The Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Picture is an annual award given by the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. The award is often referred to as an EDA as a tribute to AWFJ founder Jennifer Merin's mother, actress Eda Reiss Merin. EDA is also an acronym for Excellent Dynamic Activism.

Winners "†" indicates Academy Award-winning direction. "‡" indicates Academy Award-nominated direction.

2000s YearDirector(s)Film2007Joel & Ethan Coen†No Country for Old MenSean Penn Into the WildSarah Polley Away from HerJulian Schnabel ‡ The Diving Bell and the Butterfly2008Danny Boyle †Slumdog MillionaireMike Leigh Happy-Go-LuckyGus Van Sant ‡ Milk2009Kathryn Bigelow †The Hurt LockerJason Reitman ‡ Up in the AirQuentin Tarantino ‡ Inglourious Basterds

2010s YearDirector(s)Film2010David Fincher ‡The Social NetworkDarren Aronofsky ‡ Black SwanLisa Cholodenko The Kids Are All RightDebra Granik Winter's BoneTom Hooper † The King's SpeechChristopher Nolan Inception2011Michel Hazanavicius †The ArtistWoody Allen ‡ Midnight in ParisTerrence Malick ‡ The Tree of LifeAlexander Payne ‡ The DescendantsMartin Scorsese ‡ Hugo2012Kathryn BigelowZero Dark ThirtyBen Affleck ArgoSteven Spielberg ‡ Lincoln2013Steve McQueen ‡12 Years a SlaveJoel & Ethan Coen Inside Llewyn DavisAlfonso Cuarón † GravitySpike Jonze HerAlexander Payne ‡ NebraskaDavid O. Russell ‡ American Hustle2014Richard Linklater ‡BoyhoodWes Anderson ‡ The Grand Budapest HotelAva DuVernay SelmaAlejandro G. Iñárritu † Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Jim Jarmusch Only Lovers Left Alive2015Tom McCarthy ‡SpotlightLenny Abrahamson ‡ RoomTodd Haynes CarolAlejandro G. Iñárritu † The RevenantGeorge Miller ‡ Mad Max: Fury RoadRidley Scott The Martian2016Barry Jenkins ‡MoonlightDamien Chazelle † La La LandKenneth Lonergan ‡ Manchester by the SeaDavid Mackenzie Hell or High WaterDenis Villeneuve ‡ Arrival2017Guillermo del Toro †The Shape of WaterGreta Gerwig ‡ Lady BirdMartin McDonagh Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriChristopher Nolan ‡ DunkirkJordan Peele ‡ Get Out2018Alfonso Cuarón RomaDebra Granik Leave No TraceYorgos Lanthimos The FavouriteSpike Lee BlacKkKlansmanAdam McKay Vice

References

Alliance of Women Film Journalists official website