TheBoston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) is an organization of film reviewers inBoston, Massachusetts.
The BSFC was formed in 1981 as a society of film critics in theNew England area.[1] It was founded to make “Boston’s unique critical perspective heard on a national and international level by awarding commendations to the best of the year’s films and filmmakers and local film theaters and film societies that offer outstanding film programming.”
Every year for the past three decades, the Boston Society of Film Critics give theirBoston Society of Film Critics Awards. The 2009 award for best picture and best director went toThe Hurt Locker directed byKathryn Bigelow and also won three other awards (best actor, best cinematography and best film editing). It was the first time in the organization's thirty-year history that one film took home five awards.[2]
The New Filmmaker award is named forDavid Brudnoy, Boston-area radio talk show host and film critic, who was a founding member of the BSFC; he died in 2004. Winners includeJoe Wright (Pride and Prejudice),[3]Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson)[4] andFlorian Zeller (The Father).[5]
^A : The Society does not distinguish between original screenplays and adaptation for their Best Screenplay award.[7]
