The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring gifted filmmakers through their first feature film.
Winners
1990s Year Winner Director(s)1997 In the Company of Men Neil LaBute1998 Love and Death on Long Island Richard Kwietniowski1999 Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze
2000s Year Winner Director(s)2000 George WashingtonDavid Gordon Green on "Snow Angels" - IFC David Gordon Green2001 In the Bedroom Todd Field2002 Roger Dodger Dylan Kidd2003 American Splendor Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini2004 Maria Full of Grace Joshua Marston2005 Capote Bennett Miller2006 Half Nelson Ryan Fleck2007 Away from Her Sarah Polley2008 Frozen River Courtney Hunt2009 Hunger Steve McQueen
2010s Year Winner Director(s)2010 Animal Kingdom David Michôd2011 Margin Call J. C. Chandor2012 How to Survive a Plague David France2013 Fruitvale Station Ryan Coogler2014 The Babadook Jennifer Kent2015 Son of Saul László Nemes2016 The Edge of Seventeen Kelly Fremon Craig Krisha Trey Edward Shults2017 Get Out Jordan Peele'Lady Bird' Named Best Film of 2017 by New York Film Critics - Variety2018 Eighth Grade Bo Burnham2019 Atlantics2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Winners —— Full List – Deadline Mati Diop
2020s Year Winner Director(s)2020 The 40-Year-Old VersionCHADWICK BOSEMAN WINS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AT THE 2020 NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS < < Rotten Tomatoes Radha Blank2021 The Lost DaughterNew York Film Critics Circle: 2021 Winners List — Deadline Maggie Gyllenhaal2022 Aftersun Charlotte Wells2023 Past Lives Celine Song2024 Janet Planet Annie Baker2025 Eephus Carson Lund
See also Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature
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