Circle of Film Awards!

Welcome to the Circle of Film Awards page! Use the drop down menu above to select a specific year and see who I picked for my CoFA Winners. Point your eyes a little lower to find the overall statistics across the years. Current applicable years: 2012-2018.     (Categories in bold = Winner)

Honorary Oversights:

  • 2019
    • The Nightingale (2018)
    • Wild Rose (2018)
  • 2018
    • Anna and the Apocalypse (2017)
    • Beast (2017)
  • 2017
    • Lady MacBeth (2016)
    • Personal Shopper (2016)

Most Nominations for a Single Film: 

  • 8
    • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): Picture, Director, Lead, Score, Tactile, Special, Scene, & Scene
    • Parasite (2019): Picture, Director, Supporting, Supporting, Screenplay, Score, Special, & Scene
    • Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019): Picture, Director, Lead, Supporting, Screenplay, Tactile, Special, & Scene
    • The Social Network (2010): Picture, Director, Lead, Screenplay, Score, Tactile, Special, & Scene
  • 7
    • 12 Years a Slave (2013): Picture, Director, Lead, Supporting, Supporting, Screenplay, & Scene
    • Drive (2011): Picture, Supporting, Supporting, Score, Tactile, Special, & Scene
    • Her (2013): Picture, Director, Supporting, Screenplay, Score, Tactile, & Special
    • Little Women (2019): Picture, Director, Lead, Supporting, Screenplay, Score, & Tactile
    • Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020): Picture, Director, Lead, Supporting, Screenplay, Score, & Scene
  • 6
    • Eighth Grade (2018): Picture, Lead Actor, Supporting, Screenplay, Score, & Scene
    • The Favourite (2018): Lead, Lead, Supporting, Supporting, Screenplay, & Tactile
    • Incendies (2010): Picture, Director, Lead, Supporting, Screenplay, & Scene
    • Lady Bird (2017): Picture, Director, Lead, Supporting, Screenplay, & Scene
    • Marriage Story (2019): Picture, Director, Lead, Lead, Supporting, & Scene
    • The Master (2012): Director, Lead, Supporting, Supporting, Score, & Scene
    • A Separation (2011): Picture, Director, Lead, Lead, Supporting, & Screenplay
    • The Shape of Water (2017): Director, Lead, Supporting, Screenplay, Score, & Tactile
    • Short Term 12 (2013): Picture, Lead, Supporting, Screenplay, Song, & Scene
    • Toy Story 3 (2010): Picture, Supporting, Song, Score, Special, & Scene

Most Wins for a Single Film:

  • 5
    • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): Picture, Director, Tactile Effects, Special Effects, & Scene
  • 3
    • Her (2013): Screenplay, Score, & Tactile Effects
    • Lady Bird (2017): Supporting Actor, Screenplay, & Scene
    • The Master (2012): Director, Supporting Actor, & Scene
    • Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020): Lead Actor, Screenplay, & Scene
    • A Separation (2011): Picture, Lead Actor, & Screenplay
    • The Social Network (2010): Picture, Director, & Score
    • War for the Planet of the Apes (2017): Picture, Lead Actor, & Special Effects
    • Whiplash (2014): Picture, Supporting Actor, & Scene
  • 2
    • 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016): Supporting Actor & Scene
    • 1917 (2019): Tactile Effects & Special Effects
    • Black Panther (2018): Supporting Actor & Tactile Effects
    • Burning (2018): Picture & Director
    • Drive (2011): Score & Scene
    • Dunkirk (2017): Director & Score
    • Eighth Grade (2018): Screenplay & Scene
    • The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014): Score & Tactile Effects
    • Gravity (2013): Director & Special Effects
    • Lincoln (2012): Lead Actor & Tactile Effects
    • Parasite (2019): Director & Supporting Actor
    • Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019): Picture & Screenplay
    • Short Term 12 (2013): Picture & Scene

Best Perfect Year:

  • 1
    • Alice in Wonderland (2010): Tactile Effects
    • American Animals (2018): Special Effects
    • Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020): Tactile Effects
    • Hacksaw Ridge (2016): Tactile Effects
    • The Jungle Book (2016): Special Effects
    • Life of Pi (2012): Special Effects
    • The Long Goodbye (2020): Song
    • The Lure (2015): Song
    • Mangrove (2020): Supporting Actor
    • Midnight in Paris (2011): Tactile Effects
    • A Quiet Place (2018): Score
    • A Star Is Born (2018): Song
    • Unsane (2018): Lead Actor
    • Wreck-It Ralph (2012): Score

Most Nominations for a Single Category:

