Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Filmmaker

The Boston Society of Film Critics has presented an annual Award for Best New Filmmaker since 1996; the recipients of the inaugural prize were Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci, co-directors of Big Night.

1990s

Year Winner(s) Film
1996 Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci Big Night[1]
1997 Paul Thomas Anderson Hard Eight
Boogie Nights
1998 Carine Adler Under the Skin
1999 Kimberly Peirce Boys Don't Cry

2000s

Year Winner Film
2000 Kenneth Lonergan You Can Count on Me
2001 Michael Cuesta L.I.E.
2002 Peter Care The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
2003 Andrew Jarecki Capturing the Friedmans
2004 Jonathan Caouette Tarnation[2]
2005 Joe Wright Pride & Prejudice[3]
2006 Ryan Fleck Half Nelson[4]
2007 Ben Affleck Gone Baby Gone
2008 Martin McDonagh In Bruges
2009 Neill Blomkamp District 9

2010s

Year Winner Film
2010 Jeff Malmberg Marwencol
2011 Sean Durkin Martha Marcy May Marlene
2012 David France How to Survive a Plague
2013 Ryan Coogler Fruitvale Station
2014 Dan Gilroy Nightcrawler
2015 Marielle Heller The Diary of a Teenage Girl
2016 Robert Eggers The Witch
2017 Jordan Peele Get Out
2018 Bo Burnham Eighth Grade
2019 Joe Talbot The Last Black Man in San Francisco

2020s

Year Winner Film
2020 Florian Zeller The Father[5]
2021 Maggie Gyllenhaal The Lost Daughter
2022 Charlotte Wells Aftersun
2023 Celine Song Past Lives[6][7]

References

  1. ^ BSFC Winners 1990s – Boston Society of Film Critics
  2. ^ Tarnation - Decade of Independents|New Horizons IFF
  3. ^ Boston crix hail 'Brokeback,' 'Capote' - Variety
  4. ^ Selected critics' winners and nominees - Variety
  5. ^ The Boston Society of Film Critics names its winners for 2020 - The Boston Globe
  6. ^ Boston Society of Film Critics announces 2023 winners - The Boston Globe
  7. ^ 2023 Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC): ‘The Holdovers’ Wins Best Film, Actor, Supporting Actress, Screenplay - AwardsWatch