The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18, 2010.[1][2] These awards for "extraordinary accomplishment in film" are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) based in Houston, Texas.[3][4] The organization, founded in 2007, includes 22 film critics for print, radio, television, and internet publications in the greater Houston area.[5] The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission, Southwest Alternate Media Project, Women in Film and Television/Houston, WorldFest, and the Houston Cinema Arts Society.[6]
The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12, 2010.[1] Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline, merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD.[7] Along with the 13 "best of" category awards, this year also saw the introduction of a new category for "Worst Movies of the Year".[4][5]The Social Network, True Grit, and 127 Hours each received six nominations, all including the Best Picture, Actor, Direction, and Original Score categories.[5]
In addition to the category awards, the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney.[4][11] Clooney was selected for "selflessly using his celebrity for greater good".[12] The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove, director of the Rice University Media Center, and Hector Luna, the founder and editor of C-47 Houston.[5]
Ceremony
The 2010 awards were given out at a ceremony held at the Museum of Fine Arts on December 18, 2010.[4][11] The award ceremony was free and open to the general public.[2][13] While organizers did not expect any of the nominees in the "best of" category awards to be in attendance, director Edgar Wright recorded a thank-you clip which was shown.[14] The ceremony also included clips of nominated films plus special tributes to George Clooney and Sissy Spacek, and was followed by a catered reception with the members of the HFCS in the museum gallery.[5][6][13] Catering for the reception was provided by Central Market.[13][15]
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.[8]
^ abBergeron, Michael (December 17, 2010). "How foreign is now?". Free Press Houston. Archived from the original on December 21, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.