Las Vegas Film Critics Society
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| Abbreviation | LVFCS |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1997 |
| Type | Film criticism |
| Location | |
| Website | lvfcs.org |
The Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) is a non-profit organization of select print, television, radio and online film critics based in the Las Vegas area.[1] Founded in 1997 by Jeffrey K. Howard and David Neil, the LVFCS recognizes achievements in filmmaking throughout their annual awards and dedicates on the advancement and preservation of film.[2][3]
Award categories
The LVFCS has annually presented the Sierra Awards, honoring the best films and performances of the year.[4] Categories include the William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award, which was first presented to Jack Lemmon in 2000.[5]
- Top 10 Films
- Best Picture
- Best Actor
- Best Actress
- Best Supporting Actor
- Best Supporting Actress
- Best Director
- Best Original Screenplay
- Best Adapted Screenplay
- Best Cinematography
- Best Film Editing
- Best Score
- Best Song
- Best Documentary
- Best Animated Film
- Best International Film
- Best Costume Design
- Best Art Direction
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Action Film
- Best Comedy
- Best Horror/Sci-Fi
- Best Family Film
- Best Animal Performance
- Best Ensemble
- Breakout Filmmaker
- Best Stunts
- Best Male Youth Performance (Under 21)
- Best Female Youth Performance (Under 21)
- William Holden Lifetime Achievement Award
Best Picture winners
| Year | Best Picture | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | One Battle After Another | [6] |
| 2024 | Dune: Part Two | [7] |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | [8] |
| 2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once | [9] |
| 2021 | Belfast | [10] |
| 2020 | Nomadland | [11] |
| 2019 | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | [9] |
| 2018 | Roma | [9] |
| 2017 | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | [12] |
| 2016 | La La Land | [13] |
| 2015 | Spotlight | [14] |
| 2014 | Birdman | [15] |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | [16] |
| 2012 | Life of Pi | [17] |
| 2011 | The Artist | [18] |
| 2010 | The Social Network | [19] |
| 2009 | The Hurt Locker | [20] |
| 2008 | Frost/Nixon | [21] |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | [22] |
| 2006 | The Departed | [23] |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | [24] |
| 2004 | The Aviator | [25] |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | [26] |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | [27] |
| 2001 | Memento | [28] |
| 2000 | Erin Brockovich | [29] |
| 1999 | American Beauty | [30] |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | [9] |
| 1997 | Titanic | [2] |