New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film explained

The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking.

Winners

1930s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1935 The Informer John Ford
1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Frank Capra
1937 The Life of Emile Zola William Dieterle
1938 The Citadel King Vidor
1939 Wuthering Heights William Wyler

1940s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1940 The Grapes of WrathJohn Ford
1941 Citizen KaneOrson Welles
1942 In Which We ServeNoël Coward and David Lean
1943 Watch on the RhineHerman Shumlin
1944 Going My Way Leo McCarey
1945 The Lost Weekend Billy Wilder
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives William Wyler
1947 Gentleman's Agreement Elia Kazan
1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre John Huston
1949 All the King's Men Robert Rossen

1950s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1950 All About Eve Joseph L. Mankiewicz
1951 A Streetcar Named DesireElia Kazan
1952 High NoonFred Zinnemann
1953 From Here to Eternity Fred Zinnemann
1954 On the Waterfront Elia Kazan
1955 Marty Delbert Mann
1956 Around the World in 80 Days Michael Anderson
1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai David Lean
1958 The Defiant OnesStanley Kramer
1959 Ben-Hur William Wyler

1960s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1960 The Apartment Billy Wilder
Sons and LoversJack Cardiff
1961 West Side Story Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
1962 No award given (newspaper strike)
1963 Tom Jones Tony Richardson
1964 My Fair Lady George Cukor
1965 DarlingJohn Schlesinger
1966 A Man for All Seasons Fred Zinnemann
1967 In the Heat of the Night Norman Jewison
1968 The Lion in WinterAnthony Harvey
1969 ZCosta-Gavras

1970s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1970 Five Easy PiecesBob Rafelson
1971 A Clockwork OrangeStanley Kubrick
1972 Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop)Ingmar Bergman
1973 Day for Night (La nuit américaine) François Truffaut
1974 AmarcordFederico Fellini
1975 NashvilleRobert Altman
1976 All the President's MenAlan J. Pakula
1977 Annie Hall Woody Allen
1978 The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton

1980s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1980 Ordinary People Robert Redford
1981 RedsWarren Beatty
1982 Gandhi Richard Attenborough
1983 Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks
1984 A Passage to IndiaDavid Lean
1985 Prizzi's HonorJohn Huston
1986 Hannah and Her SistersWoody Allen
1987 Broadcast NewsJames L. Brooks
1988 The Accidental TouristLawrence Kasdan
1989 My Left FootJim Sheridan

1990s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1990 GoodfellasMartin Scorsese
1991 The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme
1992 The PlayerRobert Altman
1993 Schindler's List Steven Spielberg
1994 Quiz ShowRobert Redford
1995 Leaving Las VegasMike Figgis
1996 FargoJoel Coen
1997 L.A. ConfidentialCurtis Hanson
1998 Saving Private RyanSteven Spielberg
1999 Topsy-TurvyMike Leigh

2000s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2000 TrafficSteven Soderbergh
2001 Mulholland DriveDavid Lynch
2002 Far from HeavenTodd Haynes
2003 Peter Jackson
2004 SidewaysAlexander Payne
2005 Brokeback MountainAng Lee
2006 United 93Paul Greengrass
2007 No Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
2008 MilkGus Van Sant
2009 The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow

2010s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2010 The Social NetworkDavid Fincher
2011 The Artist Michel Hazanavicius
2012 Zero Dark Thirty Kathryn Bigelow
2013 American Hustle David O. Russell
2014 Boyhood Richard Linklater
2015 Carol Todd Haynes
2016 La La Land Damien Chazelle
2017 Lady Bird[1] Greta Gerwig
2018 Roma[2] Alfonso Cuarón
2019The Irishman[3] Martin Scorsese

2020s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2020 First Cow[4] Kelly Reichardt
2021 Drive My Car[5] Ryusuke Hamaguchi
2022 Tár[6] Todd Field
2023 Killers of the Flower Moon[7] Martin Scorsese

See also

Notes and References

  1. 2017 New York Film Critics Circle winners: Full list. Entertainment Weekly. Joey. Nolfi. November 30, 2017. December 5, 2021.
  2. https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/new-york-film-critics-circle-2018-awards-winners-1202023917/ 2018 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|IndieWire
  3. https://deadline.com/2019/12/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-2019-winners-list-nyfcc-movies-1202800026/ 2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Full List|Deadline
  4. https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/chadwick-boseman-wins-best-supporting-actor-at-the-2020-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards/#:~:text=The%20New%20York%20Film%20Critics%20Circle%20announced%20the,and%20a%20special%20award%20for%20Director%20Spike%20Lee. CHADWICK BOSEMAN WINS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AT THE 2020 NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS < < Rotten Tomatoes
  5. https://deadline.com/2021/12/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-winners-2021-nyfcc-1234883931/ New York Film Critics Circle: 2021 Winners List — Deadline
  6. Web site: ‘Tár’ Leads New York Film Critics Circle, ‘RRR’ and Keke Palmer Surprise (Full Winners List) . 2022-12-02 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315105821/https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/new-york-film-critics-circle-winners-list-full-list-2022-1235447464/ . 2023-03-15 . live .
  7. Web site: 2023-11-16 . New York Film Critics Awards: Winners List . 2023-11-30. . en-US.