The Edge of the Frame

You know, it’s true that “The Social Network” is my favorite movie of this year and many others. It’s probably in my Top 5 films of the last 20 years. However, that’s not why I am posting this. People really need to understand the precedent that is being set here. Never in the history of film has a movie been so unanimously praised as this one.

Every year there is a critical darling. Last year, at this point last year, “The Hurt Locker” has won 12 Best Picture awards, as has “Slumdog Millionaire.” “No Country for Old Men” was the only one that came close with 20 wins. “The Social Network” has 25 Best Picture wins under its belt. Not to mention, it is also the first film in nearly 15 years to win the “Big Four,” meaning the NYFCC, LAFCA, NBR and NSFC (L.A. Confidential was the last film to do that, and before that, Schindler’s List).

This has been a bigger critical coronation than ever there was one, and it’s really something to admire and remember.

Here’s the full list of main awards that it has won:

BEST PICTURE

WINS
African American Film Critics Association
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Boston Society of Film Critics
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (runner-up)
Chicago Film Critics Association
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Detroit Film Critics Society
Florida Film Critics Circle
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Houston Film Critics Society
Indiana Film Journalists Association
International Press Academy
Iowa Film Critics
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
National Board of Review
National Society of Film Critics
New York Film Critics Circle
New York Film Critics Online
Oklahoma City Film Critics Circle
Online Film Critics Society
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Southeastern Film Critics Association
St. Louis Film Critics Association
Toronto Film Critics Association
Utah Film Critics Association
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Washington D.C. Film Critics Association

NOMINATIONS
Austin Film Critics Association
London Film Critics Circle (not yet awarded)
Phoenix Film Critics Society
Producers Guild of America (not yet awarded)
San Diego Film Critics

BEST DIRECTOR

WINS
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Boston Society of Film Critics
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Chicago Film Critics Association
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association
Florida Film Critics Circle
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Houston Film Critics Society
Indiana Film Journalists Association
International Press Academy
Iowa Film Critics
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (TIE with Carlos Assayas)
National Board of Review
National Society of Film Critics
New York Film Critics Circle
New York Film Critics Online
Oklahoma City Film Critics Circle
Online Film Critics Society
San Francisco Film Critics Circle (TIE with Darren Aronofsky)
Southeastern Film Critics Association
St. Louis Film Critics Association
Toronto Film Critics Association
Utah Film Critics Association
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Washington D.C. Film Critics Association

NOMINATIONS
Austin Film Critics Association
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
Detroit Film Critics Society
London Film Critics Circle (not yet awarded)
Phoenix Film Critics Society
San Diego Film Critics

BEST ACTOR

WINS
Boston Society of Film Critics
Houston Film Critics Society
Indiana Film Journalists Association (runner-up)
National Board of Review
National Society of Film Critics
Oklahoma City Film Critics Circle
Toronto Film Critics Association
Utah Film Critics Association

NOMINATIONS
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Central Ohio Film Critics Association
Chicago Film Critics Association
Detroit Film Critics Society
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
International Press Academy
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
London Film Critics Circle (not yet awarded)
Online Film Critics Society
Phoenix Film Critics Society
San Diego Film Critics
Screen Actors Guild Award (not yet awarded)
St. Louis Film Critics Association
Vancouver Film Critics Circle

BEST SCREENPLAY

WINS
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (adapted)
Austin Film Critics Association (adapted)
Boston Society of Film Critics
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (adapted)
Chicago Film Critics Association
Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association
Florida Film Critics Circle (adapted)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Houston Film Critics Society
Indiana Film Journalists Association
International Press Academy
Kansas City Film Critics Circle
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
National Board of Review
National Society of Film Critics
New York Film Critics Online
Oklahoma City Film Critics Circle (adapted)
Online Film Critics Society
Phoenix Film Critics Society
San Diego Film Critics Society (adapted)
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Southeastern Film Critics Association (adapted)
St. Louis Film Critics Association (adapted)
Toronto Film Critics Association (adapted)
Utah Film Critics Association
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
Washington D.C. Film Critics Association (adapted)

NOMINATIONS
London Film Critics Circle (not yet awarded)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

WINS
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Central Ohio Film Critics Association (runner-up)
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Las Vegas Film Critics Society
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (TIE w/The Ghost Writer)
St. Louis Film Critics Association

NOMINATIONS
Chicago Film Critics Association
Houston Film Critics Association
International Press Academy
San Diego Film Critics Society
Washington Film Critics Association

Congrats, “Social Network.” You earned it.