London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year

The London Film Critics' Circle Award for Director of the Year is an annual award given by the London Film Critics' Circle.

London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director
The 2024 recipient: RaMell Ross
Awarded for	Best Director
Country	England
Presented by	London Film Critics Circle
First award	Nicolas Roeg Bad Timing (1980)
Currently held by	RaMell Ross Nickel Boys (2024)
Website	criticscircle.org

List of winners

Year	Director(s)	Film(s)
1980	Nicolas Roeg	Bad Timing
1981	Andrzej Wajda	Man of Iron
1982	Costa Gavras	Missing
1983	Andrzej Wajda	Danton
1984	Neil Jordan	The Company of Wolves
1985	Roland Joffé	The Killing Fields°
1986	Akira Kurosawa	Ran°
1987	Stanley Kubrick	Full Metal Jacket
1988	John Huston	The Dead
1989	Terence Davies	Distant Voices, Still Lives
1990	Woody Allen	Crimes and Misdemeanors°
1991	Ridley Scott	Thelma & Louise°
1992	Robert Altman	The Player°
1993	James Ivory	The Remains of the Day°
1994	Steven Spielberg	Schindler's List≈
1995	Peter Jackson	Heavenly Creatures
1996	Joel Coen	Fargo°
1997	Curtis Hanson	L.A. Confidential°
1998	Peter Weir	The Truman Show°
1999	Sam Mendes	American Beauty≈
2000	Spike Jonze	Being John Malkovich°
2001	Alejandro González Iñárritu	Love's a Bitch (Amores perros)
2002	Phillip Noyce	The Quiet American and Rabbit-Proof Fence
2003	Clint Eastwood	Mystic River°
2004	Martin Scorsese	The Aviator°
2005	Ang Lee	Brokeback Mountain≈
2006	Paul Greengrass	United 93°
2007	Paul Thomas Anderson	There Will Be Blood°
2008	David Fincher	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button°
2009	Kathryn Bigelow	The Hurt Locker≈
2010	David Fincher	The Social Network°
2011	Michel Hazanavicius	The Artist≈
2012	Ang Lee	Life of Pi≈
2013	Alfonso Cuarón	Gravity≈
2014	Richard Linklater	Boyhood°
2015	George Miller	Mad Max: Fury Road°
2016	László Nemes	Son of Saul[1]
2017	Sean Baker	The Florida Project[2]
2018	Alfonso Cuarón	Roma≈[3]
2019	Bong Joon-ho	Parasite≈[4]
2020	Steve McQueen	Small Axe[5]
2021	Jane Campion	The Power of the Dog≈
2022	Todd Field	Tár°
2023	Jonathan Glazer	The Zone of Interest°
2024	RaMell Ross	Nickel Boys

See also

• BAFTA Award for Best Direction
• Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

Notes

• ≈ Academy Award for Best Director winner
• ° Academy Award for Best Director nominee

Multiple winners

The following directors have won multiple awards:

• 2 wins – Andrzej Wajda (1981, 1983)
• 2 wins – David Fincher (2008, 2010)
• 2 wins – Ang Lee (2005, 2012)
• 2 wins – Alfonso Cuarón (2013, 2018)