The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Picture is an annual award given by National Society of Film Critics to honor the best film of the year.
History[edit]
Since it was established in 1966, the Society has only agreed with the Academy Award for Best Picture nine times: Annie Hall (1977), Unforgiven (1992), Schindler's List (1993), Million Dollar Baby (2004), The Hurt Locker (2009), Spotlight (2015), Moonlight (2016), Parasite (2019), and Nomadland (2020).
Winners[edit]
1960s[edit]
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
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1966 | Blow-Up[1] | Michelangelo Antonioni |
1967 | Persona | Ingmar Bergman |
1968 | Shame (Skammen) | Ingmar Bergman |
1969 | Z | Costa-Gavras |
1970s[edit]
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
1970 | M*A*S*H | Robert Altman |
1971 | Claire's Knee (Le genou de Claire) | Éric Rohmer |
1972 | The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie) | Luis Buñuel |
1973 | Day for Night (La nuit américaine) | François Truffaut |
1974 | Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) | Ingmar Bergman |
1975 | Nashville | Robert Altman |
1976 | All the President's Men | Alan J. Pakula |
1977 | Annie Hall | Woody Allen |
1978 | Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs) | Bertrand Blier |
1979 | Breaking Away | Peter Yates |
1980s[edit]
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
1980 | Melvin and Howard | Jonathan Demme |
1981 | Atlantic City | Louis Malle |
1982 | Tootsie | Sydney Pollack |
1983 | The Night of the Shooting Stars (La notte di San Lorenzo) | Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani |
1984 | Stranger Than Paradise | Jim Jarmusch |
1985 | Ran | Akira Kurosawa |
1986 | Blue Velvet | David Lynch |
1987 | The Dead | John Huston |
1988 | The Unbearable Lightness of Being | Philip Kaufman |
1989 | Drugstore Cowboy | Gus Van Sant |
1990s[edit]
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
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1990 | Goodfellas | Martin Scorsese |
1991 | Life Is Sweet | Mike Leigh |
1992 | Unforgiven | Clint Eastwood |
1993 | Schindler's List | Steven Spielberg |
1994 | Pulp Fiction | Quentin Tarantino |
1995 | Babe | Chris Noonan |
1996 | Breaking the Waves | Lars von Trier |
1997 | L.A. Confidential | Curtis Hanson |
1998 | Out of Sight | Steven Soderbergh |
1999 | Being John Malkovich | Spike Jonze |
Topsy-Turvy | Mike Leigh |
2000s[edit]
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
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2000 | Yi Yi | Edward Yang |
2001 | Mulholland Drive | David Lynch |
2002 | The Pianist | Roman Polanski |
2003 | American Splendor | Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini |
2004 | Million Dollar Baby | Clint Eastwood |
2005 | Capote | Bennett Miller |
2006 | Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno) | Guillermo del Toro |
2007 | There Will Be Blood | Paul Thomas Anderson |
2008 | Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir) | Ari Folman |
2009 | The Hurt Locker | Kathryn Bigelow |
2010s[edit]
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
2010 | The Social Network | David Fincher |
2011 | Melancholia | Lars von Trier |
2012 | Amour | Michael Haneke |
2013 | Inside Llewyn Davis | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen |
2014 | Goodbye to Language (Adieu au Langage)[2] | Jean-Luc Godard |
2015 | Spotlight[3] | Tom McCarthy |
2016 | Moonlight[4] | Barry Jenkins |
2017 | Lady Bird[5] | Greta Gerwig |
2018 | The Rider[6] | Chloé Zhao |
2019 | Parasite (Gisaengchung)[7] | Bong Joon-ho |
2020s[edit]
Year | Winner | Director(s) |
---|---|---|
2020 | Nomadland[8] | Chloé Zhao |
2021 | Drive My Car[9] | Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
2022 | TÁR[10] | Todd Field |
2023 | Past Lives[11] | Celine Song |
Multiple winners[edit]
- Ingmar Bergman – 3
- Robert Altman – 2
- Clint Eastwood – 2
- Mike Leigh – 2 (one tied with Spike Jonze)
- David Lynch – 2
- Lars von Trier – 2
- Chloé Zhao – 2
References[edit]
- ^ Past Awards|National Society of Film Critics
- ^ National Society of Film Critics Taps 'Goodbye To Language' As Best Film Of 2014 — Deadline
- ^ National Society of Film Critics Awards 2015 (FULL LIST) - Variety
- ^ Patrick Shanley (January 7, 2017). "'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Hilary Lewis (January 6, 2018). "'Lady Bird' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Katie Kilkenny (January 5, 2019). "'The Rider' Named Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ Trilby Beresford; Sharareh Drury (January 4, 2020). "'Parasite' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ ‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics|The Wrap
- ^ National Society of Film Critics 2022 Winners List - The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ ‘TÁR’ and ‘Aftersun’ Win Big at National Society of Film Critics Awards (Complete Winners List)|IndieWire
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (2024-01-06). "National Society of Film Critics Voting Underway". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-01-06.