WAFCA - Washington, DC Area Film Critics Association

10/20/2025

It was another fantastic weekend of fun, friends, and film as WAFCA members were on hand for the 2025 Middleburg Film Festival! We'd like to thank the festival's coordinators and the tremendous staff for having us again, and we can't wait for next year!

09/27/2025

WAFCA members were in attendance for an early showing of Kathryn Bigelow's ! Netflix

12/08/2024

For a complete list of the winners, and to learn more about WAFCA and its members, please go to our website. Thank you and congratulations again to all of our winners and nominees!

Today, the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) celebrates a year of filmmaking excellence with its 2024 WAFCA Awards winners. This year's awards recognize a stellar array of films, showcasing the best in mainstream and independent cinema in 21 categories.

12/08/2024

Congratulations to Mikey Madison whose breakout performance in ANORA has earned her the WAFCA Award for Best Actress!

12/08/2024

Congratulations go out to Colman Domingo for winning the Best Actor WAFCA Award for his performance in SING SING!

12/08/2024

Congratulations to Brady Corbet for winning the WAFCA Award for Best Director for THE BRUTALIST! This stunning film's composer Daniel Blumberg also won the award for Best Original Score.

12/08/2024

DC film critics have selected WICKED as the winner of the WAFCA Award for Best Feature! Jon M. Chu's spellbinding film also won the award for Best Production Design.

12/08/2024

The full list of 2024 WAFCA Awards nominees is up! Winners to be announced later today.

The 2024 WAFCA Award Nominations are Here! THE BRUTALIST, CONCLAVE, AND WICKED VIE FOR TOP HONORS (Washington, DC – December 7, 2024) – The Washington Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) today unveiled its nominees for the 2024 WAFCA Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in cinema. This...

02/10/2024

We have some very impactful films for the culture coming up in the next few months. You are invited to join us for our monthly film series, done in conjunction with the , on the second Friday night of every month. Up next is Hustle & Flow, Friday, March 8, 2024. Doors open at 6pm, with a pre-film Conversation beginning at 6:30 pm. The film begins at 7:30 pm and the event is FREE. For more information, visit lightreelfilm.com.

The LightReel Film Series features hip-hop movies of the culture, for the culture, and absolutely ARE the culture! &Flow

01/27/2024

Tonight, WAFCA members were in attendance at a special KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON event at the National Museum of the American Indian with director Martin Scorsese and star Lily Gladstone! Also part of the event was Chief Standing Bear and moderator Jake Tapper!

01/23/2024

WAFCA would like to congratulate all of this year's Academy Awards nominees! Which films are you rooting for? Which films do you wish had been nominated?