New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
Award
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | |
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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 |
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.
Winners
1930s
Year | 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
Year | 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
Year | 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
Year | 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
Year | 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
Year | 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
Year | 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
Year | 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
Year | 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
Year | 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] |
Multiple winners
18 directors have won the award multiple times.
References
- ^ 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.
External links
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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
- John Ford (1935)
- Rouben Mamoulian (1936)
- Gregory La Cava (1937)
- Alfred Hitchcock (1938)
- John Ford (1939)
- John Ford (1940)
- John Ford (1941)
- John Farrow (1942)
- George Stevens (1943)
- Leo McCarey (1944)
- Billy Wilder (1945)
- William Wyler (1946)
- Elia Kazan (1947)
- John Huston (1948)
- Carol Reed (1949)
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950)
- Elia Kazan (1951)
- Fred Zinnemann (1952)
- Fred Zinnemann (1953)
- Elia Kazan (1954)
- David Lean (1955)
- John Huston (1956)
- David Lean (1957)
- Stanley Kramer (1958)
- Fred Zinnemann (1959)
- Jack Cardiff / Billy Wilder (1960)
- Robert Rossen (1961)
- No Award (1962)
- Tony Richardson (1963)
- Stanley Kubrick (1964)
- John Schlesinger (1965)
- Fred Zinnemann (1966)
- Mike Nichols (1967)
- Paul Newman (1968)
- Costa-Gavras (1969)
- Bob Rafelson (1970)
- Stanley Kubrick (1971)
- Ingmar Bergman (1972)
- François Truffaut (1973)
- Federico Fellini (1974)
- Robert Altman (1975)
- Alan J. Pakula (1976)
- Woody Allen (1977)
- Terrence Malick (1978)
- Woody Allen (1979)
- Jonathan Demme (1980)
- Sidney Lumet (1981)
- Sydney Pollack (1982)
- Ingmar Bergman (1983)
- David Lean (1984)
- John Huston (1985)
- Woody Allen (1986)
- James L. Brooks (1987)
- Chris Menges (1988)
- Paul Mazursky (1989)
- Martin Scorsese (1990)
- Jonathan Demme (1991)
- Robert Altman (1992)
- Jane Campion (1993)
- Quentin Tarantino (1994)
- Ang Lee (1995)
- Lars von Trier (1996)
- Curtis Hanson (1997)
- Terrence Malick (1998)
- Mike Leigh (1999)
- Steven Soderbergh (2000)
- Robert Altman (2001)
- Todd Haynes (2002)
- Sofia Coppola (2003)
- Clint Eastwood (2004)
- Ang Lee (2005)
- Martin Scorsese (2006)
- Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2007)
- Mike Leigh (2008)
- Kathryn Bigelow (2009)
- David Fincher (2010)
- Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
- Kathryn Bigelow (2012)
- Steve McQueen (2013)
- Richard Linklater (2014)
- Todd Haynes (2015)
- Barry Jenkins (2016)
- Sean Baker (2017)
- Alfonso Cuarón (2018)
- Joshua Safdie and Benjamin Safdie (2019)
- Chloé Zhao (2020)
- Jane Campion (2021)
- S. S. Rajamouli (2022)
- Christopher Nolan (2023)