  • 2
    • 12 Years a Slave (2013): Supporting Actor (Lupita N’yongo & Michael Fassbender)
    • The Big Sick (2017): Supporting Actor (Holly Hunter & Ray Romano)
    • Birdman (2014): Supporting Actor (Edward Norton & Emma Stone)
    • Blue Valentine (2010): Lead Actor (Ryan Gosling & Michelle Williasm)
    • Boyhood (2014): Supporting Actor (Ethan Hawke & Patricia Arquette)
    • Drive (2011): Supporting Actor (Albert Brooks & Carey Mulligan)
    • The Favourite (2018): Lead Actor (Olivia Colman & Emma Stone) & Supporting Actor (Rachel Weisz & Nicholas Hoult)
    • The Fighter (2010): Supporting Actor (Amy Adams & Christian Bale)
    • Frozen II (2019): Song (Show Yourself & Into the Unknown)
    • The Hateful Eight (2015):  Supporting Actor (Jennifer Jason Leigh & Walton Goggins)
    • Lincoln (2012): Supporting Actor (Sally Field & Tommy Lee Jones)
    • Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): Scene (The Sandstorm & Motorcycle/Immortan Joe Pursuit)
    • Marriage Story (2019): Lead Actor (Adam Driver & Scarlett Johansson)
    • The Master (2012): Supporting Actor (Philip Seymour Hoffman & Amy Adams)
    • Moonlight (2016): Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali & Ashton Sanders)
    • The Muppets (2011): Song (Man or Muppet & Life’s a Happy Song)
    • Parasite (2019): Supporting Actor (Song Kang-ho & Cho Yeo-jeong)
    • Room (2015): Lead Actor (Brie Larson & Jacob Tremblay)
    • A Separation (2011): Lead Actor (Leila Hatami & Payman Maadi)
    • Steve Jobs (2015): Supporting Actor (Kate Winslet & Seth Rogen)
    • Tangled (2010): Song (I See the Light & When Will My Life Begin)
    • Waves (2019): Supporting Actor (Sterling K. Brown & Taylor Russell)
    • Widows (2018): Supporting Actor (Elizabeth Debicki & Daniel Kaluuya)

Most Wins for a Single Person:

  • 2
    • Alexandre Desplat: Score (2014) & Score (2019)
    • Natalie Portman: Lead Actor (2010) & Lead Actor (2016)
    • Celine Sciamma: Director (2011) & Screenplay (2019)
    • Denis Villeneuve: Screenplay (2010) & Director (2016)

Most Nominations for a Single Person:

  • 8
    • Greta Gerwig: Lead Actor (2012), Screenplay (2012), Supporting Actor (2015), Supporting Actor (2016), Director (2017), Screenplay (2017), Director (2019), & Screenplay (2019)
  • 4
    • Alexandre Desplat: Score (2012), Score (2014), Score (2017), & Score (2019)
    • Michael Fassbender: Lead Actor (2011), Supporting Actor (2013), Supporting Actor (2014), & Lead Actor (2015)
    • Steve McQueen: Screenplay (2011), Director (2013), Director (2018), & Director (2020)
    • Carey Mulligan: Supporting Actor (2011), Supporting Actor (2011), Supporting Actor (2013), & Lead Actor (2020)
    • Trent Reznor: Score (2010), Score (2011), Score (2014), & Score (2019)
    • Atticus Ross: Score (2010), Score (2011), Score (2014), & Score (2019)
    • Céline Sciamma: Director (2011), Screenplay (2011), Director (2019), & Screenplay (2019)
    • Hans Zimmer: Score (2010), Score (2011), Score (2014), & Score (2017)

Most Nominations for a Single Person in a Single Year:

  • 2
    • Park Chan-Wook (2016): Director (The Handmaiden) & Screenplay (The Handmaiden)
    • Guillermo Del Toro (2017): Director (The Shape of Water) & Screenplay (The Shape of Water)
    • Julie Delpy (2013): Lead Actor (Before Midnight) & Screenplay (Before Midnight)
    • Asghar Farhadi (2011): Director (A Separation) & Screenplay (A Separation)
    • Greta Gerwig (2012): Lead Actor (Frances Ha) & Screenplay (Frances Ha)
    • Greta Gerwig (2017): Director (Lady Bird) & Screenplay (Lady Bird)
    • Greta Gerwig (2019): Director (Little Women) & Screenplay (Little Women)
    • Debra Granik (2010): Director (Winter’s Bone) & Screenplay (Winter’s Bone)
    • Eliza Hittman (2020): Director (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) & Screenplay (Never Rarely Sometimes Always)
    • Alejandro Inarritu (2014): Director (Birdman) & Screenplay (Birdman)
    • Spike Jonze (2013): Director (Her) & Screenplay (Her)
    • Bong Joon-ho (2019): Director (Parasite) & Screenplay (Parasite)
    • Robert Machoian (2020): Director (The Killing of Two Lovers) & Screenplay (The Killing of Two Lovers)
    • Carey Mulligan (2011): Supporting Actor (Shame) & Supporting Actor (Drive)
    • Jordan Peele (2017): Director (Get Out) & Screenplay (Get Out)
    • Aubrey Plaza (2020): Lead Actor (Black Bear) & Supporting Actor (Happiest Season)
    • Celine Sciamma (2011): Director (Tomboy) & Screenplay (Tomboy)
    • Celine Sciamma (2019): Director (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) & Screenplay (Portrait of a Lady on Fire)
    • Denis Villeneuve (2010): Director (Incendies) & Screenplay (Incendies)
    • Edgar Wright (2010): Director (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) & Screenplay (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World)

