Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
# Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film

The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film is an award given by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association to honor the best achievements in filmmaking.

## Winners

* † = Winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture
* ‡ = Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture

### 1990s

| Year | Winner | Director |
| - | - | - |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves † | Kevin Costner |
| 1991 | JFK ‡ | Oliver Stone |
| 1992 | Unforgiven † | Clint Eastwood |
| 1993 | Schindler's List † | Steven Spielberg |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction ‡ | Quentin Tarantino |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Mike Figgis |
| 1996 | Fargo ‡ | Joel Coen |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential ‡ | Curtis Hanson |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan ‡ | Steven Spielberg |
| 1999 | American Beauty † | Sam Mendes |

### 2000s

| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
| - | - | - |
| 2000 | Traffic ‡ | Steven Soderbergh |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind † | Ron Howard |
| 2002 | Chicago † | Rob Marshall |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King † | Peter Jackson |
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby † | Clint Eastwood |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain ‡ | Ang Lee |
| 2006 | United 93 | Paul Greengrass |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men † | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire † | Danny Boyle |
| 2009 | Up in the Air ‡ | Jason Reitman |

### 2010s

| Year | Winner | Director |
| - | - | - |
| 2010 | The Social Network ‡ | David Fincher |
| 2011 | The Descendants ‡ | Alexander Payne |
| 2012 | Lincoln ‡ | Steven Spielberg |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave † | Steve McQueen |
| 2014 | Birdman † | Alejandro G. Iñárritu |
| 2015 | Spotlight † | Tom McCarthy |
| 2016 | Moonlight † | Barry Jenkins |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water † | Guillermo del Toro |
| 2018 | A Star Is Born ‡ | Bradley Cooper |
| 2019 | 1917 ‡ | Sam Mendes |

### 2020s

| Year | Winner | Director(s) |
| - | - | - |
| 2020 | Nomadland † | Chloé Zhao |
| 2021 | The Power of the Dog ‡ | Jane Campion |
| 2022 | Everything Everywhere All at Once † | Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert |
