Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

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

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Winners

1990s

YearWinnerFilmRef
1997 Atom Egoyan The Sweet Hereafter [1]
Paul Thomas Anderson Boogie Nights
James Cameron Titanic
Curtis Hanson L.A. Confidential
Ang Lee The Ice Storm
1998 Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan [2]
Steven Soderbergh Out of Sight
Todd Solondz Happiness
1999 Paul Thomas Anderson Magnolia [3]
Sam Mendes American Beauty
Steven Soderbergh The Limey

2000s

YearWinnerFilmRef
2000 Steven Soderbergh Traffic [4]
Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001 David Lynch Mulholland Drive [5]
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Amélie
2002 Paul Thomas Anderson Punch-Drunk Love [6]
Alfonso Cuarón Y Tu Mamá También
Todd Haynes Far from Heaven
2003 Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [7]
2004 Michel Gondry Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [8]
2005 David Cronenberg A History of Violence [9]
2006 Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne The Child (L'Enfant) [10]
Stephen Frears The Queen
Paul Greengrass United 93
Martin Scorsese The Departed
2007 Joel Coen and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men [11]
David Cronenberg Eastern Promises
David Fincher Zodiac
2008 Jonathan Demme Rachel Getting Married [12]
Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire
Andrew Stanton WALL-E
2009 Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker [13]
Steve McQueen Hunger
Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds

2010s

YearWinnerFilmRef
2010 David Fincher The Social Network [14]
Darren Aronofsky Black Swan
Christopher Nolan Inception
2011 Terrence Malick The Tree of Life [15]
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist
Nicolas Winding Refn Drive
2012 Paul Thomas Anderson The Master [16]
Kathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty
Leos Carax Holy Motors
2013 Alfonso Cuarón Gravity [17]
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis
Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave
2014 Richard Linklater Boyhood [18]
Paul Thomas Anderson Inherent Vice
Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 Todd Haynes Carol [19]
Tom McCarthy Spotlight
George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 Maren Ade Toni Erdmann [20]
Damien Chazelle La La Land
Barry Jenkins Moonlight
2017 Greta Gerwig Lady Bird [21]
Paul Thomas Anderson Phantom Thread
Jordan Peele Get Out
2018 Alfonso Cuarón Roma [22]
Lee Chang-dong Burning
Paul Schrader First Reformed
2019 Bong Joon-ho Parasite [23]
Noah Baumbach Marriage Story
Martin Scorsese The Irishman

2020s

YearWinnerFilmRef
2020 Chloé Zhao Nomadland [24]
Kelly Reichardt First Cow
Lee Isaac Chung Minari
2021 Jane Campion The Power of the Dog [25]
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Drive My Car
Denis Villeneuve Dune
2022 Charlotte Wells Aftersun [26]
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once
Sarah Polley Women Talking
2023 Jonathan Glazer The Zone of Interest [27]
Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon
Justine Triet Anatomy of a Fall
2024 RaMell Ross Nickel Boys [28]
Sean Baker Anora
Payal Kapadia All We Imagine as Light

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References

  1. ↑ Liam Lacey, "Egoyan film top pick". The Globe and Mail , January 15, 1998.
  2. ↑ "War movies are the big winners". Hamilton Spectator , December 18, 1998.
  3. ↑ "Toronto critics pick Magnolia as best film of 1999 Yet-unreleased second picture from director of Boogie Nights follows linked stories of characters in San Fernando Valley". The Globe and Mail , December 17, 1999.
  4. ↑ Peter Howell, "Toronto critics like Lee ; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon named top movie". Toronto Star , December 21, 2000.
  5. ↑ "Memento named best picture". Calgary Herald , December 20, 2001.
  6. ↑ "Toronto critics pick Adaptation as top film". Ottawa Citizen , December 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Coppola's Lost in Translation honoured by Toronto critics". Waterloo Region Record , December 18, 2003.
  8. ↑ "Sideways named best film of 2004 by Toronto critics". Sault Star , December 17, 2004.
  9. ↑ "Cronenberg's History of Violence tops T.O. critics' best-of list". Sudbury Star , December 22, 2005.
  10. ↑ Lee-Anne Goodman, "'The Queen' named best picture by Toronto's film critics". Canadian Press, December 20, 2006.
  11. ↑ Bruce Kirkland, "Old Men No. 1; Coen Brothers flick tops T.O. film critics' 2007 list". Toronto Sun , December 19, 2007.
  12. ↑ Chris Knight, "Toronto critics pick Wendy and Lucy". Windsor Star , December 17, 2008.
  13. ↑ "Basterds, Hunger top Toronto critics' picks". Waterloo Region Record , December 17, 2009.
  14. ↑ Peter Knegt, "“Social Network” Tops San Francisco and Toronto Film Critics’ Awards". IndieWire , December 14, 2010.
  15. ↑ Brian D. Johnson, "Toronto critics name 'Tree of Life' Best Picture". Maclean's , December 14, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Toronto Critics Champion 'The Master'". IndieWire . December 18, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Toronto film critics name Coen brothers movie the best of 2013". The Globe and Mail , December 17, 2013.
  18. ↑ Norman Wilner, "Toronto film critics champion Boyhood". Now , December 16, 2014.
  19. ↑ "'Carol' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter , December 14, 2015.
  20. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (December 12, 2016). "'Moonlight' Named Best Film by Toronto Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter .
  21. ↑ "'The Florida Project' Named Best Film by Toronto Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter , December 10, 2017.
  22. ↑ Corey Atad, "Toronto Film Critics Association Names ‘Roma’ Best Picture Of 2018". ET Canada , December 10, 2018.
  23. ↑ "'Parasite' big winner at Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". Toronto Star , December 8, 2019.
  24. ↑ Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter , February 7, 2021.
  25. ↑ Sarah Curran, "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". ET Canada , January 16, 2022.
  26. ↑ Pat Mullen, "Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc". Point of View , January 8, 2023.
  27. ↑ Erik Anderson, "Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture, Director". AwardsWatch, December 17, 2023.
  28. ↑ Neglia, Matt (December 16, 2024). "The 2024 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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