Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Director

The Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Director has been annually honored the best film of the year since 2005.

Winners

Year Winner Director(s)
2005 Crash Paul Haggis
2006 Children of Men Alfonso Cuarón
2007 There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson
2008 The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan
2009 The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
2010 Black Swan Darren Aronofsky
2011 Drive Nicolas Winding Refn
2012 The Master Paul Thomas Anderson
2013 Gravity Alfonso Cuarón
2014 Boyhood[1] Richard Linklater
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road[2] George Miller
2016 Moonlight[3][4] Barry Jenkins
2017 The Shape of Water[5] Guillermo del Toro
2018 If Beale Street Could Talk[6] Barry Jenkins
2019 Parasite Bong Joon-ho
2020 Minari Lee Isaac Chung
2021 The Power of the Dog[7][8] Jane Campion
2022 Everything Everywhere All At Once [9][10] Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
2023 Oppenheimer [11] Christopher Nolan

References

  1. ^ Baumgarten, Marjorie (December 19, 2014). "Austin Film Critics Pick Boyhood". The Austin Chronicle.
  2. ^ Miller, Neil (December 29, 2015). "Austin Film Critics Love Mad Max, Room and Ex Machina". Film School Rejects.
  3. ^ Baumgarten, Marjorie (December 30, 2016). "Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners". The Austin Chronicle.
  4. ^ Huff, Lauren. "Austin Film Critics Association Nominees – 'Moonlight' Tops, 'Arrival' and 'La La Land' Closely Follow". AwardsCircuit. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  5. ^ Whitaker, Richard. "Get Out Wins Austin Critics Top Prize". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Whittaker, Richard (January 7, 2019). "Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2018's Best Films and More". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Neglia, Matt (January 11, 2022). "The 2021 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  8. ^ Whittaker, Richard (January 11, 2022). "The Power of the Dog, Pig Split Austin Film Critics Awards". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  9. ^ Neglia, Matt (January 10, 2023). "The 2022 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  10. ^ Whittaker, Richard (January 11, 2023). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins Everything at the Austin Film Critics Association Award". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  11. ^ Neglia, Matt (January 10, 2024). "The 2023 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture. Retrieved January 11, 2024.