It’s The Washington DC Area Film Critics’ time to name the year’s best. And, though their acting noms included James Franco and Scarlett Johansson, their winners are, in fact, the current main four. Which, though unsurprising, isn’t as exciting as it could have been.
12 YEARS A SLAVE was WAFCA’s big winner, receiving six awards, though Alfonso Cuaron once again pipped Steve McQueen to Best Director. Other winners include Tye Sheridan, BLACKFISH and LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER for my favourite category of all, The Joe Barber Award for Best Portrayal of Washington, DC.
Check out the full list of winners below:
BEST FILM:
12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST DIRECTOR:
Alfonso Cuarón – GRAVITY
BEST ACTOR:
Chiwetel Ejiofor- 12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST ACTRESS:
Cate Blanchett – BLUE JASMINE
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Jared Leto – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE:
12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST YOUTH PERFORMANCE:
Tye Sheridan – MUD
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
HER
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
FROZEN
BEST DOCUMENTARY:
BLACKFISH
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN
BEST ART DIRECTION:
THE GREAT GATSBY
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Emmanuel Lubezki – GRAVITY
BEST EDITING:
GRAVITY
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE:
Hans Zimmer – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
THE JOE BARBER AWARD FOR BEST PORTRAYAL OF WASHINGTON, DC:
LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER
