London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year explained

London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
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Awarded For:	Best Director
Presenter:	London Film Critics Circle
Country:	England
Year:	Bad Timing (1980)
Holder:	Jonathan Glazer The Zone of Interest (2023)

The London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year in an annual award given by the London Film Critics' Circle.

List of winners

Year	Director(s)	Film(s)
1980	scope=row		Bad Timing
1981	scope=row		Man of Iron
1982	scope=row		Missing
1983	scope=row		Danton
1984	scope=row		The Company of Wolves
1985	scope=row		The Killing Fields°
1986	scope=row		Ran°
1987	scope=row		Full Metal Jacket
1988	scope=row		The Dead
1989	scope=row		Distant Voices, Still Lives
1990	scope=row		Crimes and Misdemeanors°
1991	scope=row		Thelma & Louise°
1992	scope=row		The Player°
1993	scope=row		The Remains of the Day°
1994	scope=row		Schindler's List≈
1995	scope=row		Heavenly Creatures
1996	scope=row		Fargo°
1997	scope=row		L.A. Confidential°
1998	scope=row		The Truman Show°
1999	scope=row		American Beauty≈
2000	scope=row		Being John Malkovich°
2001	scope=row		Love's a Bitch (Amores perros)
2002	scope=row		The Quiet American and Rabbit-Proof Fence
2003	scope=row		Mystic River°
2004	scope=row		The Aviator°
2005	scope=row		Brokeback Mountain≈
2006	scope=row		United 93°
2007	scope=row		There Will Be Blood°
2008	scope=row		The Curious Case of Benjamin Button°
2009	scope=row		The Hurt Locker≈
2010	scope=row		The Social Network°
2011	scope=row		The Artist≈
2012	scope=row		Life of Pi≈
2013	scope=row		Gravity≈
2014	scope=row		Boyhood°
2015	scope=row		°
2016	scope=row		Son of Saul^[1]
2017	scope=row		The Florida Project^[2]
2018	scope=row		Roma≈^[3]
2019	scope=row		Parasite≈^[4]
2020	scope=row		Small Axe^[5]
2021	scope=row		The Power of the Dog≈
2022	scope=row		Tár°
2023	scope=row		The Zone of Interest°

See also

• BAFTA Award for Best Direction
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

Notes

• ≈ Academy Award for Best Director winner
• ° Academy Award for Best Director nominee

Multiple winners

The following directors have won multiple awards:

• 2 wins – Andrzej Wajda (1981, 1983)
• 2 wins – David Fincher (2008, 2010)
• 2 wins – Ang Lee (2005, 2012)
• 2 wins – Alfonso Cuarón (2013, 2018)

Notes and References

1. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2017-london-critics-circle-film-awards-winners-complete-list-966386 2017 London Critics' Circle Film Awards Winners Complete List|Hollywood Reporter
2. Web site: 2018-01-28. Three Billboards Is Triumphant at the London Film Critics Circle Awards. 2020-12-29. Empire. en.
3. https://www.indiewire.com/2019/01/london-film-critics-circle-awards-2019-roma-1202036917/ ‘Roma’ Named Film of the Year by the London Film Critics Circle|IndieWire
4. https://variety.com/2020/film/awards/parasite-wins-london-critics-awards-joaquin-phoenix-renee-zellweger-1203486577/ ‘Parasite’ Tops London Film Critics’ Circle Awards - Variety
5. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/feb/07/nomadland-wins-three-critics-circle-awards-chloe-zhao/Nomadland wins three London Critics’ Circle awards as female film-makers triumph - The Guardian