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Austin Film Critics Association Awards

The Austin Film Critics Association is a group of Austin-based film critics that votes each year on awards for films released in that calendar year. Nominations and winners are announced in December. Besides the usual categories, the group gives a Best Austin Film award to the top film made in Austin or by an Austin-area director, and a breakthrough artist award named for co-founder Robert "Bobby" McCurdy. The association was founded in 2005. For 2025 films it announced nominations on December 10 and winners on December 18, 2025, with One Battle After Another leading and Blue Moon named Best Austin Film. The awards are announced online; there is no public submission process.

Awards · Austin · Since 2005 · Active

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Usually December
Austin Film Critics Association
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Categories
Best Film
Best Austin Film
Robert R. "Bobby" McCurdy Memorial Breakthrough Artist Award

Notable

2025 nominations were announced December 10, 2025, and winners December 18, 2025; One Battle After Another led the winners ↗︎
2025 Best Austin Film: Blue Moon, screened by AFCA at the AFS Cinema on January 12 ↗︎
The site's December 2025 post refers to the group's 20th anniversary ↗︎
Sources
  1. Austin Film Critics Association Austin Film Critics Association

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