San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC), formerly known as San Francisco Film Critics Circle, was founded in 2002 as an organization of film journalists and critics from San Francisco, California based publications.

Included in its membership are journalists from San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, East Bay Express, San Jose Metro, Palo Alto Weekly, NorthBay biz, The San Francisco Examiner, KRON-TV, Variety, Bleeding Cool, CultureVulture.net, Splicedwire.com, and CombustibleCelluloid.com.

SFBAFCC Awards

In December of each year, the SFFCC meets to vote on the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle awards for the films released in the same calendar year.

Categories of awards include:

Marlon Riggs award

The Marlon Riggs award is a category named after Black gay filmmaker, educator, poet, and activist Marlon Riggs and is awarded to "Bay Area filmmaker(s) or individual(s) who represents courage and innovation in the world of cinema." Established in, the first winner was filmmaker Sam Green for his Academy Award nominated film, The Weather Underground. The winners are:

• 2024 - San Quentin Film Festival (Rahsaan "New York" Thomas and Cori Thomas)
• 2023 - H.P. Mendoza
• 2022 - Phil Tippett
• 2021 - Rita Moreno
• 2020 - Dawn Porter
• 2019 - Jimmie Fails and Joe Talbot
• 2018 - Boots Riley
• 2017 - Peter Bratt
• 2016 - Joshua Grannell (a.k.a. Peaches Christ)
• 2015 - Lee Tung Foo (a.k.a. Frank Lee)
• 2014 - Joel Shepard
• 2013 - Ryan Coogler
• 2012 - Peter Nicks
• 2011 - National Film Preservation Foundation
• 2010 - Elliot Lavine
• 2009 - tie: Frazer Bradshaw / Barry Jenkins
• 2008 - Rob Nilsson
• 2007 - Lynn Hershman Leeson
• 2006 - Stephen Salmons, co-founder and artistic director of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival
• 2005 - Jenni Olson
• 2004 - Anita Monga, former programmer for the Castro Theatre
• 2003 - Sam Green

Multiple award winners

• 6 awards:
• Sideways (2004): Best Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress
• Moonlight (2016): Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, and Editing
• 4 awards:
• Milk (2008): Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Original Screenplay
• Boyhood (2014): Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, and Editing
• 3 awards:
• Brokeback Mountain (2005): Best Picture, Director, and Actor
• Little Children (2006): Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, and Supporting Actor
• The Social Network (2010): Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay
• The Tree of Life (2011): Best Picture, Director, and Cinematography
• Birdman (2014): Best Actor, Original Screenplay, and Supporting Actor
• ' (2015): Best Director, Editing, and Cinematography
• Parasite (2019): Best Director, Original Screenplay, and Foreign Language Film
• 2 awards:
• Lost in Translation (2003): Best Picture and Actor
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): Best Picture and Supporting Actor
• Away from Her (2007): Best Actress and Adapted Screenplay
• The Wrestler (2008): Best Actor and Supporting Actress
• The Dark Knight (2008): Best Supporting Actor and Cinematography
• The Hurt Locker (2009): Best Picture and Director
• The King's Speech (2010): Best Actor and Original Screenplay
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Best Actor and Adapted Screenplay
• Lincoln (2012): Best Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actor
• Brooklyn (2015): Best Actress and Adapted Screenplay
• Love & Mercy (2015): Best Actor and Original Screenplay
• Arrival (2016): Best Adapted Screenplay and Editing
• Fences (2016): Best Actor and Supporting Actress
• The Handmaiden (2016): Best Foreign Language Film and Production Design
• The Florida Project (2017): Best Picture and Supporting Actor
• The Shape of Water (2017): Best Director and Production Design