Best New Director

For the Hong Kong Film Awards category,, see Hong Kong Film Award for Best New Director.

Best New Director was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993.

1980s

1989

• Kenneth Branagh – Henry V
  • Runners-up: Steve Kloves – The Fabulous Baker Boys and Jim Sheridan – My Left Foot ^{[1] [2]}

1990s

1990

• Whit Stillman – Metropolitan
  • Runners-up: John McNaughton – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves ^{[3] [4]}

1991

• John Singleton – Boyz n the Hood
  • Runner-up: Anthony Minghella – Truly, Madly, Deeply ^{[5] [6]}

1992

• Allison Anders – Gas Food Lodging
  • Runners-up: Quentin Tarantino – Reservoir Dogs and Tim Robbins – Bob Roberts ^{[7] [8]}

1994

• Darnell Martin – I Like It Like That
  • Runners-up: Kevin Smith – Clerks and David O. Russell – Spanking the Monkey ^{[9] [10]}

1995

• Chris Noonan - Babe
  • Runners-up: Lodge Kerrigan – Clean, Shaven and Noah Baumbach – Kicking and Screaming ^{[11] [12]}

See also

• John Cassavetes Award
• MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker

References

1. "Critics Circle Selects 'Left Foot' for Best Film and Actor". The New York Times. 19 December 1989. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
2. "New York Film Critics Honor Pfeiffer, Day-Lewis". Anchorage Daily News– via Google News Archive.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "'Goodfellas' Is No. 1 in Film Critics Vote". The New York Times. 19 December 1990. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
4. Fox, David (19 December 1990). "'GoodFellas' a Favorite on Both Coasts : N.Y. Critics Cite 'GoodFellas'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
5. Maslin, Janet (18 December 1991). "Film Critics Honor 'Silence of Lambs'". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
6. Fox, David (18 December 1991). "N.Y. Critics' Top Awards to 'Lambs'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
7. "Critics' Circle Votes 'The Player' Best Film". The New York Times. 18 December 1992. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
8. Fox, David (18 December 1992). "N.Y. Film Critics Honor 'Player,' Altman". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
9. Maslin, Janet (16 December 1994). "Critics Honor 'Pulp Fiction' And 'Quiz Show'". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
10. Anderson, John (16 December 1994). "N.Y. Critics Go Own Way, Pick 'Quiz'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
11. Maslin, Janet (15 December 1995). "Leaving Las Vegas' Is Voted Best Film by Critics Circle". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
12. Bernard, Jami (15 December 1995). "'Vegas' hits the N.Y. jackpot; Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Jason Leigh and even 'Babe' the pig are the best of '95, say film critics". NY Daily News. Retrieved 25 December 2017.