New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking.

Winners

1930s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1935The InformerJohn Ford
1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownFrank Capra
1937The Life of Emile ZolaWilliam Dieterle
1938The CitadelKing Vidor
1939Wuthering HeightsWilliam Wyler

1940s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1940The Grapes of WrathJohn Ford
1941Citizen KaneOrson Welles
1942In Which We ServeNoël Coward and David Lean
1943Watch on the RhineHerman Shumlin
1944Going My WayLeo McCarey
1945The Lost WeekendBilly Wilder
1946The Best Years of Our LivesWilliam Wyler
1947Gentleman's AgreementElia Kazan
1948The Treasure of the Sierra MadreJohn Huston
1949All the King's MenRobert Rossen

1950s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1950All About EveJoseph L. Mankiewicz
1951A Streetcar Named DesireElia Kazan
1952High NoonFred Zinnemann
1953From Here to EternityFred Zinnemann
1954On the WaterfrontElia Kazan
1955MartyDelbert Mann
1956Around the World in 80 DaysMichael Anderson
1957The Bridge on the River KwaiDavid Lean
1958The Defiant OnesStanley Kramer
1959Ben-HurWilliam Wyler

1960s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1960The ApartmentBilly Wilder
Sons and LoversJack Cardiff
1961West Side StoryJerome Robbins and Robert Wise
1962No award given (newspaper strike)
1963Tom JonesTony Richardson
1964My Fair LadyGeorge Cukor
1965DarlingJohn Schlesinger
1966A Man for All SeasonsFred Zinnemann
1967In the Heat of the NightNorman Jewison
1968The Lion in WinterAnthony Harvey
1969ZCosta-Gavras

1970s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1970Five Easy PiecesBob Rafelson
1971A Clockwork OrangeStanley Kubrick
1972Cries and Whispers (Viskningar och rop)Ingmar Bergman
1973Day for Night (La nuit américaine)François Truffaut
1974AmarcordFederico Fellini
1975NashvilleRobert Altman
1976All the President's MenAlan J. Pakula
1977Annie HallWoody Allen
1978The Deer HunterMichael Cimino
1979Kramer vs. KramerRobert Benton

1980s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1980Ordinary PeopleRobert Redford
1981RedsWarren Beatty
1982GandhiRichard Attenborough
1983Terms of EndearmentJames L. Brooks
1984A Passage to IndiaDavid Lean
1985Prizzi's HonorJohn Huston
1986Hannah and Her SistersWoody Allen
1987Broadcast NewsJames L. Brooks
1988The Accidental TouristLawrence Kasdan
1989My Left FootJim Sheridan

1990s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
1990GoodfellasMartin Scorsese
1991The Silence of the LambsJonathan Demme
1992The PlayerRobert Altman
1993Schindler's ListSteven Spielberg
1994Quiz ShowRobert Redford
1995Leaving Las VegasMike Figgis
1996FargoJoel Coen
1997L.A. ConfidentialCurtis Hanson
1998Saving Private RyanSteven Spielberg
1999Topsy-TurvyMike Leigh

2000s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2000TrafficSteven Soderbergh
2001Mulholland DriveDavid Lynch
2002Far from HeavenTodd Haynes
2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingPeter Jackson
2004SidewaysAlexander Payne
2005Brokeback MountainAng Lee
2006United 93Paul Greengrass
2007No Country for Old MenJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
2008MilkGus Van Sant
2009The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow

2010s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2010The Social NetworkDavid Fincher
2011The ArtistMichel Hazanavicius
2012Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow
2013American HustleDavid O. Russell
2014BoyhoodRichard Linklater
2015CarolTodd Haynes
2016La La LandDamien Chazelle
2017Lady Bird[1]Greta Gerwig
2018Roma[2]Alfonso Cuarón
2019The Irishman[3]Martin Scorsese

2020s

YearWinnerDirector(s)
2020First Cow[4]Kelly Reichardt
2021Drive My Car[5]Ryusuke Hamaguchi
2022Tár[6]Todd Field
2023Killers of the Flower Moon[7]Martin Scorsese

See also

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