TheNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture is an award given by theNew York Film Critics Circle, honoring the finest achievements in filmmaking.
| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | The Informer | John Ford |
| 1936 | Mr. Deeds Goes to Town | Frank Capra |
| 1937 | The Life of Emile Zola | William Dieterle |
| 1938 | The Citadel | King Vidor |
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights | William Wyler |
| Year | Winner | Director(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | The Apartment | Billy Wilder | |
| Sons and Lovers | Jack Cardiff | ||
| 1961 | West Side Story | Jerome Robbins andRobert Wise | |
| 1962 | No award given (newspaper strike) | ||
| 1963 | Tom Jones | Tony Richardson | |
| 1964 | My Fair Lady | George Cukor | |
| 1965 | Darling | John Schlesinger | |
| 1966 | A Man for All Seasons | Fred Zinnemann | |
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Night | Norman Jewison | |
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter | Anthony Harvey | |
| 1969 | Z | Costa-Gavras | |
| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | First Cow[4] | Kelly Reichardt |
| 2021 | Drive My Car[5] | Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
| 2022 | Tár[6] | Todd Field |
| 2023 | Killers of the Flower Moon[7] | Martin Scorsese |
| 2024 | The Brutalist[8] | Brady Corbet |