The Dorian Award for Film of the Year is one of the main categories of Dorian Awards, given annually by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics since 2010 (the group was initially named the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association). For the group's 2021 and 2022 awards, the category was temporarily named Best Film, mirroring the revised timelines of other film honors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dorians go to both mainstream and LGBTQ-centric content.
List of winners Key
2010s Year Film Director Ref. 2010 A Single Man Tom FordBright StarJane Campion500 Days of SummerMarc WebbPrecious: Based on the Novel Push by SapphireLee DanielsUpPete Docter 2011 I Am Love Luca GuadagninoBlack SwanDarren AronofskyThe Kids Are All RightLisa CholodenkoThe Social NetworkDavid FincherToy Story 3Lee Unkrich 2012 Weekend Andrew HaighThe Skin I Live InPedro AlmodóvarMidnight in ParisWoody AllenThe Tree of LifeTerrence MalickThe DescendantsAlexander PayneThe ArtistMichel Hazanavicius 2013 Argo Ben AffleckKeep the Lights OnIra SachsBeasts of the Southern WildBenh ZeitlinLes MisérablesTom HooperLincolnSteven SpielbergMoonrise KingdomWes Anderson 2014 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueenAmerican HustleDavid O. RussellBlue is the Warmest ColourAbdellatif KechicheDallas Buyers ClubJean-Marc ValléeGravityAlfonso CuarónHerSpike JonzeLaurence AnywaysXavier Dolan 2015 Boyhood Richard LinklaterBirdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Alejandro IñárrituThe Grand Budapest HotelWes AndersonThe Imitation GameMorten TyldumPrideMatthew Warchus 2016 Carol Todd HaynesThe Big ShortAdam McKayBrooklynJohn CrowleyMad Max: Fury RoadGeorge MillerSpotlightTom McCarthy 2017 Moonlight Barry JenkinsJackiePablo LarraínLa La LandDamien ChazelleManchester by the SeaKenneth Lonergan20th Century WomenMike Mills 2018 Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino120 BPM (Beats Per Minute)Robin CampilloGet OutJordan PeeleLady BirdGreta GerwigThe Shape of WaterGuillermo del Toro 2019The Favourite Yorgos LanthimosCan You Ever Forgive Me?Marielle HellerIf Beale Street Could TalkBarry JenkinsRomaAlfonso CuarónA Star is BornBradley Cooper
2020s Year Film Director Ref. 2020 Parasite Bong Joon-hoHustlersLorene ScafariaLittle WomenGreta GerwigPain and GloryPedro AlmodóvarPortrait of a Lady on FireCéline SciammaOnce Upon a Time... in HollywoodQuentin Tarantino 2021 Nomadland Chloé ZhaoFirst CowKelly ReichardtMinariLee Isaac ChungPromising Young WomanEmerald FennellSound of MetalDarius Marder 2022 The Power of the Dog Jane CampionDeadline Hollywood, March 17, 2022, by Patrick Hipes, "‘The Power Of The Dog’, ‘Flee’ Top Winners List At GALECA’s Dorian Awards"Drive My CarRyusuke HamaguchiThe Worst Person in the WorldJoachim TrierTick, Tick... Boom!Lin-Manuel MirandaWest Side StorySteven Spielberg 2023Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert)AftersunCharlotte WellsThe Banshees of InisherinMartin McDonaghThe FabelmansSteven SpielbergTárTodd Field 2024All of Us Strangers Andrew HaighTheWrap, February 26, 2024, by Stephanie Kaloi and Mike Roe, "LGBTQ+ Critics Awards 2024: Greta Gerwig Wins Director of the Year, ‘All Of Us Strangers’ Takes Top Film Prizes"BarbieGreta GerwigMay DecemberTodd HaynesPast LivesCeline SongPoor ThingsYorgos Lanthimos 2025The Substance Coralie FargeatBillboard, February 13, 2025, by Paul Grein, "Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo & More Win at 2025 Dorian Awards, Voted on by Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics"I Saw the TV GlowJane SchoenbrunNickel BoysRaMell RossChallengersLuca GuadagninoAnoraSean Baker 2026SinnersRyan CooglerOne Battle After AnotherPaul Thomas AndersonMarty SupremeJosh SafdieHamnetChloé Zhao
Directors with multiple wins 2 wins Andrew Haigh Luca Guadagnino
Directors with multiple nominations 3 nominations Steven Spielberg Greta Gerwig Luca Guadagnino
2 nominations Jane Campion Pedro Almodóvar Wes Anderson Chloé Zhao Alfonso Cuarón Todd Haynes Andrew Haigh
References
External links GALECA Official Website