London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year

The London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year is an annual award given by the London Film Critics' Circle.

List of winners YearDirector(s)Film(s)1980Bad Timing1981Man of Iron1982Missing1983 Danton1984The Company of Wolves1985 The Killing Fields°1986 Ran°1987 Full Metal Jacket1988 The Dead1989 Distant Voices, Still Lives1990Crimes and Misdemeanors°1991Thelma & Louise°1992The Player°1993The Remains of the Day°1994Schindler's List≈1995Heavenly Creatures1996Fargo°1997L.A. Confidential°1998The Truman Show°1999American Beauty≈2000Being John Malkovich°2001Love's a Bitch (Amores perros)2002The Quiet American and Rabbit-Proof Fence2003Mystic River°2004The Aviator°2005Brokeback Mountain≈2006United 93°2007There Will Be Blood°2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button°2009The Hurt Locker≈2010 The Social Network°2011The Artist≈2012 Life of Pi≈2013Gravity≈2014Boyhood°2015Mad Max: Fury Road°2016Son of Saul2017 London Critics' Circle Film Awards Winners Complete List|Hollywood Reporter2017The Florida Project2018 Roma≈‘Roma’ Named Film of the Year by the London Film Critics Circle|IndieWire2019 Parasite≈‘Parasite’ Tops London Film Critics’ Circle Awards - Variety2020 Small Axewins three London Critics’ Circle awards as female film-makers triumph - The Guardian2021The Power of the Dog≈2022Tár°2023The Zone of Interest°2024Nickel Boys

See also BAFTA Award for Best Direction Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

Notes ≈ Academy Award for Best Director winner ° Academy Award for Best Director nominee

Multiple winners The following directors have won multiple awards: 2 wins – Andrzej Wajda (1981, 1983) 2 wins – David Fincher (2008, 2010) 2 wins – Ang Lee (2005, 2012) 2 wins – Alfonso Cuarón (2013, 2018)

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