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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film

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The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture is an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking.

Winners

=1930s=

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style="text-align:center;"|1935The InformerJohn Ford
style="text-align:center;"|1936Mr. Deeds Goes to TownFrank Capra
style="text-align:center;"|1937The Life of Emile ZolaWilliam Dieterle
style="text-align:center;"|1938The CitadelKing Vidor
style="text-align:center;"|1939Wuthering HeightsWilliam Wyler

=1940s=

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style="text-align:center;"|1940The Grapes of WrathJohn Ford
style="text-align:center;"|1941Citizen KaneOrson Welles
style="text-align:center;"|1942In Which We ServeNoël Coward and David Lean
style="text-align:center;"|1943Watch on the RhineHerman Shumlin
style="text-align:center;"|1944Going My WayLeo McCarey
style="text-align:center;"|1945The Lost WeekendBilly Wilder
style="text-align:center;"|1946The Best Years of Our LivesWilliam Wyler
style="text-align:center;"|1947Gentleman's AgreementElia Kazan
style="text-align:center;"|1948The Treasure of the Sierra MadreJohn Huston
style="text-align:center;"|1949All the King's MenRobert Rossen

=1950s=

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style="text-align:center;"|1950All About EveJoseph L. Mankiewicz
style="text-align:center;"|1951A Streetcar Named DesireElia Kazan
style="text-align:center;"|1952High NoonFred Zinnemann
style="text-align:center;"|1953From Here to EternityFred Zinnemann
style="text-align:center;"|1954On the WaterfrontElia Kazan
style="text-align:center;"|1955MartyDelbert Mann
style="text-align:center;"|1956Around the World in 80 DaysMichael Anderson
style="text-align:center;"|1957The Bridge on the River KwaiDavid Lean
style="text-align:center;"|1958The Defiant OnesStanley Kramer
style="text-align:center;"|1959Ben-HurWilliam Wyler

=1960s=

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rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|1960The ApartmentBilly Wilder
Sons and LoversJack Cardiff
style="text-align:center;"|1961West Side StoryJerome Robbins and Robert Wise
style="text-align:center;"|1962colspan="3"| No award given (newspaper strike)
style="text-align:center;"|1963Tom JonesTony Richardson
style="text-align:center;"|1964My Fair LadyGeorge Cukor
style="text-align:center;"|1965DarlingJohn Schlesinger
style="text-align:center;"|1966A Man for All SeasonsFred Zinnemann
style="text-align:center;"|1967In the Heat of the NightNorman Jewison
style="text-align:center;"|1968The Lion in WinterAnthony Harvey
style="text-align:center;"|1969ZCosta-Gavras

=1970s=

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style="text-align:center;"|1970Five Easy PiecesBob Rafelson
style="text-align:center;"|1971A Clockwork OrangeStanley Kubrick
style="text-align:center;"|1972Cries and Whispers Ingmar Bergman
style="text-align:center;"|1973Day for Night François Truffaut
style="text-align:center;"|1974AmarcordFederico Fellini
style="text-align:center;"|1975NashvilleRobert Altman
style="text-align:center;"|1976All the President's MenAlan J. Pakula
style="text-align:center;"|1977Annie HallWoody Allen
style="text-align:center;"|1978The Deer HunterMichael Cimino
style="text-align:center;"|1979Kramer vs. KramerRobert Benton

=1980s=

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style="text-align:center;"|1980Ordinary PeopleRobert Redford
style="text-align:center;"|1981RedsWarren Beatty
style="text-align:center;"|1982GandhiRichard Attenborough
style="text-align:center;"|1983Terms of EndearmentJames L. Brooks
style="text-align:center;"|1984A Passage to IndiaDavid Lean
style="text-align:center;"|1985Prizzi's HonorJohn Huston
style="text-align:center;"|1986Hannah and Her SistersWoody Allen
style="text-align:center;"|1987Broadcast NewsJames L. Brooks
style="text-align:center;"|1988The Accidental TouristLawrence Kasdan
style="text-align:center;"|1989My Left FootJim Sheridan

