Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director
2023 recipient: Christopher Nolan
Awarded forBest Direction of a Motion Picture
LocationLos Angeles, California
Presented byCritics Choice Association
First awardedMel Gibson for Braveheart (1995)
Currently held byChristopher Nolan for Oppenheimer (2023)
Websitewww.criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director is one of the awards given to film directors working in the film industry by the Critics Choice Association at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. It was first given out to Mel Gibson for Braveheart in 1996 as a juried award. Until 2001, only the winner was presented; since then, a set of nominees is announced every year.

Only four directors have received the award more than once with two wins each: Alfonso Cuarón, Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. The latter also holds the record of most nominations in the category with eight. Kathryn Bigelow, Jane Campion, and Chloé Zhao are the only female winners of the award.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year Director Film
1995Mel GibsonBraveheart
1996Anthony MinghellaThe English Patient
1997James CameronTitanic
1998Steven SpielbergSaving Private Ryan
1999Sam MendesAmerican Beauty

2000s

Year Director(s) Film(s)
2000Steven SoderberghErin Brockovich / Traffic
Ridley ScottGladiator
2001Ron Howard (TIE)A Beautiful Mind
Baz Luhrmann (TIE)Moulin Rouge!
Peter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2002Steven SpielbergCatch Me If You Can / Minority Report
Roman PolanskiThe Pianist
Martin ScorseseGangs of New York
2003Peter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Tim BurtonBig Fish
Sofia CoppolaLost in Translation
Clint EastwoodMystic River
Jim SheridanIn America
2004Martin ScorseseThe Aviator
Clint EastwoodMillion Dollar Baby
Marc ForsterFinding Neverland
Taylor HackfordRay
Alexander PayneSideways
2005Ang LeeBrokeback Mountain
George ClooneyGood Night, and Good Luck
Paul HaggisCrash
Ron HowardCinderella Man
Steven SpielbergMunich
2006Martin ScorseseThe Departed
Bill CondonDreamgirls
Clint EastwoodLetters from Iwo Jima
Stephen FrearsThe Queen
Paul GreengrassUnited 93
2007Joel Coen and Ethan CoenNo Country for Old Men
Tim BurtonSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sean PennInto the Wild
Julian SchnabelThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Joe WrightAtonement
2008Danny BoyleSlumdog Millionaire
David FincherThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron HowardFrost/Nixon
Christopher NolanThe Dark Knight
Gus Van SantMilk
2009Kathryn BigelowThe Hurt Locker
James CameronAvatar
Lee DanielsPrecious
Clint EastwoodInvictus
Jason ReitmanUp in the Air
Quentin TarantinoInglourious Basterds

2010s

Year Director(s) Film
2010
[1]
David FincherThe Social Network
Darren AronofskyBlack Swan
Danny Boyle127 Hours
Joel Coen and Ethan CoenTrue Grit
Tom HooperThe King's Speech
Christopher NolanInception
2011
[2]
Michel HazanaviciusThe Artist
Stephen DaldryExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Alexander PayneThe Descendants
Nicolas Winding RefnDrive
Martin ScorseseHugo
Steven SpielbergWar Horse
2012
[3]
Ben AffleckArgo
Kathryn BigelowZero Dark Thirty
Tom HooperLes Misérables
Ang LeeLife of Pi
David O. RussellSilver Linings Playbook
Steven SpielbergLincoln
2013
[4]
Alfonso CuarónGravity
Paul GreengrassCaptain Phillips
Spike JonzeHer
Steve McQueen12 Years a Slave
David O. RussellAmerican Hustle
Martin ScorseseThe Wolf of Wall Street
2014
[5]
Richard LinklaterBoyhood
Wes AndersonThe Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernaySelma
David FincherGone Girl
Alejandro G. IñárrituBirdman
Angelina JolieUnbroken
2015
[6]
George MillerMad Max: Fury Road
Todd HaynesCarol
Alejandro G. IñárrituThe Revenant
Tom McCarthySpotlight
Ridley ScottThe Martian
Steven SpielbergBridge of Spies
2016
[7]
Damien ChazelleLa La Land
Mel GibsonHacksaw Ridge
Barry JenkinsMoonlight
Kenneth LonerganManchester by the Sea
David MackenzieHell or High Water
Denis VilleneuveArrival
Denzel WashingtonFences
2017
[8]
Guillermo del ToroThe Shape of Water
Greta GerwigLady Bird
Luca GuadagninoCall Me by Your Name
Martin McDonaghThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher NolanDunkirk
Jordan PeeleGet Out
Steven SpielbergThe Post
2018
[9]
Alfonso CuarónRoma
Damien ChazelleFirst Man
Bradley CooperA Star Is Born
Peter FarrellyGreen Book
Yorgos LanthimosThe Favourite
Spike LeeBlacKkKlansman
Adam McKayVice
2019
[10]
Bong Joon-ho (TIE)Parasite
Sam Mendes (TIE)1917
Noah BaumbachMarriage Story
Greta GerwigLittle Women
Josh Safdie and Benny SafdieUncut Gems
Martin ScorseseThe Irishman
Quentin TarantinoOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood

2020s

Year Director Film
2020
[11]
Chloé ZhaoNomadland
Lee Isaac ChungMinari
Emerald FennellPromising Young Woman
David FincherMank
Regina KingOne Night in Miami...
Spike LeeDa 5 Bloods
Aaron SorkinThe Trial of the Chicago 7
2021
[12]
Jane CampionThe Power of the Dog
Paul Thomas AndersonLicorice Pizza
Kenneth BranaghBelfast
Guillermo del ToroNightmare Alley
Steven SpielbergWest Side Story
Denis VilleneuveDune
2022
[13]
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once
James CameronAvatar: The Way of Water
Damien ChazelleBabylon
Todd FieldTár
Baz LuhrmannElvis
Martin McDonaghThe Banshees of Inisherin
Sarah PolleyWomen Talking
Gina Prince-BythewoodThe Woman King
S. S. RajamouliRRR
Steven SpielbergThe Fabelmans
2023
[14]
Christopher NolanOppenheimer
Bradley CooperMaestro
Greta GerwigBarbie
Yorgos LanthimosPoor Things
Alexander PayneThe Holdovers
Martin ScorseseKillers of the Flower Moon

Multiple nominees

Multiple winners

2 wins

See also

References

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