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 | |
|---|---|
 Current recipient: Christopher Nolan | |
| Awarded for | Best Director |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | New York Film Critics Circle |
| First awarded | John Ford The Informer (1935) |
| Currently held by | Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer (2023) |
| Website | nyfcc |
Winners
edit1930s
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 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] |
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.