# Toronto Film Critics Association

The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) is an organization of film critics from Toronto-based publications. As of 1999, the TFCA is a member of the FIPRESCI.

## History

The Toronto Film Critics Association is the official organization of Toronto-based broadcasters and journalists who critique films and provide commentary on them. Members represent all major print and electronic outlets in the city. They have juried festivals all over the world, from Cannes to Berlin, Venice to Toronto.
The TFCA began presenting awards in 1998, and the dinner around them has grown to be a major annual event in the Canadian film calendar accompanied by a significant cash prizes, including a $100,000 purse, sponsored by Rogers, for the director of the best Canadian film.
The founding members of the TFCA—those who attended the first meeting in August 1997 at the board room of the National Film Board of Canada—were Cameron Bailey (Now Magazine), Norm Wilner (freelance), Liam Lacey (The Globe and Mail), Peter Howell (Toronto Star), Brian D. Johnson (Maclean's), Angie Baldarrasse (freelance), Marc Glassman (Take One), Gemma Files (Eye Weekly), and Wyndham Wise (Take One). Prior to the official launch of the organization, two informal Toronto film critics' polls appeared in Take One, in issues #10 (Winter 1996) and #14 (Winter 1997), organized by Wise.

## Members

Current members of the TFCA:
* Nathalie Atkinson – The Globe and Mail, Zoomer
* Sarah-Tai Black - The Globe and Mail, LA Times
* Kelly Boutsalis - Freelance
* Liz Braun – Toronto Sun, Original Cin
* Anne Brodie – What She Said
* Bill Chambers – Film Freak Central
* Susan G. Cole – Freelance
* Thom Ernst – Freelance
* Marriska Fernandes – Freelance
* Alicia Fletcher - A Year in Film
* Eli Glasner – CBC
* Marc Glassman - POV Magazine, CFMZ-FM
* Jason Gorber – That Shelf, POV Magazine, CBC
* Karen Gordon – Original Cin
* Sarah Hagi - Freelance
* Rachel Ho – Exclaim!
* Peter Howell – Toronto Star
* Kim Hughes - Original Cin
* Brian D. Johnson, Maclean's
* Peter Knegt – CBC
* Chris Knight – National Post, Original Cin
* Liam Lacey - Original Cin
* Joe Lipsett - Bloody Disgusting, Horror Queers (podcast)
* Saffron Maeve - Freelance
* Pat Mullen - POV Magazine
* Angelo Muredda – Freelance
* Adam Nayman – Cinema Scope, The Ringer
* Kathleen Newman-Bremang - Refinery29
* Andrew Parker – The Gate
* Jennie Punter – Variety
* Kevin Ritchie - Freelance
* Johanna Schneller – The Globe and Mail
* Gilbert Seah – Afro Toronto, Toronto Franco
* Alice Shih – Fairchild Radio
* Radheyan Simonpillai – CTV Your Morning
* Jim Slotek – Original Cin
* Courtney Small - Freelance
* Victor Stiff - Freelance
* Glenn Sumi – Freelance
* Kate Taylor – The Globe and Mail
* José Teodoro – Freelance
* Dave Voight - In the Seats
* Jackson Weaver – CBC
* Rachel West – That Shelf, Alliance of Women Film Journalists
* Norman Wilner – Freelance
Emeritus members of the TFCA:
* Jason Anderson
* Linda Barnard
* Tina Hassania
* Bruce Kirkland
Source: TFCA

## Categories
### Current categories

* Best Film
* Outstanding Lead Performance
* Outstanding Supporting Performance
* Outstanding Breakthrough Performance
* Outstanding Performance in a Canadian Film
* Best Director
* Best Animated Film
* Best Documentary Film
* Best First Feature
* Best Foreign Language Film
* Best Screenplay
* Rogers Best Canadian Film Award
* Jay Scott Prize
* Company 3 TFCA Luminary Award

### Discontinued categories

* Best Actor
* Best Actress
* Best Supporting Actor
* Best Supporting Actress

## Ceremonies

* 1997 – 1st
* 1998 – 2nd
* 1999 – 3rd
* 2000 – 4th
* 2001 – 5th
* 2002 – 6th
* 2003 – 7th
* 2004 – 8th
* 2005 – 9th
* 2006 – 10th
* 2007 – 11th
* 2008 – 12th
* 2009 – 13th
* 2010 – 14th
* 2011 – 15th
* 2012 – 16th
* 2013 – 17th
* 2014 – 18th
* 2015 – 19th
* 2016 – 20th
* 2017 – 21st
* 2018 – 22nd
* 2019 – 23rd
* 2020 – 24th
* 2021 – 25th
* 2022 – 26th
* 2023 – 27th
* 2024 – 28th