The Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Director is an annual award given by the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Winners
1980s YearWinner and nomineesFilm1988Robert ZemeckisWho Framed Roger Rabbit1989Spike LeeDo the Right ThingWoody AllenCrimes and MisdemeanorsKenneth BranaghHenry VTim BurtonBatmanSteven SoderberghSex, Lies, and Videotape
1990s YearWinner and nomineesFilm1990Martin ScorseseGoodfellas1991Jonathan DemmeThe Silence of the LambsKenneth BranaghPeter's FriendsJoel CoenBarton FinkMartha CoolidgeRambling RoseTerry GilliamThe Fisher KingSpike LeeJungle FeverBarry LevinsonBugsyJohn SaylesCity of HopeMartin ScorseseCape FearRidley ScottThelma & LouiseJohn SingletonBoyz n the Hood1992Robert AltmanThe PlayerClint EastwoodUnforgivenNeil JordanThe Crying GameSpike LeeMalcolm XQuentin TarantinoReservoir Dogs1993Steven SpielbergSchindler's ListRobert AltmanShort CutsJane CampionThe PianoAndrew DavisThe FugitiveJonathan DemmePhiladelphia1994Quentin TarantinoPulp FictionTim BurtonEd WoodSteve JamesHoop DreamsKrzysztof KieślowskiThree Colours: RedRobert ZemeckisForrest Gump1995Oliver StoneNixonClint EastwoodThe Bridges of Madison CountyMike FiggisLeaving Las VegasRon HowardApollo 13Martin ScorseseCasino1996Joel CoenFargoMiloš FormanThe People vs. Larry FlyntMike LeighSecrets & LiesJohn SaylesLone StarLars von TrierBreaking the Waves1997Curtis HansonL.A. ConfidentialPaul Thomas AndersonBoogie NightsJames L. BrooksAs Good as It GetsJames CameronTitanicAtom EgoyanThe Sweet HereafterAng LeeThe Ice Storm1998Terrence MalickThe Thin Red LineJohn BoormanThe GeneralNeil JordanThe Butcher BoySteven SpielbergSaving Private RyanPeter WeirThe Truman Show1999Sam MendesAmerican BeautyPaul Thomas AndersonMagnoliaSpike JonzeBeing John MalkovichStanley KubrickEyes Wide ShutDavid LynchThe Straight Story
2000s YearWinner and nomineesFilm2000Steven SoderberghTrafficDarren AronofskyRequiem for a DreamCameron CroweAlmost FamousAng LeeCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonRobert ZemeckisCast Away2001David LynchMulholland Dr.Robert AltmanGosford ParkRon HowardA Beautiful MindPeter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingBaz LuhrmannMoulin Rouge!2002Todd HaynesFar from HeavenPaul Thomas AndersonPunch-Drunk LovePeter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersAlexander PayneAbout SchmidtRoman PolanskiThe PianistMartin ScorseseGangs of New York2003Peter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingTim BurtonBig FishSofia CoppolaLost in TranslationClint EastwoodMystic RiverPeter WeirMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World2004Clint EastwoodMillion Dollar Baby2005David CronenbergA History of ViolenceGeorge ClooneyGood Night, and Good Luck.Peter JacksonKing KongAng LeeBrokeback MountainSteven SpielbergMunich2006Martin ScorseseThe DepartedClint EastwoodLetters from Iwo JimaStephen FrearsThe QueenPaul GreengrassUnited 93Alejandro González IñárrituBabel2007Joel Coen and Ethan CoenNo Country for Old MenPaul Thomas AndersonThere Will Be BloodDavid FincherZodiacTony GilroyMichael ClaytonJason ReitmanJuno2008Danny BoyleSlumdog MillionaireDavid FincherThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonChristopher NolanThe Dark KnightAndrew StantonWALL-EGus Van SantMilk2009Kathryn BigelowThe Hurt LockerJoel Coen and Ethan CoenA Serious ManSpike JonzeWhere the Wild Things AreJason ReitmanUp in the AirQuentin TarantinoInglourious Basterds
2010s YearWinner and nomineesFilm2010David FincherThe Social NetworkDarren AronofskyBlack SwanDebra GranikWinter's BoneTom HooperThe King's SpeechChristopher NolanInception2011Terrence MalickThe Tree of LifeMichel HazanaviciusThe ArtistAlexander PayneThe DescendantsNicolas Winding RefnDriveMartin ScorseseHugo2012Kathryn BigelowZero Dark ThirtyBen AffleckArgoPaul Thomas AndersonThe MasterSteven SpielbergLincolnBenh ZeitlinBeasts of the Southern Wild2013Steve McQueen12 Years a SlaveJoel Coen and Ethan CoenInside Llewyn DavisAlfonso CuarónGravitySpike JonzeHerDavid O. RussellAmerican Hustle2014Richard LinklaterBoyhoodWes AndersonThe Grand Budapest HotelDavid FincherGone GirlAlejandro G. IñárrituBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Christopher NolanInterstellar2015George MillerMad Max: Fury RoadTodd HaynesCarolAlejandro G. IñárrituThe RevenantTom McCarthySpotlightAdam McKayThe Big Short2016Barry JenkinsMoonlightDamien ChazelleLa La LandPablo LarraínJackieKenneth LonerganManchester by the SeaChan-wook ParkThe Handmaiden2017Christopher NolanDunkirkGuillermo del ToroThe Shape of WaterGreta GerwigLady BirdLuca GuadagninoCall Me by Your NameJordan PeeleGet Out2018Alfonso CuarónRomaBradley CooperA Star Is BornYorgos LanthimosThe FavouriteLynne RamsayYou Were Never Really HerePaul SchraderFirst Reformed2019Bong Joon-hoParasiteNoah BaumbachMarriage StoryGreta GerwigLittle WomenMartin ScorseseThe IrishmanQuentin TarantinoOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood
2020s YearWinner and nomineesFilm2020 Chloé Zhao NomadlandEmerald FennellPromising Young WomanSpike LeeDa 5 BloodsSteve McQueenLovers RockKelly ReichardtFirst Cow2021 Jane Campion The Power of the DogPaul Thomas AndersonLicorice PizzaRyusuke HamaguchiDrive My CarDavid LoweryThe Green KnightSteven SpielbergWest Side Story2022 Daniel Kwan & Daniel Schinert Everything Everywhere All at OncePark Chan-wookDecision to LeaveTodd FieldTárSarah PolleyWomen TalkingS. S. RajamouliRRR2023 Christopher NolanOppenheimerGreta GerwigBarbieTodd HaynesMay DecemberYorgos LanthimosPoor ThingsMartin ScorseseKillers of the Flower Moon2024 RaMell Ross Nickel BoysSean BakerAnoraBrady CorbetThe BrutalistCoralie FargeatThe SubstanceJane SchoenbrunI Saw the TV Glow
Multiple winners 5 directors have won the award multiple times.
Wins Director 2 Kathryn Bigelow Joel Coen Terrence Malick Martin Scorsese Christopher Nolan
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