The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Breakthrough Filmmaker is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best breakthrough filmmaker of the year.
Winners 1999 (as Best Debut): Spike Jonze for directing Being John Malkovich 2001: Christopher Nolan for directing Memento 2002: Mark Romanek for directing One Hour Photo 2003: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini for directing American Splendor 2004: Zach Braff for directing Garden State 2005: Paul Haggis for directing Crash 2006: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris for directing Little Miss Sunshine 2007: Sarah Polley for directing Away From Her 2008: Tomas Alfredson for directing Let the Right One In
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