| National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
Current recipient:Paul Thomas Anderson | |
| Awarded for | Best Director |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | National Society of Film Critics |
| First award | Michelangelo Antonioni Blowup (1966) |
| Currently held by | Paul Thomas Anderson One Battle After Another (2025) |
| Website | nationalsocietyoffilmcritics |
TheNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director is an annual award given byNational Society of Film Critics to honor the best film director of the year.
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Michelangelo Antonioni | Blowup |
| 1967 | Ingmar Bergman | Persona |
| 1968 | Ingmar Bergman | Hour of the Wolf (Vargtimmen) |
| Shame (Skammen) | ||
| 1969 | François Truffaut | Stolen Kisses (Baisers volés) |