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National Board of Review Award for Best Director
Annual film award
Annual film award
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | National Board of Review Award for Best Director |
| image | Paul Thomas Anderson - BFI Southbank.jpg |
| image_upright | 0.7 |
| caption | Current recipient: Paul Thomas Anderson |
| awarded_for | Best Director |
| presenter | National Board of Review |
| country | United States |
| year | Jean Renoir |
| The Southerner (1945) | |
| holder | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| One Battle After Another (2025) | |
| website |
The Southerner (1945) One Battle After Another (2025)
The National Board of Review Award for Best Director is one of the annual film awards given (since 1945) by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Winners
1940s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Jean Renoir | The Southerner |
| 1946 | William Wyler | The Best Years of Our Lives |
| 1947 | Elia Kazan | Boomerang! |
| Gentleman's Agreement | ||
| 1948 | Roberto Rossellini | Paisan |
| 1949 | Vittorio De Sica | Bicycle Thieves |
1950s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | John Huston | The Asphalt Jungle |
| 1951 | Akira Kurosawa | Rashōmon |
| 1952 | David Lean | The Sound Barrier |
| 1953 | George Stevens | Shane |
| 1954 | Renato Castellani | Romeo and Juliet |
| 1955 | William Wyler | The Desperate Hours |
| 1956 | John Huston | Moby Dick |
| 1957 | David Lean | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
| 1958 | John Ford | The Last Hurrah |
| 1959 | Fred Zinnemann | The Nun's Story |
1960s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Jack Cardiff | Sons and Lovers |
| 1961 | Jack Clayton | The Innocents |
| 1962 | David Lean | Lawrence of Arabia |
| 1963 | Tony Richardson | Tom Jones |
| 1964 | Desmond Davis | Girl with Green Eyes |
| 1965 | John Schlesinger | Darling |
| 1966 | Fred Zinnemann | A Man for All Seasons |
| 1967 | Richard Brooks | In Cold Blood |
| 1968 | Franco Zeffirelli | Romeo and Juliet |
| 1969 | Alfred Hitchcock | Topaz |
1970s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | François Truffaut | The Wild Child |
| 1971 | Ken Russell | The Boy Friend |
| The Devils | ||
| 1972 | Bob Fosse | Cabaret |
| 1973 | Ingmar Bergman | Cries and Whispers |
| 1974 | Francis Ford Coppola | The Conversation |
| 1975 | Robert Altman | Nashville |
| Stanley Kubrick | Barry Lyndon | |
| 1976 | Alan J. Pakula | All the President's Men |
| 1977 | Luis Buñuel | That Obscure Object of Desire |
| 1978 | Ingmar Bergman | Autumn Sonata |
| 1979 | John Schlesinger | Yanks |
1980s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Robert Redford | Ordinary People |
| 1981 | Warren Beatty | Reds |
| 1982 | Sidney Lumet | The Verdict |
| 1983 | James L. Brooks | Terms of Endearment |
| 1984 | David Lean | A Passage to India |
| 1985 | Akira Kurosawa | Ran |
| 1986 | Woody Allen | Hannah and Her Sisters |
| 1987 | Steven Spielberg | Empire of the Sun |
| 1988 | Alan Parker | Mississippi Burning |
| 1989 | Kenneth Branagh | Henry V |
1990s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Kevin Costner | Dances with Wolves |
| 1991 | Jonathan Demme | The Silence of the Lambs |
| 1992 | James Ivory | Howards End |
| 1993 | Martin Scorsese | The Age of Innocence |
| 1994 | Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction |
| 1995 | Ang Lee | Sense and Sensibility |
| 1996 | Joel Coen | Fargo |
| 1997 | Curtis Hanson | L.A. Confidential |
| 1998 | Shekhar Kapur | Elizabeth |
| 1999 | Anthony Minghella | The Talented Mr. Ripley |
2000s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Steven Soderbergh | Erin Brockovich |
| Traffic | ||
| 2001 | Todd Field | In the Bedroom |
| 2002 | Phillip Noyce | The Quiet American |
| Rabbit-Proof Fence | ||
| 2003 | Edward Zwick | The Last Samurai |
| 2004 | Michael Mann | Collateral |
| 2005 | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain |
| 2006 | Martin Scorsese | The Departed |
| 2007 | Tim Burton | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| 2008 | David Fincher | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
| 2009 | Clint Eastwood | Invictus |
2010s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | David Fincher | The Social Network |
| 2011 | Martin Scorsese | Hugo |
| 2012 | Kathryn Bigelow | Zero Dark Thirty |
| 2013 | Spike Jonze | Her |
| 2014 | Clint Eastwood | American Sniper |
| 2015 | Ridley Scott | The Martian |
| 2016 | Barry Jenkins | Moonlight |
| 2017 | Greta Gerwig | Lady Bird |
| 2018 | Bradley Cooper | A Star Is Born |
| 2019 | Quentin Tarantino | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
2020s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Spike Lee | Da 5 Bloods |
| 2021 | Paul Thomas Anderson | Licorice Pizza |
| 2022 | Steven Spielberg | The Fabelmans |
| 2023 | Martin Scorsese | Killers of the Flower Moon |
| 2024 | Jon M. Chu | Wicked |
| 2025 | Paul Thomas Anderson | One Battle After Another |
Multiple winners
- David Lean - 4
- Martin Scorsese - 4
- Paul Thomas Anderson - 2
- Ingmar Bergman - 2
- Clint Eastwood - 2
- David Fincher - 2
- John Huston - 2
- Akira Kurosawa - 2
- Ang Lee - 2
- John Schlesinger - 2
- Steven Spielberg - 2
- Quentin Tarantino - 2
- William Wyler - 2
- Fred Zinnemann - 2
References
References
- "Best Director Archives – National Board of Review". [[National Board of Review]].
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=aYgEDAAAQBAJ&dq=%22National+Board+of+Review+Award+for+Best+Director%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA622 The Selected Letters of Elia Kazan - Elia Kazan - Google Books (pg.622)]
- [https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/54241 AFI. Catalog - The Devils]
- [https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/01/21/1973104/0/en/Acclaimed-Director-Writer-and-Producer-Phillip-Noyce-Joins-New-York-Film-Academy-NYFA-Faculty-as-Master-Class-Instructor.html Acclaimed Director, Writer, and Producer Phillip Noyce Joins New York Film Academy (NYFA) Faculty as Master Class Instructor]
- [https://www.essence.com/holidays/black-history-month/barry-jenkins-speech-national-board-review-history/ Moonlight's Barry Jenkins Makes History As First Black Director To Win National Board Of Review Directing Award - Essence]
- [https://deadline.com/2021/12/national-board-of-review-names-paul-thomas-anderson-his-licorice-pizza-as-best-director-film-1234883672/ 'Licorice Pizza' Wins Best Pictures At National Board Of Review — Deadline]
- [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/top-gun-maverick-best-movie-2022-national-board-review-1235277963/ Top Gun: Maverick Named Best Movie of 2022 by National Board of Review - The Hollywood Reporter]
- [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2023-national-board-of-review-winners-list-1235714873/ National Board of Review Names ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Best Film of 2023]
- [https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/national-board-of-review-winners-2024-wicked-1236225469/ ‘Wicked’ Named Best Picture by National Board of Review, Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman Among Acting Winners]
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