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ANNUAL AWARDS

Each year, the film critics and voting members of Chicago Indie Critics hold annual CIC Awards in more than 20 categories.

Two awards of special interest over the years are the Trailblazer and Impact Awards.  The Trailblazer Award honors the work of an artist who truly pushed the boundaries of the medium in terms of form and content.  The Impact Award celebrates a person whose work has had a positive impact on society.

The complete list of current award categories for the annual CIC Awards are:

BEST INDEPENDENT FILM

BEST STUDIO FILM

BEST FOREIGN FILM

BEST DOCUMENTARY

BEST ANIMATED FILM

BEST DIRECTOR

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

BEST ACTOR

BEST ACTRESS

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

BEST MAKEUP

BEST EDITING

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

BEST STUNTS

BREAKOUT ARTIS

Best SIGHT UNSEEN PERFORMANCE

 and the

IMPACT AWARD