The Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Film is an annual award given by the Detroit Film Critics Society to honor the best film made that year.
Winners
Legend:
2000s YearWinnerDirector(s) 2007 No Country for Old Men Joel and Ethan CoenJuno Jason ReitmanInto the Wild Sean PennLe scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) Julian SchnabelThere Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson 2008 Slumdog Millionaire Danny BoyleThe Dark Knight Christopher NolanFrost/Nixon Ron HowardWALL-E Andrew StantonThe Wrestler Darren Aronofsky 2009 Up Pete DocterMore Critics Awards: Usual Suspects, Plus 'Up'|The Wrap(500) Days of Summer Marc WebbThe Hurt Locker Kathryn BigelowInglourious Basterds Quentin TarantinoUp in the Air Jason Reitman
2010s YearWinnerDirector(s) 2010 The Social Network David Fincher“Winter’s Bone,” “Social Network” Lead Detroit Critics|IndieWire127 Hours Danny BoyleInception Christopher NolanThe King's Speech Tom HooperWinter's Bone Debra Granik 2011 The Artist Michel HazanaviciusThe Descendants Alexander PayneHugo Martin ScorseseTake Shelter Jeff NicholsThe Tree of Life Terrence Malick 2012 Silver Linings Playbook David O. RussellArgo Ben AffleckThe Impossible Juan Antonio BayonaTake This Waltz Sarah PolleyZero Dark Thirty Kathryn Bigelow 2013 Her Spike JonzeDetroit critics name 'Her' the year's best, hand Brie Larson two awards - UPROXX12 Years a Slave Steve McQueenBefore Midnight Richard LinklaterGravity Alfonso CuarónShort Term 12 Destin Daniel Cretton 2014 Boyhood Richard LinklaterDetroit Film Critics Society flips for 'Boyhood' - The Detroit NewsBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro González IñárrituThe Grand Budapest Hotel Wes AndersonUnder the Skin Jonathan GlazerWhiplash Damien Chazelle 2015 Spotlight Tom McCarthyBrooklyn John CrowleyInside Out Pete DocterMad Max: Fury Road George MillerThe Revenant Alejandro González IñárrituSicario Denis VilleneuveYouth Paolo Sorrentino 2016 La La Land Damien ChazelleThe Edge of Seventeen Kelly Fremon CraigHell or High Water David MackenzieManchester by the Sea Kenneth LonerganMoonlight Barry Jenkins 2017 The Florida Project Sean Baker The Disaster Artist James FrancoGet Out Jordan PeeleThe Shape of Water Guillermo del ToroThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh 2018 Eighth Grade Bo Burnham First Reformed Paul SchraderGreen Book Peter FarrellyA Quiet Place John KrasinskiRoma Alfonso Cuarón 2019 Parasite Bong Joon-hoThe Irishman Martin ScorseseJojo Rabbit Taika WaititiMarriage Story Noah BaumbachOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino
2020s YearWinnerDirector(s) 2020 Nomadland Chloé ZhaoFirst Cow Kelly ReichardtMinari Lee Isaac ChungSound of Metal Darius MarderThe Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin 2021 Cyrano Joe WrightBelfast Kenneth BranaghCODA Sian HederDon't Look Up Adam McKayKing Richard Reinaldo Marcus Green
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