=1990s=

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style="text-align:center;"|1990GoodfellasMartin Scorsese
style="text-align:center;"|1991The Silence of the LambsJonathan Demme
style="text-align:center;"|1992The PlayerRobert Altman
style="text-align:center;"|1993Schindler's ListSteven Spielberg
style="text-align:center;"|1994Quiz ShowRobert Redford
style="text-align:center;"|1995Leaving Las VegasMike Figgis
style="text-align:center;"|1996FargoJoel Coen
style="text-align:center;"|1997L.A. ConfidentialCurtis Hanson
style="text-align:center;"|1998Saving Private RyanSteven Spielberg
style="text-align:center;"|1999Topsy-TurvyMike Leigh

=2000s=

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style="text-align:center;"|2000TrafficSteven Soderbergh
style="text-align:center;"|2001Mulholland DriveDavid Lynch
style="text-align:center;"|2002Far from HeavenTodd Haynes
style="text-align:center;"|2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingPeter Jackson
style="text-align:center;"|2004SidewaysAlexander Payne
style="text-align:center;"|2005Brokeback MountainAng Lee
style="text-align:center;"|2006United 93Paul Greengrass
style="text-align:center;"|2007No Country for Old MenJoel Coen and Ethan Coen
style="text-align:center;"|2008MilkGus Van Sant
style="text-align:center;"|2009The Hurt LockerKathryn Bigelow

=2010s=

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style="text-align:center;"|2010The Social NetworkDavid Fincher
style="text-align:center;"|2011The ArtistMichel Hazanavicius
style="text-align:center;"|2012Zero Dark ThirtyKathryn Bigelow
style="text-align:center;"|2013American HustleDavid O. Russell
style="text-align:center;"|2014BoyhoodRichard Linklater
style="text-align:center;"|2015CarolTodd Haynes
style="text-align:center;"|2016La La LandDamien Chazelle
style="text-align:center;"|2017Lady Bird{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/awards/2017/11/30/2017-new-york-film-critics-circle-winners-list/|title=2017 New York Film Critics Circle winners: Full list|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Joey|last=Nolfi|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=December 5, 2021}}Greta Gerwig
style="text-align:center;"|2018Roma[https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/new-york-film-critics-circle-2018-awards-winners-1202023917/ 2018 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|IndieWire]Alfonso Cuarón
style="text-align:center;"|2019The Irishman[https://deadline.com/2019/12/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-2019-winners-list-nyfcc-movies-1202800026/ 2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Full List|Deadline]Martin Scorsese

=2020s=

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style="text-align:center;"|2020First Cow[https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/chadwick-boseman-wins-best-supporting-actor-at-the-2020-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards/#:~:text=The%20New%20York%20Film%20Critics%20Circle%20announced%20the,and%20a%20special%20award%20for%20Director%20Spike%20Lee. CHADWICK BOSEMAN WINS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AT THE 2020 NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS < < Rotten Tomatoes]Kelly Reichardt
style="text-align:center;"|2021Drive My Car[https://deadline.com/2021/12/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-winners-2021-nyfcc-1234883931/ New York Film Critics Circle: 2021 Winners List — Deadline]Ryusuke Hamaguchi
style="text-align:center;"|2022Tár{{cite web |title=‘Tár’ Leads New York Film Critics Circle, ‘RRR’ and Keke Palmer Surprise (Full Winners List) |date=2022-12-02 |website=Variety |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315105821/https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/new-york-film-critics-circle-winners-list-full-list-2022-1235447464/ |archive-date=2023-03-15 |url-status=live |url=https://variety.com/2022/awards/awards/new-york-film-critics-circle-winners-list-full-list-2022-1235447464/}}Todd Field
style="text-align:center;"|2023Killers of the Flower Moon{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=New York Film Critics Awards: Winners List |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/awards/new-york-film-critics-circle-winners-list-2023-1235814072/ |access-date=2023-11-30|website=Variety |language=en-US}}Martin Scorsese
style="text-align:center;"|2024The Brutalist[https://variety.com/2024/film/awards/new-york-film-critics-winners-list-2024-1236225435/ New York Film Critics Circle 2024 Winners - Variety]Brady Corbet

See also

References

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