Online Film Critics Society
The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) is a professional association for film critics as well as film journalists, scholars and historians who publish their reviews, interviews and essays exclusively or primarily on the Internet.
The OFCS was founded in 1997. Its membership is worldwide, and includes journalists representing such film-related websites as Apollo Guide, DVD Savant, eFilmCritic.com, FilmCritic.com, FilmFocus, Film Threat, The Internet Movie Database, Salon, Slant Magazine, and TV Guide Online.
The organization is run by a body called the Governing Committee. The GC is presently composed of critics Rory Aronsky, Phil Hall and Wesley Lovell.
Current Award categories
- Best Picture
- Best Director
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Documentary
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Best Adapted Screenplay (1998-1999, 2001-)
- Best Original Screenplay (1998-1999, 2001-)
- Best Original Score (1998-)
- Best Cinematography (1998-)
- Best Editing (1998-2000, 2002, 2004-)
- Best Breakthrough Performance (2001-)
- Best Breakthrough Filmmaker (2001-)
- Best Animated Feature (2001-)
Previous Award categories
- Best Screenplay (1997, 2000)
- Best Ensemble (1998-2002)
- Best Debut/Cinematic Breakthrough (1999-2000)
- Best Film Review Website (1999)
- Best Official Website for a Film (1999)
- Special OFCS Award (1999)
- Best DVD (2000-2001)
- Best DVD Special Features (2000)
- Best DVD Commentary (2000)
- Best Film Related Website (2000)
- Best Art Direction (2002-2003)
- Best Costume Design (2002-2003)
- Best Sound (2002-2003)
- Best Visual Effects (2002-2003)