The Boston Society of Film Critics has presented an annual Award for Best New Filmmaker since 1996; the recipients of the inaugural prize were Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci, co-directors of Big Night.
| Year | Winner(s) | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Big Night[1] | ||
| 1997 | Hard Eight | ||
| Boogie Nights | |||
| 1998 | Under the Skin | ||
| 1999 | Boys Don't Cry |
| Year | Winner | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | You Can Count on Me | ||
| 2001 | L.I.E. | ||
| 2002 | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys | ||
| 2003 | Capturing the Friedmans | ||
| 2004 | Tarnation[2] | ||
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice[3] | ||
| 2006 | Half Nelson[4] | ||
| 2007 | Gone Baby Gone | ||
| 2008 | In Bruges | ||
| 2009 | District 9 |
| Year | Winner | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jeff Malmberg | Marwencol | |
| 2011 | Martha Marcy May Marlene | ||
| 2012 | How to Survive a Plague | ||
| 2013 | Fruitvale Station | ||
| 2014 | Nightcrawler | ||
| 2015 | The Diary of a Teenage Girl | ||
| 2016 | The Witch | ||
| 2017 | Get Out | ||
| 2018 | Eighth Grade | ||
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco |
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Father[5] | |
| 2021 | The Lost Daughter | |
| 2022 | Aftersun | |
| 2023 | Past Lives[6] [7] | |