The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best director of the year.

Winners 1990s YearWinnerFilm1997James CameronTitanicPaul Thomas AndersonBoogie NightsCurtis HansonL.A. Confidential1998Steven SpielbergSaving Private RyanTerrence MalickThe Thin Red LinePeter WeirThe Truman Show1999Sam MendesAmerican BeautyDavid FincherFight ClubSpike JonzeBeing John MalkovichStanley KubrickEyes Wide ShutMichael MannThe Insider

2000s YearWinnerFilm2000Darren AronofskyRequiem for a DreamCameron CroweAlmost FamousAng LeeCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonSteven SoderberghTrafficLars von TrierDancer in the Dark 2001David LynchMulholland DriveJoel CoenThe Man Who Wasn't There Todd FieldIn the Bedroom Peter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Baz LuhrmannMoulin Rouge! Christopher NolanMemento 2002Peter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersTodd HaynesFar from Heaven Spike JonzeAdaptation. Martin ScorseseGangs of New York Steven SpielbergMinority Report 2003Peter JacksonThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingSofia CoppolaLost in Translation Clint EastwoodMystic RiverAlejandro González Iñárritu21 GramsQuentin TarantinoKill Bill: Volume 1 2004Michel GondryEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindClint EastwoodMillion Dollar Baby Alexander PayneSidewaysMartin ScorseseThe AviatorZhang YimouHero 2005David CronenbergA History of ViolenceGeorge ClooneyGood Night, and Good Luck. Peter JacksonKing Kong Ang LeeBrokeback MountainSteven SpielbergMunich 2006Martin ScorseseThe DepartedAlfonso CuarónChildren of MenGuillermo del ToroPan's LabyrinthAlejandro González IñárrituBabelPaul GreengrassUnited 932007Joel Coen and Ethan CoenNo Country for Old MenPaul Thomas AndersonThere Will Be BloodDavid CronenbergEastern PromisesDavid FincherZodiacJulian SchnabelThe Diving Bell and the Butterfly2008Christopher NolanThe Dark KnightDarren AronofskyThe WrestlerDanny BoyleSlumdog MillionaireDavid FincherThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonAndrew StantonWALL-E2009Kathryn BigelowThe Hurt LockerNeill BlomkampDistrict 9James CameronAvatarJoel Coen and Ethan CoenA Serious ManQuentin TarantinoInglourious Basterds

2010s YearWinnerFilm2010David FincherThe Social NetworkDarren AronofskyBlack SwanDanny Boyle127 HoursJoel Coen and Ethan CoenTrue GritChristopher NolanInception 2011Terrence MalickThe Tree of LifeMichel HazanaviciusThe ArtistMartin ScorseseHugoLars von TrierMelancholiaNicolas Winding RefnDrive2012Paul Thomas AndersonThe MasterBen AffleckArgoWes AndersonMoonrise KingdomKathryn BigelowZero Dark ThirtyLeos CaraxHoly Motors2013Alfonso CuarónGravityJoel Coen and Ethan CoenInside Llewyn DavisSpike JonzeHerSteve McQueen12 Years a SlaveHayao MiyazakiThe Wind Rises2014Richard LinklaterBoyhoodWes AndersonThe Grand Budapest HotelJean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc DardenneTwo Days, One NightAva DuVernaySelmaJonathan GlazerUnder the Skin2015George MillerMad Max: Fury Road Todd Haynes Carol Tom McCarthy Spotlight Ridley Scott The Martian Denis Villeneuve Sicario2016Barry JenkinsMoonlight Damien Chazelle La La Land Pablo Larraín Jackie Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea Denis Villeneuve Arrival2017Christopher NolanDunkirk Paul Thomas Anderson Phantom Thread Guillermo del Toro The Shape of Water Greta Gerwig Lady Bird Jordan Peele Get Out2018Alfonso CuarónRoma Barry Jenkins If Beale Street Could Talk Yorgos Lanthimos The Favourite Spike Lee BlacKkKlansman Lynne Ramsay You Were Never Really Here2019Bong Joon-hoParasite Sam Mendes 1917 Céline Sciamma Portrait of a Lady on Fire Martin Scorsese The Irishman Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

2020s YearWinnerFilm 2020 Chloé Zhao Nomadland Emerald Fennell Promising Young Woman Eliza Hittman Never Rarely Sometimes Always Spike Lee Da 5 Bloods Kelly Reichardt First Cow 2021 Jane Campion The Power of the Dog Paul Thomas Anderson Licorice Pizza Ryusuke Hamaguchi Drive My Car Steven Spielberg West Side Story Denis Villeneuve Dune 2022 Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once Todd Field Tár Martin McDonagh The Banshees of Inisherin Steven Spielberg The Fabelmans Charlotte Wells Aftersun 2023 Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer Greta Gerwig Barbie Yorgos Lanthimos Poor Things Martin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon Celine Song Past Lives 2024 Coralie Fargeat The Substance Sean Baker Anora Brady Corbet The Brutalist RaMell Ross Nickel Boys Denis Villeneuve Dune: Part Two

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External links OFCS - Awards