National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director

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National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director
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Current recipient: Jonathan Glazer
Awarded forBest Director
Country United States
Presented by National Society of Film Critics
First awarded Michelangelo Antonioni
Blowup (1966)
Currently held by Jonathan Glazer
The Zone of Interest (2023)
Website nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com

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.

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Winners

1960s

YearWinnerFilm
1966 Michelangelo Antonioni Blowup
1967 Ingmar Bergman Persona
1968 Ingmar Bergman Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen)
Shame (Skammen)
1969 François Truffaut Stolen Kisses (Baisers volés)

1970s

YearWinnerFilm
1970 Ingmar Bergman The Passion of Anna (En passion)
1971 Bernardo Bertolucci The Conformist (Il conformista)
1972 Luis Buñuel The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie)
1973 François Truffaut Day for Night (La nuit américaine)
1974 Francis Ford Coppola The Godfather Part II
The Conversation
1975 Robert Altman Nashville
1976 Martin Scorsese Taxi Driver
1977 Luis Buñuel That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir)
1978 Terrence Malick Days of Heaven
1979 Woody Allen Manhattan
Robert Benton Kramer vs. Kramer

1980s

YearWinnerFilm
1980 Martin Scorsese Raging Bull
1981 Louis Malle Atlantic City
1982 Steven Spielberg E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1983 Paolo and Vittorio Taviani The Night of the Shooting Stars (La notte di San Lorenzo)
1984 Robert Bresson Money (L'argent)
1985 John Huston Prizzi's Honor
1986 David Lynch Blue Velvet
1987 John Boorman Hope and Glory
1988 Philip Kaufman The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1989 Gus Van Sant Drugstore Cowboy

1990s

YearWinnerFilm
1990 Martin Scorsese Goodfellas
1991 David Cronenberg Naked Lunch
1992 Clint Eastwood Unforgiven
1993 Steven Spielberg Schindler's List
1994 Quentin Tarantino Pulp Fiction
1995 Mike Figgis Leaving Las Vegas
1996 Lars von Trier Breaking the Waves
1997 Curtis Hanson L.A. Confidential
1998 Steven Soderbergh Out of Sight
1999 Mike Leigh Topsy-Turvy

2000s

YearWinnerFilm
2000 Steven Soderbergh Erin Brockovich
Traffic
2001 Robert Altman Gosford Park
2002 Roman Polanski The Pianist
2003 Clint Eastwood Mystic River
2004 Zhang Yimou Hero (Ying xiong)
House of Flying Daggers (Shi mian mai fu)
2005 David Cronenberg A History of Violence
2006 Paul Greengrass United 93
2007 Paul Thomas Anderson There Will Be Blood
2008 Mike Leigh Happy-Go-Lucky
2009 Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker

2010s

YearWinnerFilm
2010 David Fincher The Social Network
2011 Terrence Malick The Tree of Life
2012 Michael Haneke Amour
2013 Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis [1]
2014 Richard Linklater Boyhood [2]
2015 Todd Haynes Carol [3]
2016 Barry Jenkins Moonlight [4]
2017 Greta Gerwig Lady Bird [5]
2018 Alfonso Cuarón Roma [6]
2019 Greta Gerwig Little Women [7]

2020s

YearWinnerFilm
2020 Chloé Zhao Nomadland [8]
2021 Ryusuke Hamaguchi Drive My Car (ドライブ・マイ・カー) [9]
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (偶然と想像) [10]
2022 Charlotte Wells Aftersun [11]
2023 Jonathan Glazer The Zone of Interest [12]

Multiple winners

3 wins
2 wins

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  8. ‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics|The Wrap
  9. National Society of Film Critics 2022: Best Picture for 'Drive My Car' - Variety
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  11. ‘TÁR’ and ‘Aftersun’ Win Big at National Society of Film Critics Awards (Complete Winners List)|IndieWire
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