This is the complete list of the winners of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
First awarded | Sidney Lumet Dog Day Afternoon (1975) |
Currently held by | Jonathan Glazer The Zone of Interest (2023) |
Website | lafca |
Winners edit
1970s edit
Year | Winner | Film |
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1975 | Sidney Lumet | Dog Day Afternoon |
1976 | Sidney Lumet | Network |
1977 | Herbert Ross | The Turning Point |
1978 | Michael Cimino | The Deer Hunter |
1979 | Robert Benton | Kramer vs. Kramer |
1980s edit
Year | Winner | Film |
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1980 | Roman Polanski | Tess |
1981 | Warren Beatty | Reds |
1982 | Steven Spielberg | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
1983 | James L. Brooks | Terms of Endearment |
1984 | Miloš Forman | Amadeus |
1985 | Terry Gilliam | Brazil |
1986 | David Lynch | Blue Velvet |
1987 | John Boorman | Hope and Glory |
1988 | David Cronenberg | Dead Ringers |
1989 | Spike Lee | Do the Right Thing |
1990s edit
Year | Winner | Film |
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1990 | Martin Scorsese | Goodfellas |
1991 | Barry Levinson | Bugsy |
1992 | Clint Eastwood | Unforgiven |
1993 | Jane Campion | The Piano |
1994 | Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction |
1995 | Mike Figgis | Leaving Las Vegas |
1996 | Mike Leigh | Secrets & Lies |
1997 | Curtis Hanson | L.A. Confidential |
1998 | Steven Spielberg | Saving Private Ryan |
1999 | Sam Mendes | American Beauty |
2000s edit
Year | Winner | Film |
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2000 | Steven Soderbergh | Erin Brockovich |
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2001 | David Lynch | Mulholland Drive |
2002 | Pedro Almodóvar | Talk to Her (Hable con ella) |
2003 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
2004 | Alexander Payne | Sideways |
2005 | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain |
2006 | Paul Greengrass | United 93 |
2007 | Paul Thomas Anderson | There Will Be Blood |
2008 | Danny Boyle | Slumdog Millionaire |
2009 | Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker |
2010s edit
Year | Winner | Film |
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2010 | Olivier Assayas | Carlos |
David Fincher | The Social Network | |
2011 | Terrence Malick | The Tree of Life |
2012 | Paul Thomas Anderson | The Master |
2013 | Alfonso Cuarón | Gravity |
2014 | Richard Linklater | Boyhood |
2015 | George Miller | Mad Max: Fury Road |
2016 | Barry Jenkins | Moonlight |
2017 | Guillermo del Toro | The Shape of Water |
Luca Guadagnino | Call Me by Your Name[1] | |
2018 | Debra Granik | Leave No Trace [2] |
2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite [3] |
2020s edit
Year | Winner | Film |
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2020 | Chloé Zhao | Nomadland [4] |
2021 | Jane Campion | The Power of the Dog[5] |
2022 | Todd Field | TÁR[6] |
2023 | Jonathan Glazer | The Zone of Interest[7] |
References edit
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (3 December 2017). "'Call Me by Your Name' Selected as Best Picture by L.A. Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (December 9, 2018). "LAFCA 2018 Winners: 'Roma' Takes Best Picture, Debra Granik Named Best Director". IndieWire. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick; Haring, Bruce (December 8, 2019). "Los Angeles Film Critics Awards Give Best Picture To 'Parasite' And Best Director To Bong Joon Ho". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ^ Davis, Clayton (December 20, 2020). "Los Angeles Film Critics Winners Full List: Entire 'Small Axe' Series Tops Despite Not Being Submitted for Oscars". Variety. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Los Angeles Film Critics 2021 Winners List - Variety
- ^ Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) 2022 Winners - Variety
- ^ Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) 2023: Winners List - Variety