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The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director is one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association.

Winners[edit]

1990s[edit]

Year Winner Film Ref
1997 Atom Egoyan The Sweet Hereafter [1]
Paul Thomas Anderson Boogie Nights
James Cameron Titanic
Curtis Hanson L.A. Confidential
Ang Lee The Ice Storm
1998 Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan [2]
Steven Soderbergh Out of Sight
Todd Solondz Happiness
1999 Paul Thomas Anderson Magnolia [3]
Sam Mendes American Beauty
Steven Soderbergh The Limey

2000s[edit]

Year Winner Film Ref
2000 Steven Soderbergh Traffic [4]
Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001 David Lynch Mulholland Drive [5]
Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jean-Pierre Jeunet Amélie
2002 Paul Thomas Anderson Punch-Drunk Love [6]
Alfonso Cuarón Y Tu Mamá También
Todd Haynes Far from Heaven
2003 Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [7]
2004 Michel Gondry Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind [8]
2005 David Cronenberg A History of Violence [9]
2006 Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne The Child (L'Enfant) [10]
Stephen Frears The Queen
Paul Greengrass United 93
Martin Scorsese The Departed
2007 Joel Coen and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men [11]
David Cronenberg Eastern Promises
David Fincher Zodiac
2008 Jonathan Demme Rachel Getting Married [12]
Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire
Andrew Stanton WALL-E
2009 Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker [13]
Steve McQueen Hunger
Quentin Tarantino Inglourious Basterds

2010s[edit]

Year Winner Film Ref
2010 David Fincher The Social Network [14]
Darren Aronofsky Black Swan
Christopher Nolan Inception
2011 Terrence Malick The Tree of Life [15]
Michel Hazanavicius The Artist
Nicolas Winding Refn Drive
2012 Paul Thomas Anderson The Master [16]
Kathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty
Leos Carax Holy Motors
2013 Alfonso Cuarón Gravity [17]
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn Davis
Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave
2014 Richard Linklater Boyhood [18]
Paul Thomas Anderson Inherent Vice
Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel
2015 Todd Haynes Carol [19]
Tom McCarthy Spotlight
George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 Maren Ade Toni Erdmann [20]
Damien Chazelle La La Land
Barry Jenkins Moonlight
2017 Greta Gerwig Lady Bird [21]
Paul Thomas Anderson Phantom Thread
Jordan Peele Get Out
2018 Alfonso Cuarón Roma [22]
Lee Chang-dong Burning
Paul Schrader First Reformed
2019 Bong Joon-ho Parasite [23]
Noah Baumbach Marriage Story
Martin Scorsese The Irishman

2020s[edit]

Year Winner Film Ref
2020 Chloé Zhao Nomadland [24]
Kelly Reichardt First Cow
Lee Isaac Chung Minari
2021 Jane Campion The Power of the Dog [25]
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Drive My Car
Denis Villeneuve Dune
2022 Charlotte Wells Aftersun [26]
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once
Sarah Polley Women Talking
2023 Jonathan Glazer The Zone of Interest [27]
Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon
Justine Triet Anatomy of a Fall

References[edit]

  1. ^ Liam Lacey, "Egoyan film top pick". The Globe and Mail, January 15, 1998.
  2. ^ "War movies are the big winners". Hamilton Spectator, December 18, 1998.
  3. ^ "Toronto critics pick Magnolia as best film of 1999 Yet-unreleased second picture from director of Boogie Nights follows linked stories of characters in San Fernando Valley". The Globe and Mail, December 17, 1999.
  4. ^ Peter Howell, "Toronto critics like Lee ; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon named top movie". Toronto Star, December 21, 2000.
  5. ^ "Memento named best picture". Calgary Herald, December 20, 2001.
  6. ^ "Toronto critics pick Adaptation as top film". Ottawa Citizen, December 20, 2022.
  7. ^ "Coppola's Lost in Translation honoured by Toronto critics". Waterloo Region Record, December 18, 2003.
  8. ^ "Sideways named best film of 2004 by Toronto critics". Sault Star, December 17, 2004.
  9. ^ "Cronenberg's History of Violence tops T.O. critics' best-of list". Sudbury Star, December 22, 2005.
  10. ^ Lee-Anne Goodman, "'The Queen' named best picture by Toronto's film critics". Canadian Press, December 20, 2006.
  11. ^ Bruce Kirkland, "Old Men No. 1; Coen Brothers flick tops T.O. film critics' 2007 list". Toronto Sun, December 19, 2007.
  12. ^ Chris Knight, "Toronto critics pick Wendy and Lucy". Windsor Star, December 17, 2008.
  13. ^ "Basterds, Hunger top Toronto critics' picks". Waterloo Region Record, December 17, 2009.
  14. ^ Peter Knegt, "“Social Network” Tops San Francisco and Toronto Film Critics’ Awards". IndieWire, December 14, 2010.
  15. ^ Brian D. Johnson, "Toronto critics name 'Tree of Life' Best Picture". Maclean's, December 14, 2011.
  16. ^ "Toronto Critics Champion 'The Master'". IndieWire. December 18, 2012.
  17. ^ "Toronto film critics name Coen brothers movie the best of 2013". The Globe and Mail, December 17, 2013.
  18. ^ Norman Wilner, "Toronto film critics champion Boyhood". Now, December 16, 2014.
  19. ^ "'Carol' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter, December 14, 2015.
  20. ^ Vlessing, Etan (December 12, 2016). "'Moonlight' Named Best Film by Toronto Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter.
  21. ^ "'The Florida Project' Named Best Film by Toronto Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter, December 10, 2017.
  22. ^ Corey Atad, "Toronto Film Critics Association Names ‘Roma’ Best Picture Of 2018". ET Canada, December 10, 2018.
  23. ^ "'Parasite' big winner at Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". Toronto Star, December 8, 2019.
  24. ^ Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter, February 7, 2021.
  25. ^ Sarah Curran, "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". ET Canada, January 16, 2022.
  26. ^ Pat Mullen, "Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc". Point of View, January 8, 2023.
  27. ^ Erik Anderson, "Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture, Director". AwardsWatch, December 17, 2023.

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