The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. It is given in honor of a film director who has delivered an outstanding directing while working in the film industry.
| Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Christopher Nolan | |
| Awarded for | Best Achievement in Directing |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association |
| First awarded | Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves (1990) |
| Currently held by | Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer (2023) |
| Website | dfwcritics |
Winners
edit- † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Director
1990s
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kevin Costner † | Dances with Wolves |
| 1991 | Oliver Stone | JFK |
| 1992 | Clint Eastwood † | Unforgiven |
| 1993 | Steven Spielberg † | Schindler's List |
| 1994 | Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction |
| 1995 | Mike Figgis | Leaving Las Vegas |
| 1996 | Joel Coen | Fargo |
| 1997 | James Cameron † | Titanic |
| 1998 | Steven Spielberg † | Saving Private Ryan |
| 1999 | Sam Mendes † | American Beauty |
2000s
edit| Year | Winner(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Steven Soderbergh † | Traffic |
| 2001 | Ron Howard † | A Beautiful Mind |
| 2002 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King † | |
| 2004 | Martin Scorsese | The Aviator |
| 2005 | Ang Lee † | Brokeback Mountain |
| 2006 | Martin Scorsese † | The Departed |
| 2007 | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen † | No Country for Old Men |
| 2008 | Danny Boyle † | Slumdog Millionaire |
| 2009 | Jason Reitman | Up in the Air |
2010s
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | David Fincher[1] | The Social Network |
| 2011 | Alexander Payne[2] | The Descendants |
| 2012 | Kathryn Bigelow[3] | Zero Dark Thirty |
| 2013 | Alfonso Cuarón[4] † | Gravity |
| 2014 | Alejandro G. Iñárritu[5][6] | Birdman † |
| 2015 | The Revenant † | |
| 2016 | Barry Jenkins[7] | Moonlight |
| 2017 | Guillermo del Toro[8] † | The Shape of Water |
| 2018 | Alfonso Cuarón[9] † | Roma |
| 2019 | Sam Mendes[10] | 1917 |
2020s
edit| Year | Winner(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chloé Zhao[11] † | Nomadland |
| 2021 | Jane Campion[12] † | The Power of the Dog |
| 2022 | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert[13] † | Everything Everywhere All at Once |
| 2023 | Christopher Nolan[14] | Oppenheimer |
References
edit- ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "The Social Network" as Best Film of 2010". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "The Descendants" as Best Film of 2011". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
- ^ "DFW Film Critics Name "Lincoln" as Best Film of 2012". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 18, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "2013". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
- ^ Whale, Chase (December 15, 2014). "DFWFCA names "Birdman" as top film of 2014". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ Whale, Chase (December 14, 2015). "Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Name "Spotlight" Best Picture of 2015". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2016). "DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 13, 2017). "DFW Film Critics Name 'The Shape of Water' Best Picture of 2017". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 17, 2018). "DFW Film Critics Name "A Star Is Born" Best Picture of 2018". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 16, 2019). "DFW Film Critics Pick "1917" as Best Film of 2019". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (February 10, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Nomadland" Best Picture of 2020". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 20, 2021). "DFW Film Critics Name "Power of the Dog" Best Film of 2021". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 19, 2022). "DFW Film Critics Name "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Best Film of 2022". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
- ^ Jorgenson, Todd (December 18, 2023). "DFW Film Critics Name "The Holdovers" Best Picture of 2023". Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. Retrieved February 13, 2024.