Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Director

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The Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Director is one of the annual awards given by the Seattle Film Critics Society.

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Winners and nominees

  indicates the winners.

† indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Director.

2010s

YearDirectorFilm
2016 [1] [2]
Barry Jenkins Moonlight
Damien Chazelle La La Land
Robert Eggers The Witch
Paul Verhoeven Elle
Denis Villeneuve Arrival
2017 [3] [4]
Christopher Nolan Dunkirk
Sean Baker The Florida Project
Greta Gerwig Lady Bird
Jordan Peele Get Out
Denis Villeneuve Blade Runner 2049
2018 [5] [6]
Alfonso Cuarón Roma
Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born
Barry Jenkins If Beale Street Could Talk
Yorgos Lanthimos The Favourite
Paul Schrader First Reformed
2019 [7] [8]
Bong Joon-ho Parasite
Robert Eggers The Lighthouse
Greta Gerwig Little Women
Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie Uncut Gems
Martin Scorsese The Irishman

2020s

YearDirectorFilm
2020 [9] [10]
Chloé Zhao Nomadland
Lee Isaac Chung Minari
Emerald Fennell Promising Young Woman
Steve McQueen Lovers Rock
Kelly Reichardt First Cow
2021 [11]
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Drive My Car
Jane Campion The Power of the Dog
Julia Ducournau Titane
David Lowery The Green Knight
Denis Villeneuve Dune
2022 [12]
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once
Todd Field Tár
Joseph Kosinski Top Gun: Maverick
Martin McDonagh The Banshees of Inisherin
Charlotte Wells Aftersun
2023 [13] [14]
Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon
Greta Gerwig Barbie
Yorgos Lanthimos Poor Things
Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer
Celine Song Past Lives

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References

  1. "The 2016 Seattle Film Award Nominees". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2016.
  2. ""Moonlight" Awarded Best Picture by Seattle Film Critics Society". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. "'Blade Runner 2049' Leads the 2017 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  4. ""Get Out" Named Best Picture of 2017 By Seattle Film Critics Society". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  5. "'The Favourite' Leads the 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  6. ""ROMA" NAMED BEST PICTURE OF 2018 BY SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  7. ""The Irishman" Leads the 2019 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  8. ""Parasite" Named Best Picture of 2019 by Seattle Film Critics Society". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  9. ""Minari" Leads the 2020 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  10. ""Nomadland" Named Best Picture of 2020 by Seattle Film Critics Society". Seattle Film Critics Society . Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  11. Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2021
  12. Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2022
  13. “Poor Things” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” Lead the 2023 Seattle Film Critics Society Nominations
  14. The Seattle Film Critics Society Names “Past Lives” the Best Picture of 2023