San Francisco Film Critics Awards Articles

Brad Pitt, Cole Cockburn, The Tree of Life Best Picture The Tree of Life Best Foreign Language Film Certified Copy Best Director Terrence Malick for The Tree of Life Best Actor Gary Oldman for Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Best Actress Tilda Swinton for We Need to Talk About Kevin Best Supporting Actor Albert Brooks for Drive Best Supporting Actress Vanessa Redgrave for Coriolanus Best Original Screenplay J.C. Chandor for Margin Call [...]

Ryan Gosling, Michelle Williams in Derek Cianfrance's Blue Valentine Michelle Williams as Best Actress for Derek Cianfrance's controversial drama Blue Valentine and John Hawkes as Best Supporting Actor for Debra Granik's Winter's Bone were the two most unusual picks among the San Francisco Film Critics Circle's 2010 award winners. Additionally, Amir Bar-Lev's The Tillman Story, about the military cover-up and deception following the death of [...]

Andrew Garfield, The Social Network Michelle Williams, John Hawkes, THE TILLMAN STORY: San Francisco Critics' Unusual Winners Best Picture: The Social Network Best Foreign Language Film: Mother (South Korea) Best Director (tie): Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan, and 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: [...]

Another major critical surprise: The Hurt Locker (above, with Jeremy Renner) was voted best picture of 2009 by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle. The Iraq War drama's director, Kathryn Bigelow, received top honors as well. All kidding aside, a more unique choice — though not all that unexpected considering that it's San Francisco — was Colin Firth for best actor. In Tom Ford's A [...]