National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film

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

History[]

In the past 55 years, the Society only agreed with the Academy Award for Best Picture nine times: Annie Hall (1977), Unforgiven (1992), Schindler's List (1993), Million Dollar Baby (2004), The Hurt Locker (2009), Spotlight (2015), Moonlight (2016), Parasite (2019), and Nomadland (2020).

Winners[]

Notes[]

1960s[]

Year Winner Director(s)
1966 Blow-Up±[1] Michelangelo Antonioni
1967 Persona Ingmar Bergman
1968 Shame (Skammen) Ingmar Bergman
1969 Z≈ Costa-Gavras

1970s[]

Year Winner Director(s)
1970 M*A*S*H≈ Robert Altman
1971 Claire's Knee (Le genou de Claire) Éric Rohmer
1972 The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie)± Luis Buñuel
1973 Day for Night (La nuit américaine)± François Truffaut
1974 Scenes from a Marriage (Scener ur ett äktenskap) Ingmar Bergman
1975 Nashville≈ Robert Altman
1976 All the President's Men≈ Alan J. Pakula
1977 Annie Hall≠ Woody Allen
1978 Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (Préparez vos mouchoirs)± Bertrand Blier
1979 Breaking Away≈ Peter Yates

1980s[]

Year Winner Director(s)
1980 Melvin and Howard± Jonathan Demme
1981 Atlantic City≈ Louis Malle
1982 Tootsie≈ Sydney Pollack
1983 The Night of the Shooting Stars (La notte di San Lorenzo) Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani
1984 Stranger Than Paradise Jim Jarmusch
1985 Ran± Akira Kurosawa
1986 Blue Velvet± David Lynch
1987 The Dead± John Huston
1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being± Philip Kaufman
1989 Drugstore Cowboy Gus Van Sant

1990s[]

Year Winner Director(s)
1990 Goodfellas≈ Martin Scorsese
1991 Life Is Sweet Mike Leigh
1992 Unforgiven≠ Clint Eastwood
1993 Schindler's List≠ Steven Spielberg
1994 Pulp Fiction≈ Quentin Tarantino
1995 Babe≈ Chris Noonan
1996 Breaking the Waves± Lars von Trier
1997 L.A. Confidential≈ Curtis Hanson
1998 Out of Sight± Steven Soderbergh
1999 Being John Malkovich± Spike Jonze
Topsy-Turvy± Mike Leigh

2000s[]

Year Winner Director(s)
2000 Yi Yi Edward Yang
2001 Mulholland Drive± David Lynch
2002 The Pianist≈ Roman Polanski
2003 American Splendor± Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
2004 Million Dollar Baby≠ Clint Eastwood
2005 Capote≈ Bennett Miller
2006 Pan's Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)± Guillermo del Toro
2007 There Will Be Blood≈ Paul Thomas Anderson
2008 Waltz with Bashir (Vals im Bashir)± Ari Folman
2009 The Hurt Locker≠ Kathryn Bigelow

2010s[]

Year Winner Director(s)
2010 The Social Network≈ David Fincher
2011 Melancholia Lars von Trier
2012 Amour≈ Michael Haneke
2013 Inside Llewyn Davis± Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
2014 Goodbye to Language (Adieu au Langage)[2] Jean-Luc Godard
2015 Spotlight≠[3] Tom McCarthy
2016 Moonlight≠[4] Barry Jenkins
2017 Lady Bird≈[5] Greta Gerwig
2018 The Rider[6] Chloé Zhao
2019 Parasite (Gisaengchung)≠[7] Bong Joon-ho

2020s[]

Year Winner Director(s)
2020 Nomadland≠[8] Chloé Zhao
2021 Drive My Car [9] Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Multiple winners[]

References[]

  1. ^ Past Awards|National Society of Film Critics
  2. ^ National Society of Film Critics Taps 'Goodbye To Language' As Best Film Of 2014 — Deadline
  3. ^ National Society of Film Critics Awards 2015 (FULL LIST) - Variety
  4. ^ Patrick Shanley (January 7, 2017). "'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  5. ^ Hilary Lewis (January 6, 2018). "'Lady Bird' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  6. ^ Katie Kilkenny (January 5, 2019). "'The Rider' Named Best Picture by the National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  7. ^ Trilby Beresford; Sharareh Drury (January 4, 2020). "'Parasite' Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
  8. ^ ‘Nomadland’ Named Best Film by National Society of Film Critics|The Wrap
  9. ^ National Society of Film Critics 2022 Winners List - The Hollywood Reporter
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