The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Film is one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association.
Winners
1990s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref1997 The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan Liam Lacey, "Egoyan film top pick". The Globe and Mail, January 15, 1998. Boogie Nights Paul Thomas Anderson The Ice Storm Ang Lee L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson Titanic James Cameron 1998 Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg "War movies are the big winners". Hamilton Spectator, December 18, 1998. The Celebration Thomas Vinterberg Elizabeth Shekhar Kapur Happiness Todd Solondz Out of Sight Steven Soderbergh1999 Magnolia Paul Thomas Anderson "Toronto critics pick Magnolia as best film of 1999 Yet-unreleased second picture from director of Boogie Nights follows linked stories of characters in San Fernando Valley". The Globe and Mail, December 17, 1999. Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze
2000s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) Ang Lee Peter Howell, "Toronto critics like Lee; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon named top movie". Toronto Star, December 21, 2000. Traffic Steven Soderbergh2001 Memento Christopher Nolan "Memento named best picture". Calgary Herald, December 20, 2001. Amélie (Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain) Jean-Pierre Jeunet Mulholland Drive David Lynch2002 Adaptation. Spike Jonze "Toronto critics pick Adaptation as top film". Ottawa Citizen, December 20, 2022. Punch-Drunk Love Paul Thomas Anderson Y tu mamá también Alfonso Cuarón2003 Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola "Coppola's Lost in Translation honoured by Toronto critics". Waterloo Region Record, December 18, 2003.2004 Sideways Alexander Payne "Sideways named best film of 2004 by Toronto critics". Sault Star, December 17, 2004.2005 A History of Violence David Cronenberg "Cronenberg's History of Violence tops T.O. critics' best-of list". Sudbury Star, December 22, 2005.2006The Queen Stephen Frears Lee-Anne Goodman, "'The Queen' named best picture by Toronto's film critics". Canadian Press, December 20, 2006.The DepartedMartin ScorseseUnited 93Paul Greengrass2007No Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Bruce Kirkland, "Old Men No. 1; Coen Brothers flick tops T.O. film critics' 2007 list". Toronto Sun, December 19, 2007.Eastern PromisesDavid CronenbergZodiacDavid Fincher2008Wendy and Lucy Kelly Reichardt Chris Knight, "Toronto critics pick Wendy and Lucy". Windsor Star, December 17, 2008.Rachel Getting MarriedJonathan DemmeWALL-E Andrew Stanton2009Hunger Steve McQueen "Basterds, Hunger top Toronto critics' picks". Waterloo Region Record, December 17, 2009.Inglourious Basterds Quentin TarantinoThe Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
2010s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref2010The Social NetworkDavid Fincher Peter Knegt, "“Social Network” Tops San Francisco and Toronto Film Critics’ Awards". IndieWire, December 14, 2010.Black SwanDarren AronofskyUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Apichatpong Weerasethakul2011The Tree of LifeTerrence Malick Brian D. Johnson, "Toronto critics name 'Tree of Life' Best Picture". Maclean's, December 14, 2011.The ArtistMichel HazanaviciusThe Descendants Alexander Payne2012The MasterPaul Thomas Anderson Cassandra Szklarski, "'The Master' rules with Toronto film critics, named best film, screenplay". Canadian Press, December 18, 2012.AmourMichael HanekeZero Dark Thirty Kathryn Bigelow2013Inside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen and Ethan Coen "Toronto Film Critics Association awards for 2013". Toronto Star, December 17, 2013.HerSpike Jonze12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen2014BoyhoodRichard Linklater Norman Wilner, "Toronto film critics champion Boyhood". Now, December 16, 2014.The Grand Budapest HotelWes AndersonInherent Vice Paul Thomas Anderson2015CarolTodd Haynes Jeremy Kay, "Toronto critics honour 'Carol'". Screen Daily, December 14, 2015.Mad Max: Fury Road George MillerSpotlight Tom McCarthy2016MoonlightBarry Jenkins Norman Wilner, "Toronto critics bask in the Moonlight". Now, December 12, 2016.Manchester by the SeaKenneth LonerganToni ErdmannMaren Ade2017The Florida ProjectSean Baker Jim Slotek, "Toronto film critics give best picture thumbs up to The Florida Project". Original Cin, December 10, 2017.Phantom ThreadPaul Thomas AndersonThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMartin McDonagh2018RomaAlfonso Cuarón Corey Atad, "Toronto Film Critics Association Names ‘Roma’ Best Picture Of 2018". ET Canada, December 10, 2018. Burning Lee Chang-dong First Reformed Paul Schrader2019ParasiteBong Joon-ho Radheyan Simonpillai, "Toronto Film Critics Association names Parasite the year’s best movie". Now, December 9, 2019. The Irishman Martin Scorsese Marriage Story Noah Baumbach
2020s YearWinnerDirector(s)Ref2020 Nomadland Chloé Zhao Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter, February 7, 2021. First Cow Kelly Reichardt Minari Lee Isaac Chung2021 Drive My Car Ryusuke Hamaguchi Sarah Curran, "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". ET Canada, January 16, 2022. Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson The Power of the Dog Jane Campion2022 Aftersun Charlotte Wells Pat Mullen, "Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc". Point of View, January 8, 2023. Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Women Talking Sarah Polley2023 The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer AwardsWatch - Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Awards: ‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture, Director All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese2024 Nickel Boys RaMell Ross Anora Sean Baker The Brutalist Brady Corbet 2025 One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson Matt Neglia, "The 2025 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners". Next Best Picture, December 7, 2025. Hamnet Chloé Zhao Sinners Ryan Coogler
Directors with multiple nominations Paul Thomas Anderson - 8 (3 wins) Spike Jonze - 3 (1 win)
References
External links Toronto Film Critics Association - Past Award Winners