This is the complete list of the winners of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director | |
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Country | United States |
Presented by | Los Angeles Film Critics Association |
First awarded | Sidney Lumet Dog Day Afternoon (1975) |
Currently held by | Jonathan Glazer The Zone of Interest (2023) |
Website | lafca |
Year | Winner | Film |
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1975 | Sidney Lumet | Dog Day Afternoon |
1976 | Sidney Lumet | Network |
1977 | Herbert Ross | The Turning Point |
1978 | Michael Cimino | The Deer Hunter |
1979 | Robert Benton | Kramer vs. Kramer |
Year | Winner | Film |
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1980 | Roman Polanski | Tess |
1981 | Warren Beatty | Reds |
1982 | Steven Spielberg | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial |
1983 | James L. Brooks | Terms of Endearment |
1984 | Miloš Forman | Amadeus |
1985 | Terry Gilliam | Brazil |
1986 | David Lynch | Blue Velvet |
1987 | John Boorman | Hope and Glory |
1988 | David Cronenberg | Dead Ringers |
1989 | Spike Lee | Do the Right Thing |
Year | Winner | Film |
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1990 | Martin Scorsese | Goodfellas |
1991 | Barry Levinson | Bugsy |
1992 | Clint Eastwood | Unforgiven |
1993 | Jane Campion | The Piano |
1994 | Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction |
1995 | Mike Figgis | Leaving Las Vegas |
1996 | Mike Leigh | Secrets & Lies |
1997 | Curtis Hanson | L.A. Confidential |
1998 | Steven Spielberg | Saving Private Ryan |
1999 | Sam Mendes | American Beauty |
Year | Winner | Film |
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2000 | Steven Soderbergh | Erin Brockovich |
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2001 | David Lynch | Mulholland Drive |
2002 | Pedro Almodóvar | Talk to Her (Hable con ella) |
2003 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
2004 | Alexander Payne | Sideways |
2005 | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain |
2006 | Paul Greengrass | United 93 |
2007 | Paul Thomas Anderson | There Will Be Blood |
2008 | Danny Boyle | Slumdog Millionaire |
2009 | Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker |
Year | Winner | Film |
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2010 | Olivier Assayas | Carlos |
David Fincher | The Social Network | |
2011 | Terrence Malick | The Tree of Life |
2012 | Paul Thomas Anderson | The Master |
2013 | Alfonso Cuarón | Gravity |
2014 | Richard Linklater | Boyhood |
2015 | George Miller | Mad Max: Fury Road |
2016 | Barry Jenkins | Moonlight |
2017 | Guillermo del Toro | The Shape of Water |
Luca Guadagnino | Call Me by Your Name[1] | |
2018 | Debra Granik | Leave No Trace [2] |
2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite [3] |
Year | Winner | Film |
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2020 | Chloé Zhao | Nomadland [4] |
2021 | Jane Campion | The Power of the Dog[5] |
2022 | Todd Field | TÁR[6] |
2023 | Jonathan Glazer | The Zone of Interest[7] |