Indiana Film Journalists Association
The Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) is a film critic organization located in the state of Indiana in The United States. It was founded in early 2009 with six members, and has since doubled in size.
The group's goal is to promote quality film criticism in Indiana, and recognize worthy cinematic achievements. The IFJA gives out annual awards in mid-December.
2009 Awards
The 1st Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards were given on 14 December 2009.
Best Film
- Up in the Air
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (Runner-up)
Other Finalists:
- (500) Days of Summer
- District 9
- The Hurt Locker
- Julie and Julia
- Moon
- Nine
- Up
- Where the Wild things Are
Best Director
- Spike Jonze - Where the Wild things Are
- Wes Anderson - Fantastic Mr. Fox (Runner-up)
Best Actor
- George Clooney - Up in the Air
- Jeremy Renner - The Hurt Locker (Runner-up)
Best Actress
- Carey Mulligan - An Education
- Meryl Streep - Julie and Julia (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actor
- Christoph Waltz - Inglourious Basterds
- Stanley Tucci - The Lovely Bones and Julie and Julia (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actress
- Mo'Nique - Precious
- Vera Farmiga - Up in the Air (Runner-up)
Best Screenplay
- Up in the Air - Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner
- Where the Wild things Are - Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers (Runners-up)
Best Foreign Language Film
- Sin Nombre • Spain
- Welcome (Runner-up) • France
Best Animated Film
- Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Up (Runner-up)
Best Documentary
- The Cove
- Anvil! The Story of Anvil (Runner-up)
Original Vision Award
- Where the Wild things Are
- District 9 (Runner-up)
2010 Awards
The 2nd Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards were given on 12 December 2010.
Best Film
- The Social Network
- Inception (Runner-up)
Other Finalists:
- 127 Hours
- Black Swan
- Exit Through the Gift Shop
- The Fighter
- Never Let Me Go
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
- True Grit
- Winter's Bone
Best Director
- Christopher Nolan - Inception
- Debra Granik - Winter's Bone (Runner-up)
Best Actor
- James Franco - 127 Hours
- Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network (Runner-up)
Best Actress
- Natalie Portman - Black Swan
- Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actor
- Christian Bale - The Fighter
- John Hawkes - Winter's Bone (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actress
- Hailee Steinfeld - True Grit
- Melissa Leo - The Fighter (Runner-up)
Best Screenplay
- The Social Network - Aaron Sorkin
- Inception - Christopher Nolan (Runner-up)
Best Foreign Language Film
- Lebanon • Israel
- Biutiful (Runner-up) • Mexico
Best Animated Film
- How to Train Your Dragon
- Toy Story 3 (Runner-up)
Best Documentary
- Exit Through the Gift Shop
- The Tillman Story (Runner-up)
Original Vision Award
- Inception
- 127 Hours (Runner-up)
2011 Awards
The 3rd Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards were given on 12 December 2011.
Best Film
- The Artist
- The Descendants (Runner-up)
Other Finalists:
- Coriolanus
- Drive
- Hugo
- Martha Marcy May Marlene
- The Muppets
- The Skin I Live In
- Super 8
- The Tree of Life
Best Director
- Michel Hazanavicius - The Artist
- Terrence Malick - The Tree of Life (Runner-up)
Best Actor
- Paul Giamatti - Win Win
- Ralph Fiennes - Coriolanus (Runner-up)
Best Actress
- Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene
- Tilda Swinton - We Need to Talk About Kevin (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actor
- Christopher Plummer - Beginners
- Albert Brooks - Drive (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actress
- Viola Davis - The Help
- Amy Ryan - Win Win (Runner-up)
Best Original Screenplay
- Win Win - Tom McCarthy
- Margin Call - J.C. Chandor (Runner-up)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Descendants - Nat Faxon, Jim Rash and Alexander Payne
- Moneyball - Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin (Runner-up)
Best Foreign Language Film
- The Skin I Live In • Spain
- 13 Assassins (Runner-up) • Japan
Best Animated Film
- Rango
- Winnie the Pooh (Runner-up)
Best Documentary
- Project Nim
- Into the Abyss (Runner-up)
Best Musical Score
- The Artist - Ludovic Bource
- Hugo - Howard Shore (Runner-up)
Original Vision Award
- The Tree of Life
- The Artist (Runner-up)
2012 Awards
The 4th Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards were given on 17 December 2012.
Best Film
- Safety Not Guaranteed
- Beasts of the Southern Wild (Runner-up)
Best Director
- Quentin Tarantino - Django Unchained
- Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty (Runner-up)
Best Actor
- Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook and Daniel Day Lewis - Lincoln (Tie)
Best Actress
- Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty
- Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actor
- Tommy Lee Jones - Lincoln
- Christoph Waltz - Django Unchained (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actress
- Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables
- Helen Hunt - The Sessions (Runner-up)
Best Original Screenplay
- Safety Not Guaranteed - Derek Connolly
- Django Unchained - Quentin Tarantino (Runner-up)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower - Stephen Chbosky
- Silver Linings Playbook - David O. Russell (Runner-up)
Best Foreign Language Film
- The Raid: Redemption • Indonesia
- Amour (Runner-up) • France
Best Animated Film
- Rise of the Guardians
- ParaNorman (Runner-up)
Best Documentary
- Searching for Sugar Man
- Room 237 (Runner-up)
Best Musical Score
- Skyfall - Thomas Newman
- Life of Pi - Mychael Danna (Runner-up)
Original Vision Award
- Beasts of the Southern Wild
- Django Unchained (Runner-up)
2013 Awards
The 4th Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards were given on 16 December 2013.
Best Film
- 12 Years a Slave
Best Director
- Steve McQueen - 12 Years a Slave
- Spike Jonze - Her (Runner-up)
Best Actor
- Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
- Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club (Runner-up)
Best Actress
- Adèle Exarchopoulos - La vie d'Adèle
- Brie Larson - Short Term 12 (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actor
- Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips
- Jeremy Renner - American Hustle (Runner-up)
Best Supporting Actress
- Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle
- June Squibb - Nebraska (Runner-up)
Best Original Screenplay
- Her - Spike Jonze
- Rush - Peter Morgan (Runner-up)
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Before Midnight - Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater
- 12 Years a Slave - John Ridley (Runner-up)
Best Foreign Language Film
- La vie d'Adèle • France
- The Grandmaster (Runner-up) • Japan
Best Animated Film
- Frozen
- The Wind Rises (Runner-up)
Best Documentary
- The Act of [...]
- Stories We Tell (Runner-up)
Best Musical Score
- 12 Years a Slave - Hans Zimmer
- Rush - Hans Zimmer (Runner-up)
Original Vision Award
- Her
- Gravity (Runner-up)
The Hoosier Award
- Medora - Andrew Cohn and Davy Rothbart
External links
Home page: [indianafilmjournalists.com]