Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
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The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Breakthrough Performance or Best Youth Performance is one of the annual awards given by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association.
Winners
2000s
| Year | Performer | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Terrence Howard | Hustle & Flow | DJay |
| 2006 | Jennifer Hudson | Dreamgirls | Effie White |
| 2007 | Elliot Page[a] | Juno | Juno MacGuff |
| 2008 | Dev Patel | Slumdog Millionaire | Jamal Malik
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| 2009 | Gabourey Sidibe | Precious | Claireece "Precious" Jones |
2010s
| Year | Performer | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | No award | ||
| 2011 | |||
| 2012 | Quvenzhané Wallis | Beasts of the Southern Wild | Hushpuppy |
| 2013 | Tye Sheridan | Mud | Ellis |
| 2014 | Ellar Coltrane | Boyhood | Mason Evans, Jr. |
| 2015 | Jacob Tremblay | Room | Jack Newsome |
| 2016 | Lucas Hedges | Manchester by the Sea | Patrick Chandler |
| 2017 | Brooklynn Prince | The Florida Project | Moonee |
| 2018 | Elsie Fisher | Eighth Grade | Kayla Day |
| 2019 | Roman Griffin Davis | Jojo Rabbit | Jojo Betzler |
2020s
| Year | Performer | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Alan Kim | Minari | David Yi |
| 2021 | Woody Norman | C'mon C'mon | Jesse |
| 2022 | Gabriel LaBelle | The Fabelmans | Sammy Fabelman |
| 2023 | Dominic Sessa | The Holdovers | Angus Tully |
Notes
- ^ Credited as Ellen Page