Most Nominations for an Animated Film:

  • 6
    • Toy Story 3 (2010): Picture, Supporting, Song, Score, Special, & Scene
  • 5
    • Inside Out (2015): Picture, Supporting, Screenplay, Score, & Special
  • 4
    • Moana (2016): Picture, Lead, Song, & Score
    • Rango (2011): Picture, Lead, Score, & Special
  • 3
    • Frozen II (2019): Score, Song, & Song
    • How to Train Your Dragon (2010): Picture, Score, & Scene
    • Kubo and the Two Strings (2016): Score, Tactile, & Special
    • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018): Picture, Screenplay, & Special
    • World of Tomorrow (2015): Picture, Screenplay, & Special

Most Nominations for a Foreign Language Film:

  • 8
    • Parasite (2019): Picture, Director, Supporting, Supporting, Screenplay, Score, Special, & Scene
    • Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019): Picture, Director, Lead, Supporting, Screenplay, Tactile, Special, & Scene
  • 6
    • Incendies (2010): Picture, Director, Lead, Supporting, Screenplay, & Scene
    • A Separation (2011): Picture, Director, Lead, Lead, Supporting, & Screenplay
  • 5
    • Burning (2018): Picture, Director, Supporting, Score, & Scene
    • The Handmaiden (2016): Picture, Director, Lead, Screenplay, & Scene
    • Tomboy (2011): Picture, Director, Lead, Supporting, & Screenplay
  • 4
    • The Farewell (2019): Picture, Lead, Supporting, & Screenplay
    • The Hunt (2012): Picture, Lead, Screenplay, & Scene
  • 3
    • Breathe (2014): Director, Lead, & Scene
    • Minari (2020): Picture, Director, & Supporting

Most Nominations for a Documentary Film:

  • 2
    • Minding the Gap (2018): Picture & Special Effects
    • O.J. Made in America (2016): Picture & Director
    • The Imposter (2012): Picture & Director

Film Series/Universes with Multiple Nominations:

  • 11
    • Planet of the Apes
      • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014): Lead Actor, Special Effects, & Scene
      • Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011): Supporting Actor, Score, Special Effects, & Scene
      • War for the Planet of the Apes (2017): Picture, Lead Actor, Score, & Special Effects
  • 7
    • Toy Story
      • Toy Story 3 (2010): Picture, Supporting, Song, Score, Special, & Scene
      • Toy Story 4 (2019): Special
    • World of Tomorrow
      • World of Tomorrow (2015): Picture, Screenplay, & Special Effects
      • World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts (2017): Special Effects & Scene
      • World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020): Picture & Special Effects
  • 6
    • Marvel Cinematic Universe
      • The Avengers (2012): Tactile Effects
      • Black Panther (2018): Picture, Supporting Actor, & Tactile Effects
      • Doctor Strange (2016): Special Effects
      • Guardians of the Galaxy (2014): Tactile Effects
  • 5
    • Frozen
      • Frozen (2013): Song & Score
      • Frozen II (2019): Song, Song, & Score
  • 4
    • How to Train Your Dragon
      • How to Train Your Dragon (2010): Picture, Score, & Scene
      • How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014): Special Effects
  • 3
    • Lego
      • The Lego Batman Movie (2017): Song
      • The Lego Movie (2014): Picture & Song
  • 2
    • Harry Potter
      • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010): Tactile Effects
      • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011): Special Effects
    • The Hunger Games
      • The Hunger Games (2012): Tactile Effects
      • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay: Part I (2014): Song

Most Unique Films Nominated in a Single Year:

  • 33
    • 2020

Fewest Unique Films Nominated in a Single Year:

  • 21
    • 2010
    • 2019

Most Unique Film Winners in a Single Year:

  • 9
    • 2016
      • 10 Cloverfield Lane: Supporting Actor & Scene
      • The Handmaiden: Picture
      • Arrival: Director
      • Jackie: Lead Actor
      • 20th Century Women: Screenplay
      • Moana: Song
      • Swiss Army Man: Score
      • The Jungle Book: Special Effects
      • Hacksaw Ridge: Tactile Effects

Fewest Unique Film Winners in a Single Year:

  • 5
    • 2017
      • War for the Planet of the Apes: Picture, Lead Actor, & Visual Effects
      • Lady Bird: Supporting Actor, Screenplay, & Scene
      • Dunkirk: Director & Score
      • Call Me By Your Name: Song
      • Blade Runner 2049: Tactile Effects

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