – Best Actor: Michael Clayton (2007), Up in the Air (2009), and The Descendants (2011)
Frances McDormand – Best Actress:Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2018), Nomadland (2021) and Best Ensemble: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2018)

2

Amy Adams – Best Supporting Actress: Junebug (2005); Best Ensemble: Doubt (2008)
Javier Bardem – Best Supporting Actor & Best Ensemble: No Country for Old Men (2007)
Jamie Foxx – Best Actor: Ray (2004); Best Supporting Actor: Collateral (2004)
Anne Hathaway – Best Supporting Actress & Best Ensemble: Les Misérables (2012)
Terrence Howard – Best Breakthrough Performance: Hustle & Flow (2005); Best Ensemble: Crash (2005)
Jennifer Hudson – Best Breakthrough Performance & Best Supporting Actress: Dreamgirls (2006)
Carey Mulligan – Best Actress: An Education (2009); Best Ensemble: Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Jason Reitman – Best Adapted Screenplay: Thank You for Smoking (2006) & Up in the Air (2009)
Aaron Sorkin – Best Adapted Screenplay: Charlie Wilson's War (2007) & The Social Network (2010)
Meryl Streep – Best Actress & Best Ensemble: Doubt (2008)