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The '''Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Director''' has been annually honored the best film of the year since 2005.
==Winners==
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!width="100"|'''Year'''
!width="450"|'''Winner'''
!width="450"|'''Director(s)'''
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|style="text-align:center;"|2005 || '''''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]''''' || [[Paul Haggis]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2006 || '''''[[Children of Men]]'''''|| [[Alfonso Cuarón]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2007 || '''''[[There Will Be Blood]]'''''|| [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2008 || '''''[[The Dark Knight]]'''''|| [[Christopher Nolan]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2009 || '''''[[The Hurt Locker]]''''' || [[Kathryn Bigelow]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2010 || '''''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]'''''|| [[Darren Aronofsky]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2011 || '''''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]'''''|| [[Nicolas Winding Refn]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2012 || '''''[[The Master (2012 film)|The Master]]'''''|| [[Paul Thomas Anderson]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2013 || '''''[[Gravity (2013 film)|Gravity]]'''''|| [[Alfonso Cuarón]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2014 || '''''[[Boyhood (2014 film)|Boyhood]]'''''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baumgarten |first1=Marjorie |title=Austin Film Critics Pick Boyhood |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2014-12-19/austin-film-critics-pick-boyhood/ |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=December 19, 2014}}</ref>|| [[Richard Linklater]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2015 || '''''[[Mad Max: Fury Road]]'''''<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Neil |title=Austin Film Critics Love Mad Max, Room and Ex Machina |url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/austin-film-critics-love-mad-max-room-and-ex-machina-6b1f30a2a0c7/ |website=[[Film School Rejects]] |date=December 29, 2015}}</ref>|| [[George Miller (filmmaker)|George Miller]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2016 || '''''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'''''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baumgarten |first1=Marjorie |title=Austin Film Critics Association Award Winners |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2016-12-30/austin-film-critics-association-award-winners/ |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=December 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Huff|first1=Lauren|title=Austin Film Critics Association Nominees – ‘Moonlight’ Tops, ‘Arrival’ and ‘La La Land’ Closely Follow|url=https://www.awardscircuit.com/2016/12/16/austin-film-critics-association-nominees-moonlight-tops-arrival-la-la-land-closely-follow/|website=AwardsCircuit|accessdate=December 28, 2016|archive-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135535/https://www.awardscircuit.com/2016/12/16/austin-film-critics-association-nominees-moonlight-tops-arrival-la-la-land-closely-follow/|url-status=dead}}</ref> || [[Barry Jenkins]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2017 || '''''[[The Shape of Water]]'''''<ref>{{cite web|last1=Whitaker|first1=Richard|title=Get Out Wins Austin Critics Top Prize|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2018-01-08/get-out-wins-austin-critics-top-prize/|website=Austin Chronicle|accessdate=January 12, 2018}}</ref>|| [[Guillermo del Toro]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2018 || '''''[[If Beale Street Could Talk (film)|If Beale Street Could Talk]]'''''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2019-01-07/austin-film-critics-association-announces-2018s-best-films-and-more/ |title= Austin Film Critics Association Announces 2018's Best Films and More |first= Richard |last= Whittaker |work= [[The Austin Chronicle]] |date= January 7, 2019 |access-date= October 6, 2023 |archive-date= October 6, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231006112443/https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2019-01-07/austin-film-critics-association-announces-2018s-best-films-and-more/ |url-status=live}}</ref>|| [[Barry Jenkins]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2019 || '''''[[Parasite (2019 film)|Parasite]]''''' || [[Bong Joon-ho]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2020 || '''''[[Minari (film)|Minari]]'''''|| [[Lee Isaac Chung]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2021
|''[[The Power of the Dog (film)|'''The Power of the Dog''']]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2021-austin-film-critics-association-afca-winners/ |title=The 2021 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners |first=Matt |last=Neglia |publisher=Next Best Picture |date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2022-01-11/the-power-of-the-dog-pig-split-austin-film-critics-awards/ |title=''The Power of the Dog'', ''Pig'' Split Austin Film Critics Awards |first=Richard |last=Whittaker |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>
|[[Jane Campion]]
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|style="text-align:center;"|2022
|'''''[[Everything Everywhere All At Once]]''''' <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2022-austin-film-critics-association-afca-winners/ |title=The 2022 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners |first=Matt |last=Neglia |publisher=Next Best Picture |date=January 10, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2023-01-11/everything-everywhere-all-at-once-wins-everything-at-the-austin-film-critics-association-award/ |title='Everything Everywhere All at Once' Wins Everything at the Austin Film Critics Association Award |first=Richard |last=Whittaker |work=[[The Austin Chronicle]] |date=January 11, 2023 |access-date=January 11, 2023}}</ref>
|[[Daniels (directors)|Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert]]
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| style="text-align:center;"|2023
|'''''[[Oppenheimer (film)|Oppenheimer]]''''' <ref>{{cite web |url=https://nextbestpicture.com/the-2023-austin-film-critics-association-afca-winners/ |title=The 2023 Austin Film Critics Association (AFCA) Winners |first=Matt |last=Neglia |publisher=Next Best Picture |date=January 10, 2024 |access-date=January 11, 2024}}</ref>
|[[Christopher Nolan]]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://austinfilmcritics.org Official website]
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