| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 recipient: Brady Corbet | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Directorial Achievement |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle |
| First awarded | Todd Haynes Far from Heaven (2002) |
| Currently held by | Brady Corbet The Brutalist (2024) |
| Website | sfbafcc |
The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director is an award given by the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle to honor a film director who has delivered an outstanding directorial achievement in filmmaking.
Winners
2000s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Todd Haynes | Far from Heaven |
| 2003 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2004 | Alexander Payne | Sideways |
| 2005 | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain |
| 2006 | Paul Greengrass | United 93 |
| 2007 | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen | No Country for Old Men |
| 2008 | Gus Van Sant | Milk |
| 2009 | Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker |
2010s
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Darren Aronofsky (TIE) | Black Swan |
| David Fincher (TIE) | The Social Network | |
| 2011 | Terrence Malick | The Tree of Life |
| 2012 | Kathryn Bigelow | Zero Dark Thirty |
| 2013 | Alfonso Cuarón | Gravity |
| 2014 | Richard Linklater | Boyhood |
| 2015 | George Miller | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| 2016 | Barry Jenkins | Moonlight |
| 2017 | Guillermo del Toro | The Shape of Water |
| 2018 | Spike Lee | BlacKkKlansman |
| 2019 | Bong Joon-ho | Parasite |
2020s
| Year | Winner | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chloé Zhao | Nomadland | |
| 2021 | Jane Campion | The Power of the Dog | |
| 2022 | Todd Field | Tár | |
| 2023 | Jonathan Glazer | The Zone of Interest | |
| 2024 | Brady Corbet | The Brutalist |
References
- Anderson, Erik (January 18, 2021). "San Francisco Critics winners: 'Nomadland', 'First Cow,' 'Minari' and more". AwardsWatch. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- Anderson, Jeffrey M. (January 10, 2022). "San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle lauds 'The Power of the Dog'". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- Anderson, Jeffrey M. (January 9, 2023). "'Tár' is the big winner at the S.F. Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- Anderson, Jeffrey M. (January 12, 2024). "Bay Area Critics honor 'Oppenheimer', 'The Zone of Interest' in 22nd annual awards". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- Anderson, Jeffrey M. (December 16, 2024). "Bay Area Film Critics honor local talents in 2024 awards". San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
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