The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best First Feature is one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association.

Winners

2000s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref2001 Sexy Beast Jonathan Glazer "Memento named best picture". Calgary Herald, December 20, 2001. Amores perros Alejandro González Iñárritu In the Bedroom Todd Field2002 Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Zacharias Kunuk "Toronto critics pick Adaptation as top film". Ottawa Citizen, December 20, 2022. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind George Clooney Igby Goes Down Burr Steers2003 American Splendor Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini "Coppola's Lost in Translation honoured by Toronto critics". Waterloo Region Record, December 18, 2003.2004 Maria Full of Grace Joshua Marston "Sideways named best film of 2004 by Toronto critics". Sault Star, December 17, 2004.2005 Capote Bennett Miller "Cronenberg's History of Violence tops T.O. critics' best-of list". Sudbury Star, December 22, 2005.2006 Thank You for Smoking Jason Reitman Lee-Anne Goodman, "'The Queen' named best picture by Toronto's film critics". Canadian Press, December 20, 2006. Brick Rian Johnson Little Miss Sunshine Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris2007 Away from Her Sarah Polley Bruce Kirkland, "Old Men No. 1; Coen Brothers flick tops T.O. film critics' 2007 list". Toronto Sun, December 19, 2007. Gone Baby Gone Ben Affleck Michael Clayton Tony Gilroy2008 Ballast Lance Hammer Chris Knight, "Toronto critics pick Wendy and Lucy". Windsor Star, December 17, 2008. The Band's Visit Eran Kolirin Frozen River Courtney Hunt2009 Hunger Steve McQueen "Basterds, Hunger top Toronto critics' picks". Waterloo Region Record, December 17, 2009. 500 Days of Summer Marc Webb District 9 Neill Blomkamp

2010s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref2010 Exit Through the Gift Shop Banksy Peter Knegt, "“Social Network” Tops San Francisco and Toronto Film Critics’ Awards". IndieWire, December 14, 2010. Get Low Aaron Schneider Monsters Gareth Edwards2011 Attack the Block Joe Cornish Brian D. Johnson, "Toronto critics name 'Tree of Life' Best Picture". Maclean's, December 14, 2011. Margin Call J. C. Chandor Martha Marcy May Marlene Sean Durkin2012 Beasts of the Southern Wild Benh Zeitlin Cassandra Szklarski, "'The Master' rules with Toronto film critics, named best film, screenplay". Canadian Press, December 18, 2012. Beyond the Black Rainbow Panos Cosmatos The Cabin in the Woods Drew Goddard2013 Neighboring Sounds Kleber Mendonça Filho "Toronto Film Critics Association awards for 2013". Toronto Star, December 17, 2013. Fruitvale Station Ryan Coogler In a World... Lake Bell2014 The Lunchbox Ritesh Batra Norman Wilner, "Toronto film critics champion Boyhood". Now, December 16, 2014. John Wick Chad Stahelski Nightcrawler Dan Gilroy2015 Ex Machina Alex Garland Jeremy Kay, "Toronto critics honour 'Carol'". Screen Daily, December 14, 2015. Sleeping Giant Andrew Cividino Son of Saul László Nemes2016 The Witch Robert Eggers Norman Wilner, "Toronto critics bask in the Moonlight". Now, December 12, 2016. The Edge of Seventeen Kelly Fremon Craig Swiss Army Man Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan2017 Get Out Jordan Peele Jim Slotek, "Toronto film critics give best picture thumbs up to The Florida Project". Original Cin, December 10, 2017. Lady Macbeth William Oldroyd Werewolf Ashley McKenzie2018 Sorry to Bother You Boots Riley Corey Atad, "Toronto Film Critics Association Names ‘Roma’ Best Picture Of 2018". ET Canada, December 10, 2018. Eighth Grade Bo Burnham Hereditary Ari Aster2019 Booksmart Olivia Wilde Radheyan Simonpillai, "Toronto Film Critics Association names Parasite the year’s best movie". Now, December 9, 2019. Atlantics Mati Diop Queen & Slim Melina Matsoukas

2020s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref2020 The Forty-Year-Old Version Radha Blank Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter, February 7, 2021. The Father Florian Zeller Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell2021 The Lost Daughter Maggie Gyllenhall Sarah Curran, "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". ET Canada, January 16, 2022. Passing Rebecca Hall Pig Michael Sarnoski Shiva Baby Emma Seligman2022 Aftersun Charlotte Wells Pat Mullen, "Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc". Point of View, January 8, 2023. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Dean Fleischer Camp Turning Red Domee Shi 2023 Rye Lane Raine Allen-Miller Erik Anderson, "Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture, Director". AwardsWatch, December 17, 2023. American Fiction Cord Jefferson Past Lives Celine Song 2024 Woman of the Hour Anna Kendrick 40 Acres R. T. Thorne Janet Planet Annie Baker The People's Joker Vera Drew 2025 Blue Heron Sophy Romvari Matt Neglia, "The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture, December 7, 2025. Eephus Carson Lund Sorry, Baby Eva Victor

References

External links Toronto Film Critics Association - Past Award Winners