The Broadcast Film Critics Association is the largest film critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing almost 200 television, radio and online critics. Our collective membership is the primary source of information for today's entertainment consumers. The very first opinion a moviegoer hears about new releases at the multiplex or the art house usually comes from one of our members.

Founded in 1995, the BFCA presents its Critics' Choice Awards each year to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking. A portion of the proceeds from the awards presentation ceremony and telecast is donated to the Starlight Children's Foundation, Make-A-Wish, Operation Rescue, and other charitable organizations. The 11th annual Critics¹ Choice Awards show will be telecast live on The WB Television Network on January 9, 2006 from the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

The BFCA also officially recommends other worthy films throughout the course of the year. As an additional service to moviegoers, each film is given a Critics' Choice Rating, based on the cumulative grades each film receives in our weekly balloting. More information on these ratings is available in the New Movies area.

The BFCA is led by its President and Board of Directors. Joey Berlin is currently serving as President. The Board of Directors is John De Simio, Jim Ferguson, Mark Ramsey and Sara Voorhees.

Our standards: All film reviews represent the unique and honest opinion of the authoring member. Any attempt to influence a review beyond providing information is a violation of BFCA standards. "Quotes" may only be provided from reviews that have been, will be or are intended to be broadcast or printed, and cannot be altered in any way without the expressed permission of the reviewer.

Criteria for membership: To apply for membership, a broadcast film critic must regularly provide a large television, radio or Internet audience with subjective assessments of the quality of motion pictures being released theatrically.