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| Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Christopher Nolan | |
| Awarded for | Best Director |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Houston Film Critics Society |
| First awarded | Tim Burton Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) |
| Currently held by | Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer (2023) |
| Website | houstonfilmcritics |
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