Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

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

Winners

1990s

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

Year	Winner	Film	Ref
2000	Steven Soderbergh	Traffic	^[4]
2000	Ang Lee	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon	^[4]
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

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

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

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

External links

Toronto Film Critics Association - Past Award Winners

[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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