Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker

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The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best breakthrough filmmaker of the year.

Winners

for directing Being John Malkovich
for directing Memento
for directing One Hour Photo
for directing American Splendor
for directing Garden State
for directing Crash
for directing Little Miss Sunshine
for directing Away From Her
for directing Let the Right One In

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