The San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Director is an award given by the San Diego Film Critics Society to honor the finest directing achievements in filmmaking.
Winners 1990s YearWinnerFilm 1996Joel CoenFargo 1997James CameronTitanic 1998John MaddenShakespeare in Love 1999David LynchThe Straight Story
2000s YearWinnerFilm 2000Cameron CroweAlmost Famous 2001Terry ZwigoffGhost World 2002Jill SprecherThirteen Conversations About One Thing 2003Peter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2004Clint EastwoodMillion Dollar Baby 2005Bennett MillerCapote 2006Clint EastwoodLetters from Iwo Jima 2007Paul Thomas AndersonThere Will Be Blood 2008Danny BoyleSlumdog Millionaire 2009Quentin TarantinoInglourious Basterds
2010s YearWinnerFilm 2010Darren AronofskyBlack Swan 2011Nicolas Winding RefnDrive 2012Ben AffleckArgo 2013Alfonso CuarónGravity 2014Dan GilroyNightcrawler 2015George MillerMad Max: Fury Road 2016David MackenzieHell or High Water 2017Greta GerwigLady Bird 2018Debra GranikLeave No Trace 2019Benny and Josh SafdieUncut Gems
2020s YearWinnerFilm 2020Chloé ZhaoNomadland2021Jane CampionThe Power of The Dog2022Daniel Kwan and Daniel ScheinertEverything Everywhere All at Once2023Martin ScorseseKillers of the Flower Moon2024Denis VilleneuveDune: Part Two2025Ryan CooglerSinners
References San Diego Film Critics Society - Awards