Gold Derby Award for Best Director

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The Gold Derby Award for Best Director is one of the annual awards at the Gold Derby Film Awards.

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Winners and nominees

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Peter Jackson, 2003, 2004 and 2001–10 winner
Ang Lee, 2006 winner Ang Lee - 66eme Festival de Venise (Mostra).jpg
Ang Lee, 2006 winner
Martin Scorsese, 2007 winner Martin Scorsese Cannes 2010 (cropped).jpg
Martin Scorsese, 2007 winner
Christopher Nolan, 2009 winner Christopher Nolan, London, 2013 (crop).jpg
Christopher Nolan, 2009 winner
Kathryn Bigelow, 2010 winner Kathryn Bigelow by David Shankbone.jpg
Kathryn Bigelow, 2010 winner
David Fincher, 2011 winner David Fincher (2012) 3.jpg
David Fincher, 2011 winner
Alfonso Cuaron, 2014 and 2019 winner Alfonso Cuaron (2013) cropped.jpg
Alfonso Cuarón, 2014 and 2019 winner
Richard Linklater, 2015 winner Richard Linklater.jpg
Richard Linklater, 2015 winner
George Miller, 2016 winner George Miller Cannes 2015.jpg
George Miller, 2016 winner
Damien Chazelle, 2017 winner Damien Chazelle (cropped).jpg
Damien Chazelle, 2017 winner
Guillermo del Toro, 2018 winner Guillermo del Toro in 2017.jpg
Guillermo del Toro, 2018 winner
Bong Joon-ho, 2020 and 2011-20 winner Bong Joon-ho 2017.jpg
Bong Joon-ho, 2020 and 2011–20 winner

2000s

YearDirector(s)Film
2003 Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Stephen Daldry The Hours
Todd Haynes Far from Heaven
Rob Marshall Chicago
Martin Scorsese Gangs of New York
2004 Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation
Clint Eastwood Mystic River
Quentin Tarantino Kill Bill: Volume 1
Peter Weir Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
2005 Michel Gondry Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby
Mike Nichols Closer
Alexander Payne Sideways
Martin Scorsese The Aviator
2006 Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain
George Clooney Good Night, and Good Luck
David Cronenberg A History of Violence
Peter Jackson King Kong
Fernando Meirelles The Constant Gardener
2007 Martin Scorsese The Departed
Alfonso Cuarón Children of Men
Guillermo del Toro Pan's Labyrinth
Clint Eastwood Letters from Iwo Jima
Paul Greengrass United 93
2008 Joel Coen and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men
Paul Thomas Anderson There Will Be Blood
Tim Burton Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sean Penn Into the Wild
Joe Wright Atonement
2009 Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight
Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Andrew Stanton WALL-E
Gus Van Sant Milk

2010s

YearDirectorFilm
2001–10
Best Director of the Decade
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Paul Thomas Anderson There Will Be Blood
Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker
Guillermo del Toro Pan's Labyrinth
Clint Eastwood Million Dollar Baby
Paul Greengrass United 93
Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Baz Luhrmann Moulin Rouge!
David Lynch Mulholland Drive
Christopher Nolan The Dark Knight
2010
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker
Neill Blomkamp District 9
James Cameron Avatar
Jason Reitman Up in the Air
Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds
2011 David Fincher The Social Network
Darren Aronofsky Black Swan
Danny Boyle 127 Hours
Christopher Nolan Inception
Roman Polanski The Ghost Writer
2012 Terrence Malick The Tree of Life
Woody Allen Midnight in Paris
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist
Nicolas Winding Refn Drive
Martin Scorsese Hugo
2013 Ben Affleck Argo
Kathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino Django Unchained
2014 Alfonso Cuarón Gravity
Spike Jonze Her
Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave
David O. Russell American Hustle
Martin Scorsese The Wolf of Wall Street
2015 Richard Linklater Boyhood
Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay Selma
David Fincher Gone Girl
Alejandro González Iñárritu Birdman
2016 George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road
Todd Haynes Carol
Alejandro González Iñárritu The Revenant
Tom McCarthy Spotlight
Ridley Scott The Martian
2017 Damien Chazelle La La Land
Barry Jenkins Moonlight
Pablo Larraín Jackie
Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve Arrival
2018 Guillermo del Toro The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig Lady Bird
Luca Guadagnino Call Me by Your Name
Christopher Nolan Dunkirk
Jordan Peele Get Out
2019 Alfonso Cuarón Roma
Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born
John Krasinski A Quiet Place
Yorgos Lanthimos The Favourite
Spike Lee BlacKkKlansman

2020s

YearDirectorFilm
2011–20
Best Director of the Decade
Bong Joon-ho Parasite
Damien Chazelle La La Land
Christopher Nolan Inception
Alfonso Cuarón Gravity
Roma
David Fincher The Social Network
Alejandro González Iñárritu Birdman
Barry Jenkins Moonlight
Sam Mendes 1917
George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road
2020
Best Director
Bong Joon-ho Parasite
Greta Gerwig Little Women
Sam Mendes 1917
Martin Scorsese The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Multiple awards

Multiple nominations

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