New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film

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The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring gifted filmmakers through their first feature film.

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Winners

1990s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1997 In the Company of Men Neil LaBute
1998 Love and Death on Long Island Richard Kwietniowski
1999 Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze

2000s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2000 George Washington [1] David Gordon Green
2001 In the Bedroom Todd Field
2002 Roger Dodger Dylan Kidd
2003 American Splendor Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
2004 Maria Full of Grace Joshua Marston
2005 Capote Bennett Miller
2006 Half Nelson Ryan Fleck
2007 Away from Her Sarah Polley
2008 Frozen River Courtney Hunt
2009 Hunger Steve McQueen

2010s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2010 Animal Kingdom David Michôd
2011 Margin Call J. C. Chandor
2012 How to Survive a Plague David France
2013 Fruitvale Station Ryan Coogler
2014 The Babadook Jennifer Kent
2015 Son of Saul László Nemes
2016 The Edge of Seventeen Kelly Fremon Craig
Krisha Trey Edward Shults
2017 Get Out Jordan Peele [2]
2018 Eighth Grade Bo Burnham
2019 Atlantics [3] Mati Diop

2020s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2020 The 40-Year-Old Version [4] Radha Blank
2021 The Lost Daughter [5] Maggie Gyllenhaal
2022 Aftersun Charlotte Wells
2023 Past Lives [6] Celine Song

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