The Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture is an annual award given by the Houston Film Critics Society.
| Year | Winner and nominees | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen |
| Atonement | Joe Wright | |
| Into the Wild | Sean Penn | |
| Juno | Jason Reitman | |
| Michael Clayton | Tony Gilroy | |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | David Fincher |
| Slumdog Millionaire | Danny Boyle | |
| The Dark Knight | Christopher Nolan | |
| Milk | Gus Van Sant | |
| WALL-E | Andrew Stanton | |
| 2009 | The Hurt Locker | Kathryn Bigelow |
| (500) Days of Summer | Marc Webb | |
| Avatar | James Cameron | |
| District 9 | Neill Blomkamp | |
| Inglourious Basterds | Quentin Tarantino | |
| Invictus | Clint Eastwood | |
| Precious | Lee Daniels | |
| Star Trek | J. J. Abrams | |
| Up | Pete Docter | |
| Up in the Air | Jason Reitman |