National Board of Review Award for Best Directorial Debut
The National Board of Review Award for Best Directorial Debut is an annual film award given (since 1997, with the exceptions of 1998 and 2000) by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ‡ = Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director
- ≠ = Nominated in other Oscar categories
Winners
[edit]1990s
[edit]| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kasi Lemmons | Eve's Bayou |
| 1999 | Kimberly Peirce | Boys Don't Cry |
2000s
[edit]| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | John Cameron Mitchell | Hedwig and the Angry Inch |
| 2002 | Rob Marshall ‡ | Chicago |
| 2003 | Vadim Perelman | House of Sand and Fog |
| 2004 | Zach Braff | Garden State |
| 2005 | Julian Fellowes | Separate Lies |
| 2006 | Jason Reitman | Thank You for Smoking |
| 2007 | Ben Affleck | Gone Baby Gone |
| 2008 | Courtney Hunt≠ | Frozen River |
| 2009 | Duncan Jones | Moon |
| Oren Moverman≠ | The Messenger | |
| Marc Webb | (500) Days of Summer |
2010s
[edit]| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tim Hetherington & Sebastian Junger≠ | Restrepo |
| 2011 | J. C. Chandor≠ | Margin Call |
| 2012 | Benh Zeitlin ‡ | Beasts of the Southern Wild |
| 2013 | Ryan Coogler | Fruitvale Station[2] |
| 2014 | Gillian Robespierre | Obvious Child |
| 2015 | Jonas Carpignano | Mediterranea |
| 2016 | Trey Edward Shults | Krisha |
| 2017 | Jordan Peele ‡ | Get Out[3] |
| 2018 | Bo Burnham | Eighth Grade[4] |
| 2019 | Melina Matsoukas | Queen & Slim[5] |
2020s
[edit]| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Channing Godfrey Peoples | Miss Juneteenth[6] |
| 2021 | Michael Sarnoski | Pig[7] |
| 2022 | Charlotte Wells | Aftersun[8] |
| 2023 | Celine Song | Past Lives[9] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Best Directorial Debut Archives – National Board of Review". National Board of Review. Retrieved November 21, 2018.
- ^ National Board of Review Awards Announced|Hollywood Reporter
- ^ National Board of Review Announces 2017 Award Winners < < Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ National Board of Review 2018 Award Winners: List in Full|Hollywood Reporter
- ^ National Board of Review Names "The Irishmen" the Year's Best Film - Yahoo Entertainment
- ^ 2021 National Board of Review Winner and Analysis - Variety
- ^ National Board of Review Winners 2021:|IndieWire
- ^ Top Gun: Maverick Named Best Movie of 2022 by National Board of Review - The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (November 6, 2023). "'Killers Of The Flower Moon' Named Best Film By The National Board Of Review". Deadline. Retrieved November 6, 2023.