The AACTA International Award for Best Direction is an award that is presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), to a director of a film made outside Australia. It was first handed out by the Academy after its establishment in 2011 by the Australian Film Institute (AFI). The winners and nominees for 2011 were determined by a jury.
Winners and nominees In the following table, the winner is marked in a separate colour, and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.
2010s Year Director Film title 2011(1st) Michel Hazanavicius The Artist Nicolas Winding Refn Drive Martin Scorsese Hugo J. C. Chandor Margin Call Lars von Trier Melancholia Woody Allen Midnight in Paris Terrence Malick The Tree of Life Lynne Ramsay We Need to Talk About Kevin 2012(2nd) David O. Russell Silver Linings Playbook Ben Affleck Argo Ang Lee Life of Pi Steven Spielberg Lincoln Ben Lewin The Sessions Kathryn Bigelow Zero Dark Thirty 2013(3rd) Alfonso Cuarón Gravity Steve McQueen 12 Years a Slave David O. Russell American Hustle Paul Greengrass Captain Phillips Baz Luhrmann The Great Gatsby 2014(4th) Alejandro G. Iñárritu Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Richard Linklater Boyhood Wes Anderson The Grand Budapest Hotel Morten Tyldum The Imitation Game Damien Chazelle Whiplash 2015(5th) George Miller Mad Max: Fury Road Adam McKay The Big Short Todd Haynes Carol Ridley Scott The Martian Alejandro G. Iñárritu The Revenant 2016(6th) Mel Gibson Hacksaw Ridge Denis Villeneuve Arrival Damien Chazelle La La Land Garth Davis Lion Kenneth Lonergan Manchester by the Sea 2017(7th) Christopher Nolan Dunkirk Luca Guadagnino Call Me by Your Name Craig Gillespie I, Tonya Greta Gerwig Lady Bird Guillermo del Toro The Shape of Water 2018(8th) Alfonso Cuarón Roma Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born Spike Lee BlacKkKlansman Yorgos Lanthimos The Favourite Warwick Thornton Sweet Country 2019(9th) Quentin Tarantino Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Sam Mendes 1917 Martin Scorsese The Irishman Todd Phillips Joker Bong Joon-ho Parasite
2020s Year Director Film title 2020(10th) Chloé Zhao Nomadland David Fincher Mank Emerald Fennell Promising Young Woman Pete Docter Soul Aaron Sorkin The Trial of the Chicago 7 2021(11th) Denis Villeneuve Dune Kenneth Branagh Belfast Paul Thomas Anderson Licorice Pizza Justin Kurzel Nitram Jane Campion The Power of the Dog 2022(12th) Baz Luhrmann Elvis James Cameron Avatar: The Way of Water Martin McDonagh The Banshees of Inisherin Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Everything Everywhere All at Once Steven Spielberg The Fabelmans 2023(13th)Christopher NolanOppenheimerBradley CooperMaestroGreta GerwigBarbieYorgos LanthimosPoor ThingsMartin ScorseseKillers of the Flower Moon 2024(14th)Michael GraceyBetter ManJacques AudiardEmilia PérezBrady CorbetThe BrutalistGeorge MillerFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaDenis VilleneuveDune: Part Two 2025(15th)Paul Thomas AndersonOne Battle After AnotherRyan CooglerSinnersGuillermo del ToroFrankensteinJosh SafdieMarty SupremeChloé ZhaoHamnet
See also AACTA Awards AACTA Award for Best Direction
References
External links The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Official website