Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | |
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![]() Current recipient: Mohammad Rasoulof | |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
First awarded | Sidney Lumet Dog Day Afternoon (1975) |
Currently held by | Mohammad Rasoulof The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) |
Website | lafca |
This is the complete list of the winners of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Year | Winner | Film |
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1975 | Sidney Lumet | Dog Day Afternoon |
1976 | Sidney Lumet | Network |
1977 | Herbert Ross | The Turning Point |
1978 | Michael Cimino | The Deer Hunter |
1979 | Robert Benton | Kramer vs. Kramer |
Year | Winner | Film |
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1980 | Roman Polanski | Tess |
1981 | Warren Beatty | Reds |
1982 | Steven Spielberg | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
1983 | James L. Brooks | Terms of Endearment |
1984 | Miloš Forman | Amadeus |
1985 | Terry Gilliam | Brazil |
1986 | David Lynch | Blue Velvet |
1987 | John Boorman | Hope and Glory |
1988 | David Cronenberg | Dead Ringers |
1989 | Spike Lee | Do the Right Thing |
Year | Winner | Film |
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1990 | Martin Scorsese | Goodfellas |
1991 | Barry Levinson | Bugsy |
1992 | Clint Eastwood | Unforgiven |
1993 | Jane Campion | The Piano |
1994 | Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction |
1995 | Mike Figgis | Leaving Las Vegas |
1996 | Mike Leigh | Secrets & Lies |
1997 | Curtis Hanson | L.A. Confidential |
1998 | Steven Spielberg | Saving Private Ryan |
1999 | Sam Mendes | American Beauty |
Year | Winner | Film |
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2000 | Steven Soderbergh | Erin Brockovich |
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2001 | David Lynch | Mulholland Drive |
2002 | Pedro Almodóvar | Talk to Her (Hable con ella) |
2003 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
2004 | Alexander Payne | Sideways |
2005 | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain |
2006 | Paul Greengrass | United 93 |
2007 | Paul Thomas Anderson | There Will Be Blood |
2008 | Danny Boyle | Slumdog Millionaire |
2009 | Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker |
Year | Winner | Film |
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2010 | Olivier Assayas | Carlos |
David Fincher | The Social Network | |
2011 | Terrence Malick | The Tree of Life |
2012 | Paul Thomas Anderson | The Master |
2013 | Alfonso Cuarón | Gravity |
2014 | Richard Linklater | Boyhood |
2015 | George Miller | Mad Max: Fury Road |
2016 | Barry Jenkins | Moonlight |
2017 | Guillermo del Toro | The Shape of Water |
Luca Guadagnino | Call Me by Your Name [1] | |
2018 | Debra Granik | Leave No Trace [2] |
2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite [3] |
Year | Winner | Film |
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2020 | Chloé Zhao | Nomadland [4] |
2021 | Jane Campion | The Power of the Dog [5] |
2022 | Todd Field | TÁR [6] |
2023 | Jonathan Glazer | The Zone of Interest [7] |
2024 | Mohammad Rasoulof | The Seed of the Sacred Fig |
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