Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Filmmaker
# 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 |
| 1997 | Paul Thomas Anderson | Hard Eight |
| 1997 | Paul Thomas Anderson | 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 |
| 2005 | Joe Wright | Pride & Prejudice |
| 2006 | Ryan Fleck | Half Nelson |
| 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 |

## 2020s

| Year | Winner | Film |
| - | - | - |
| 2020 | Florian Zeller | The Father |
| 2021 | Maggie Gyllenhaal | The Lost Daughter |
