Precursor History: Precursor Ages

Precursor Ages Sorted Chronologically (By Group)

Industry Guilds

Directors Guild of America (DGA) (1948, 76 years as of 2023)
Writers Guild of America (WGA) (1948, 76 years as of 2023)
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) (1953, 71 years as of 2023)
American Cinema Editors (ACE) (1961, 63 years as of 2023)
ICG Publicists Guild (ICG) (1963, 61 years as of 2023)
Casting Society of America (CSA) (1984, 40 years as of 2023)
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) (1986, 38 years as of 2023)
Producers Guild of America (PGA) (1989, 35 years as of 2023)
Annie Awards (AA) (1991, 33 years as of 2023)
Cinema Audio Society (CAS) (1993, 31 years as of 2023)
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) (1994, 30 years as of 2023)
Art Directors Guild (ADG) (1996, 28 years as of 2023)
Costume Designers Guild (CDG) (1998, 26 years as of 2023)
Hollywood Make Up & Hair Stylists Guild (HMHG) (1999, 25 years as of 2023)
Visual Effects Society (VES) (2002, 22 years as of 2023)
Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) (2019, 5 years as of 2023)

Organizations

Golden Globes (GG) (1943, 81 years as of 2023)
British Academy of Film & Television Arts Awards (BAFTA) (1947, 77 years as of 2023)
Grammys (Film score-related categories introduced) (Grammy) (1958, 66 years as of 2023)
NAACP Image Awards (NAACP) (1969, 55 years as of 2023)
Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzie) (1980, 44 years as of 2023)
Spirit Awards (SA) (1985, 39 years as of 2023)
USC Scripter (USC) (1988, 36 years as of 2023)
Gotham Awards (Gotham) (1991, 33 years as of 2023)
Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) (1996, 28 years as of 2023)
Satellite Awards (SAT) (1996, 28 years as of 2023)
American Film Institute (AFI) (2000, 24 years as of 2023)

Film Critics

National Board of Review (NBR) (1929, 95 years as of 2023)
New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) (1935, 89 years as of 2023)
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) (1966, 58 years as of 2023)
National Society of Film Critics (NSFC) (1966, 58 years as of 2023)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) (1975, 49 years as of 2023)
Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC) (1980, 44 years as of 2023)
London Film Critics Circle (LFCC) (1980, 44 years as of 2023)
Chicago Film Critics Association (CFC) (1988, 36 years as of 2023)
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) (1990, 34 years as of 2023)
Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) (1992, 32 years as of 2023)
Critics Choice Association (CCA) (1995, 29 years as of 2023)
Florida Film Critics (FFC) (1996, 28 years as of 2023)
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFC) (1996, 28 years as of 2023)
Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) (1997, 27 years as of 2023)
Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) (1997, 27 years as of 2023)
Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) (1997, 27 years as of 2023)
International Film Music Critics Association (IFMCA) (1998, 26 years as of 2023)
Vancover Film Critics Circle (VFCC) (2000, 24 years as of 2023)
New York Film Critics, Online (NYFCO) (2001, 23 years as of 2023)
Phoenix Film Critics Society (PFCS) (2001, 23 years as of 2023)
Columbus Film Critics Association (COFCA) (2002, 22 years as of 2023)
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFFC) (2002, 22 years as of 2023)
Utah Film Critics Association (UFC) (2002, 22 years as of 2023)
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) (2002, 22 years as of 2023)
Iowa Film Critics (IFCA) (2003, 21 years as of 2023)
St. Louis Film Critics Association (SLFCA) (2004, 20 years as of 2023)
Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) (2005, 19 years as of 2023)
North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFC) (2005, 19 years as of 2023)
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle (OFCC) (2006, 18 years as of 2023)
Detroit Film Critics Society (DFCS) (2007, 17 years as of 2023)
Houston Film Critics Society (HFC) (2007, 17 years as of 2023)
Denver Film Critics Society (DFC) (2009, 15 years as of 2023)
Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) (2009, 15 years as of 2023)
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) (2011, 13 years as of 2023)
Nevada Film Critics (NFC) (2011, 13 years as of 2023)
Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCS) (2012, 12 years as of 2023)
North Carolina Film Critics (NCFC) (2012, 12 years as of 2023)
Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) (2014, 10 years as of 2023)
Atlanta Film Critics Circle (AFCC) (2016, 8 years as of 2023)
Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle (CIFCC) (2016, 8 years as of 2023)
Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) (2016, 8 years as of 2023)
New Mexico Film Critics Association (NMXFC) (2016, 8 years as of 2023)
Seattle Film Critics (SFC) (2016, 8 years as of 2023)
Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) (2017, 7 years as of 2023)
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) (2017, 7 years as of 2023)

Demographic Organizations

AARP Movies for Grownups Awards (AARP) (2001, 23 years as of 2023)
African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) (2003, 21 years as of 2023)
Women Film Critics Circle Awards (WFCC) (2004, 20 years as of 2023)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) (2007, 17 years as of 2023)
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics (GALECA) (2009, 15 years as of 2023)
Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) (2011, 13 years as of 2023)
Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) (2017, 7 years as of 2023)
Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) (2018, 6 years as of 2023)