National Society of Film Critics

The National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) is an American film critic organization. The organization is known for their highbrow tastes, and its annual awards are one of the most prestigious film critics awards in the United States. As of January 2014 the NSFC have approximately 60 members who write for a variety of weekly and daily newspapers along with major publications and media outlets.^[1]^[2]

History

National Society of Film Critics was founded in 1966 in the New York City apartment of Saturday Review critic Hollis Alpert, one of several co-founding film critics who was refused membership to the New York Film Critics Circle, as it preferred critics who worked for mainstream newspapers.^[3] His co-founders included Pauline Kael, a writer for The New Yorker;^[3] Joe Morgenstern, then a movie reviewer for Newsweek; and Richard Schickel, a film critic for Life Magazine.^[3] The Society was also founded in order to counteract the influence of New York Times critic Bosley Crowther, who dominated the New York City film critic scene for many years.^[3] The original founding film critics, who were overwhelmingly based in New York, called their new group a "national" organization because they wrote for a number of magazines and newspapers with a national circulation.^[3] Past distinguished members include Dave Kehr, Jonathan Rosenbaum, the late Roger Ebert, Richard Corliss, and Stanley Kauffmann; current prominent members include Peter Travers, Stephanie Zacharek, Kenneth Turan, Lisa Schwarzbaum, Gerald Peary, David Sterritt, and David Edelstein.^[4]^[5]

The organization is known for their highbrow tastes, and its annual awards are one of the most prestigious film critics awards in the United States. In past years, many of their Best Picture winners have been foreign films and their choices rarely parallel the Academy Awards. They have agreed with the Oscar in six instances over the past forty years: 1977's Annie Hall, 1992's Unforgiven, 1993's Schindler's List, 2004's Million Dollar Baby, 2009's The Hurt Locker and 2015's Spotlight.^[1]^[2]^[6] Five other winners did receive the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film: Z, Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie), La nuit américaine (Day for Night), Préparez vos mouchoirs (Get Out Your Handkerchiefs), and Amour.

The NSFC is also the American representative of the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), which comprises the national organizations of professional film critics and film journalists from around the world.^[7]

Books

The society has published an ongoing series of anthologies of articles including:

The B List:The National Society of Film Critics on the Low-Budget Beauties,Genre-Bending Mavericks,and Cult Classics We Love, Edited by David Sterritt and John C. Anderson, 2008
The X List: A Guide to the Movies That Turn Us On, Edited by Jami Bernard, Da Capo Press, 2005
The A List: 100 Essential Films, Edited by Jay Carr, Da Capo Press, 2002
Flesh and Blood: On Sex, Violence, and Censorship, Edited by Peter Keough, Mercury House, 1995
They Went Thataway: Redefining Film Genres, Edited by Richard T. Jameson, Mercury House, 1994
Love and Hisses: Sound Off On the Hottest Movie Controversies, Edited by Peter Rainer, Mercury House, 1992
Foreign Affairs: A Guide to Foreign Films, Edited by Kathy Schulz Huffhines, Mercury House, 1991
Produced and Abandoned: The Best Films You've Never Seen, Edited by Michael Sragow, Mercury House, 1990
The National Society of Film Critics on the Movie Star, Edited by Elisabeth Weis, Penguin, 1981
The National Society of Film Critics on Movie Comedy, Edited by Stuart Byron and Elisabeth Weis, Penguin, 1977

Annual Film Awards

Categories:

References

1 2 "'Inside Llewyn Davis' Dominates National Society of Film Critics Awards". TheWrap. January 4, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
1 2 "'Inside Llewyn Davis' wins National Society of Film Critics honors". Los Angeles Times. January 4, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014. The society, which was founded in 1966 and includes principal critics from major papers and outlets, often disagrees with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over their top choices.
1 2 3 4 5 Nelson, Valerie J. (2007-12-07). "Hollis Alpert, at 91; author cofounded film critic society". Los Angeles Times. Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-12-10.
↑ "2013 Awards: "Inside Llewyn Davis," Oscar Isaac, Cate Blanchett". National Society of Film Critics. January 4, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
↑ "Who We Are". National Society of Film Critics. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
↑ "National Society of Film Critics Offers a More Civil Awards-Season Alternative". Variety. January 9, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
↑ "About the Society". National Society of Film Critics. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

External links

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Awards	Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Best Non-Fiction Film Best Foreign Language Film Best Cinematography

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American Film Critic Associations

National	Broadcast Film Critics Association National Board of Review National Society of Film Critics

Northeast	Boston Society of Film Critics New York Film Critics Circle New York Film Critics Online Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association

Midwest	Chicago Film Critics Association Detroit Film Critics Society

South	Austin Film Critics Association Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Florida Film Critics Circle Houston Film Critics Society

West	Denver Film Critics Society Los Angeles Film Critics Association San Diego Film Critics Society San Francisco Film Critics Circle St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association

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