National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director is an annual award given by National Society of Film Critics to honor the best film director of the year.

American director Martin Scorsese and Swedish director Ingmar Bergman won this award a record three times. Scorsese won for Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), and Goodfellas (1990); Bergman won for Persona (1967), Shame (Skammen) + Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) (1968), and The Passion of Anna (En passion) (1970). Robert Altman, Luis Buñuel, David Cronenberg, Clint Eastwood, Greta Gerwig, Mike Leigh, Terence Malick, Steven Spielberg, and François Truffaut each won the award twice.

Winners

1960s

Year Winner Film
1966Michelangelo AntonioniBlowup
1967Ingmar BergmanPersona
1968Ingmar BergmanHour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen)
Shame (Skammen)
1969François TruffautStolen Kisses (Baisers volés)

1970s

Year Winner Film
1970Ingmar BergmanThe Passion of Anna (En passion)
1971Bernardo BertolucciThe Conformist (Il conformista)
1972Luis BuñuelThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie)
1973François TruffautDay for Night (La nuit américaine)
1974Francis Ford CoppolaThe Godfather Part II
1975Robert AltmanNashville
1976Martin ScorseseTaxi Driver
1977Luis BuñuelThat Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir)
1978Terrence MalickDays of Heaven
1979Woody AllenManhattan
Robert BentonKramer vs. Kramer

1980s

Year Winner Film
1980Martin ScorseseRaging Bull
1981Louis MalleAtlantic City
1982Steven SpielbergE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1983Paolo and Vittorio TavianiThe Night of the Shooting Stars (La notte di San Lorenzo)
1984Robert BressonMoney (L'argent)
1985John HustonPrizzi's Honor
1986David LynchBlue Velvet (film)
1987John BoormanHope and Glory
1988Philip KaufmanThe Unbearable Lightness of Being
1989Gus Van SantDrugstore Cowboy

1990s

Year Winner Film
1990Martin ScorseseGoodfellas
1991David CronenbergNaked Lunch
1992Clint EastwoodUnforgiven
1993Steven SpielbergSchindler's List
1994Quentin TarantinoPulp Fiction
1995Mike FiggisLeaving Las Vegas
1996Lars von TrierBreaking the Waves
1997Curtis HansonL.A. Confidential
1998Steven SoderberghOut of Sight
1999Mike LeighTopsy-Turvy

2000s

Year Winner Film
2000Steven SoderberghErin Brockovich
Traffic
2001Robert AltmanGosford Park
2002Roman PolanskiThe Pianist
2003Clint EastwoodMystic River
2004Zhang YimouHero (Ying xiong)
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
2005David CronenbergA History of Violence
2006Paul GreengrassUnited 93
2007Paul Thomas AndersonThere Will Be Blood
2008Mike LeighHappy-Go-Lucky
2009Kathryn BigelowThe Hurt Locker

2010s

Year Winner Film
2010David FincherThe Social Network
2011Terrence MalickThe Tree of Life
2012Michael HanekeAmour
2013Joel Coen and Ethan CoenInside Llewyn Davis
2014Richard LinklaterBoyhood[1]
2015Todd HaynesCarol[2]
2016Barry JenkinsMoonlight[3]
2017Greta GerwigLady Bird[4]
2018Alfonso CuarónRoma[5]
2019Greta GerwigLittle Women[6]

2020s

Year Winner Film
2020Chloé ZhaoNomadland[7]

References

  1. National Society of Film Critics Taps 'Goodbye To Language' As Best Film Of 2014 — Deadline
  2. National Society of Film Critics Awards 2015 (FULL LIST) - Variety
  3. Patrick Shanley (January 7, 2017). "'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  4. Hilary Lewis (January 6, 2018). "'Lady Bird' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. Katie Kilkenny (January 5, 2019). "'The Rider' Named Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. Trilby Beresford; Sharareh Drury (January 4, 2020). "'Parasite' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  7. ‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics|The Wrap
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