The Satellite Award for Best Director is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.
Winners and nominees 1990s YearDirector(s)Film 1996 Joel Coen FargoScott Hicks Shine Mike Leigh Secrets & Lies Anthony Minghella The English Patient Lars von Trier Breaking the Waves 1997 James Cameron TitanicPaul Thomas Anderson Boogie Nights Curtis Hanson L.A. Confidential Steven Spielberg AmistadGus Van Sant Good Will Hunting 1998 Terrence Malick The Thin Red Line John Boorman The GeneralShekhar Kapur ElizabethGary Ross PleasantvilleSteven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan 1999 Michael Mann The Insider Paul Thomas Anderson Magnolia Sam Mendes American Beauty Anthony Minghella The Talented Mr. RipleyKimberly Peirce Boys Don't Cry
2000s YearDirector(s)Film 2000 Steven Soderbergh TrafficCameron Crowe Almost Famous Philip Kaufman QuillsAng Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long) Ridley Scott Gladiator Steven Soderbergh Erin Brockovich 2001 Baz Luhrmann Moulin Rouge! Jonathan Glazer Sexy BeastScott McGehee and David Siegel The Deep EndJohn Cameron Mitchell Hedwig and the Angry InchChristopher Nolan Memento 2002 Todd Haynes Far from Heaven Stephen Daldry The Hours Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Phillip Noyce The Quiet AmericanDenzel Washington Antwone Fisher 2003 Jim Sheridan In America Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini American SplendorNiki Caro Whale RiderSofia Coppola Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood Mystic River Catherine Hardwicke Thirteen 2004 Mel Gibson The Passion of the ChristTaylor Hackford Ray Joshua Marston Maria Full of Grace (María llena eres de gracia)Alexander Payne Sideways Martin Scorsese The Aviator 2005 Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain George Clooney Good Night, and Good Luck James Mangold Walk the LineRob Marshall Memoirs of a GeishaBennett Miller Capote 2006 Bill Condon Dreamgirls Clint Eastwood Flags of Our FathersPedro Almodóvar VolverStephen Frears The Queen Alejandro González Iñárritu Babel Martin Scorsese The Departed 2007 Joel Coen and Ethan Coen No Country for Old Men David Cronenberg Eastern PromisesOlivier Dahan La Vie en RoseAng Lee Lust, CautionSidney Lumet Before the Devil Knows You're DeadSarah Polley Away from Her 2008 Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire Stephen Daldry The Reader Ron Howard Frost/Nixon Tom McCarthy The VisitorChristopher Nolan The Dark KnightGus Van Sant Milk 2009 Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker Neill Blomkamp District 9 Jane Campion Bright StarLee Daniels Precious Rob Marshall NineLone Scherfig An Education
2010s YearDirector(s)Film 2010 David Fincher The Social Network Ben Affleck The TownDarren Aronofsky Black Swan Danny Boyle 127 HoursLisa Cholodenko The Kids Are All Right Debra Granik Winter's Bone Tom Hooper The King's Speech David Michôd Animal KingdomChristopher Nolan InceptionRoman Polanski The Ghost Writer 2011 Nicolas Winding Refn DriveWoody Allen Midnight in Paris Tomas Alfredson Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyMichel Hazanavicius The Artist John Michael McDonagh The GuardSteve McQueen ShameAlexander Payne The Descendants Martin Scorsese Hugo Steven Spielberg War HorseTate Taylor The Help 2012 David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook Ben Affleck ArgoKathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty Kim Ki-duk PietàBen Lewin The SessionsSteven Spielberg Lincoln 2013 Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave Woody Allen Blue Jasmine Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn DavisAlfonso Cuarón Gravity Paul Greengrass Captain PhillipsRon Howard RushDavid O. Russell American Hustle Martin Scorsese The Wolf of Wall Street 2014 Richard Linklater Boyhood Damien Chazelle Whiplash Ava DuVernay SelmaDavid Fincher Gone GirlAlejandro G. Iñárritu Birdman Morten Tyldum The Imitation Game 2015 Tom McCarthy Spotlight Lenny Abrahamson Room Tom Hooper The Danish GirlAlejandro G. Iñárritu The Revenant Ridley Scott The MartianSteven Spielberg Bridge of Spies 2016 Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea Damien Chazelle La La Land Tom Ford Nocturnal AnimalsMel Gibson Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins Moonlight Pablo Larraín JackieDenzel Washington Fences 2017 Jordan Peele Get Out Sean Baker The Florida ProjectGuillermo del Toro The Shape of Water Greta Gerwig Lady Bird Christopher Nolan Dunkirk Dee Rees Mudbound 2018 Alfonso Cuarón Roma Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born Peter Farrelly Green Book Barry Jenkins If Beale Street Could Talk Yorgos Lanthimos The Favourite Spike Lee BlacKkKlansman 2019 James Mangold Ford v Ferrari Pedro Almodóvar Pain and Glory Noah Baumbach Marriage Story Bong Joon-ho Parasite Sam Mendes 1917 Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2020s YearDirector(s)Film 2020 Chloé Zhao Nomadland Lee Isaac Chung Minari David Fincher Mank Darius Marder Sound of Metal Aaron Sorkin The Trial of the Chicago 7Florian Zeller The Father 2021 Jane Campion The Power of the DogPaul Thomas Anderson Licorice PizzaKenneth Branagh BelfastReinaldo Marcus Green King RichardLin-Manuel Miranda tick, tick...BOOM!Denis Villeneuve Dune 2022 James Cameron Avatar: The Way of WaterJoseph Kosinski Top Gun: MaverickBaz Luhrmann ElvisMartin McDonagh The Banshees of Inisherin Sarah Polley Women TalkingSteven Spielberg The Fabelmans 2023 Christopher Nolan OppenheimerGreta Gerwig BarbieJonathan Glazer The Zone of InterestYorgos Lanthimos Poor Things Alexander Payne The HoldoversMartin Scorsese Killers of the Flower Moon 2024 Brady Corbet The BrutalistSean Baker AnoraEdward Berger ConclaveGreg Kwedar Sing Sing RaMell Ross Nickel BoysDenis Villeneuve Dune: Part Two 2025 Chloé Zhao HamnetPaul Thomas Anderson One Battle After Another James Cameron Avatar: Fire and Ash Ryan Coogler Sinners Guillermo del Toro Frankenstein Jafar Panahi It Was Just an Accident Joachim Trier Sentimental Value
Multiple winners Only 3 directors have won the award multiple times.
Wins Director 2 Joel Coen James Cameron Chloé Zhao
References
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