The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking.
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | |
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Awarded for | Best Director |
Country | United States |
Presented by | New York Film Critics Circle |
First awarded | John Ford The Informer (1935) |
Currently held by | RaMell Ross Nickel Boys (2024) |
Website | nyfcc |
Winners
edit1930s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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1935 | John Ford | The Informer |
1936 | Rouben Mamoulian | The Gay Desperado |
1937 | Gregory La Cava | Stage Door |
1938 | Alfred Hitchcock | The Lady Vanishes |
1939 | John Ford | Stagecoach |
1940s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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1940 | John Ford | The Grapes of Wrath |
The Long Voyage Home | ||
1941 | How Green Was My Valley | |
1942 | John Farrow | Wake Island |
1943 | George Stevens | The More the Merrier |
1944 | Leo McCarey | Going My Way |
1945 | Billy Wilder | The Lost Weekend |
1946 | William Wyler | The Best Years of Our Lives |
1947 | Elia Kazan | Boomerang |
Gentleman's Agreement | ||
1948 | John Huston | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
1949 | Carol Reed | The Fallen Idol |
1950s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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1950 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | All About Eve |
1951 | Elia Kazan | A Streetcar Named Desire |
1952 | Fred Zinnemann | High Noon |
1953 | From Here to Eternity | |
1954 | Elia Kazan | On the Waterfront |
1955 | David Lean | Summertime |
1956 | John Huston | Moby Dick |
1957 | David Lean | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
1958 | Stanley Kramer | The Defiant Ones |
1959 | Fred Zinnemann | The Nun's Story |
1960s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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1960 | Jack Cardiff | Sons and Lovers |
Billy Wilder | The Apartment | |
1961 | Robert Rossen | The Hustler |
1962 | No award given (newspaper strike) | |
1963 | Tony Richardson | Tom Jones |
1964 | Stanley Kubrick | Dr. Strangelove |
1965 | John Schlesinger | Darling |
1966 | Fred Zinnemann | A Man for All Seasons |
1967 | Mike Nichols | The Graduate |
1968 | Paul Newman | Rachel, Rachel |
1969 | Costa-Gavras | Z |
1970s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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1970 | Bob Rafelson | Five Easy Pieces |
1971 | Stanley Kubrick | A Clockwork Orange |
1972 | Ingmar Bergman | Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop) |
1973 | François Truffaut | Day for Night |
1974 | Federico Fellini | Amarcord |
1975 | Robert Altman | Nashville |
1976 | Alan J. Pakula | All the President's Men |
1977 | Woody Allen | Annie Hall |
1978 | Terrence Malick | Days of Heaven |
1979 | Woody Allen | Manhattan |
1980s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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1980 | Jonathan Demme | Melvin and Howard |
1981 | Sidney Lumet | Prince of the City |
1982 | Sydney Pollack | Tootsie |
1983 | Ingmar Bergman | Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) |
1984 | David Lean | A Passage to India |
1985 | John Huston | Prizzi's Honor |
1986 | Woody Allen | Hannah and Her Sisters |
1987 | James L. Brooks | Broadcast News |
1988 | Chris Menges | A World Apart |
1989 | Paul Mazursky | Enemies, A Love Story |
1990s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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1990 | Martin Scorsese | Goodfellas |
1991 | Jonathan Demme | The Silence of the Lambs |
1992 | Robert Altman | The Player |
1993 | Jane Campion | The Piano |
1994 | Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction |
1995 | Ang Lee | Sense and Sensibility |
1996 | Lars von Trier | Breaking the Waves |
1997 | Curtis Hanson | L.A. Confidential |
1998 | Terrence Malick | The Thin Red Line |
1999 | Mike Leigh | Topsy-Turvy |
2000s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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2000 | Steven Soderbergh[1] | Erin Brockovich |
Traffic | ||
2001 | Robert Altman | Gosford Park |
2002 | Todd Haynes | Far from Heaven |
2003 | Sofia Coppola | Lost in Translation |
2004 | Clint Eastwood | Million Dollar Baby |
2005 | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain |
2006 | Martin Scorsese | The Departed |
2007 | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | No Country for Old Men |
2008 | Mike Leigh | Happy-Go-Lucky |
2009 | Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker[2] |
2010s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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2010 | David Fincher | The Social Network[3] |
2011 | Michel Hazanavicius | The Artist[4] |
2012 | Kathryn Bigelow | Zero Dark Thirty[5] |
2013 | Steve McQueen | 12 Years a Slave[6] |
2014 | Richard Linklater | Boyhood[7] |
2015 | Todd Haynes | Carol[8] |
2016 | Barry Jenkins | Moonlight[9] |
2017 | Sean Baker | The Florida Project[10] |
2018 | Alfonso Cuarón | Roma[11] |
2019 | Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie | Uncut Gems[12] |
2020s
editYear | Winner | Film |
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2020 | Chloé Zhao | Nomadland[13] |
2021 | Jane Campion | The Power of the Dog[14] |
2022 | S. S. Rajamouli | RRR[15] |
2023 | Christopher Nolan | Oppenheimer[16] |
2024 | RaMell Ross | Nickel Boys[17] |
Multiple winners
edit18 directors have won the award multiple times.
References
edit- ^ Holden, Stephen (December 14, 2000). "'Traffic' Captures Awards From New York Film Critics". The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ Thielman, Sam (December 14, 2009). "'Hurt Locker' tops with N.Y. Film Critics". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2009.
- ^ Finke, Nikki (December 13, 2010). "NY Film Critics Award 'The Social Network', David Fincher, Colin Firth, & Annette Bening". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ The Deadline Team (November 29, 2011). "UPDATE: 'The Artist' Is NY Film Critics Circle Best Picture; Meryl Streep Best Actress For 'Iron Lady', Brad Pitt Best Actor". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
- ^ The Deadline Team (December 3, 2012). "NY Film Critics Circle: 'Zero Dark Thirty' Named Best Film; 'Lincoln' Wins Multiple Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ^ The Deadline Team (December 3, 2013). "New York Film Critics Circle Awards: 'American Hustle' Best Film; Robert Redford, Cate Blanchett Top Actor Honors". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 1, 2014). "New York Film Critics Give 'Boyhood' Best Picture, Director & Supporting Actress". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 2, 2015). "New York Film Critics Circle 2015 Winners: 'Carol' Takes Four Including Best Picture, Director". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 1, 2016). "New York Film Critics Circle: 'La La Land' Takes Best Film; 'Manchester' & 'Moonlight' Come Up Big". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 30, 2017). "New York Film Critics Circle Awards: Greta Gerwig's 'Lady Bird' Named Best Picture – Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 29, 2018). "New York Film Critics Circle Awards Names 'Roma' Best Film, Alfonso Cuarón Best Director". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 4, 2019). "New York Film Critics Circle Names 'The Irishman' Best Film; Safdie Brothers, Lupita Nyong'o, Antonio Banderas Among Winners". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 18, 2020). "New York Film Critics Circle Names 'First Cow' Best Film Of 2020". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick; Evans, Greg (December 3, 2021). "'Drive My Car' Named Best Film By New York Film Critics Circle; Benedict Cumberbatch, Lady Gaga, 'West Side Story', 'Licorice Pizza' Take Other Prizes – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 2, 2022). "New York Film Critics Circle Names 'Tár' As Best Film; Cate Blanchett & Colin Farrell Take Lead Acting Prize: Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "New York Film Critics Awards: Winners List". Variety. 2023-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ New York Film Critics Circle 2024 Winners List: ‘The Brutalist’ Named Best Film - Variety