| Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Todd Haynes | |
| Awarded for | Best Direction |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Florida Film Critics Circle |
| First awarded | Joel Coen Fargo (1996) |
| Currently held by | Todd Haynes May December (2023) |
| Website | floridafilmcritics |
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest directing achievementes in filmmaking.
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Joel Coen | Fargo |
| 1997 | Curtis Hanson | L.A. Confidential |
| 1998 | Peter Weir | The Truman Show |
| 1999 | Sam Mendes † | American Beauty |
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Steven Soderbergh | Erin Brockovich |
| Traffic † | ||
| 2001 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring |
| 2002 | Martin Scorsese | Gangs of New York |
| 2003 | Peter Jackson † | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2004 | Alexander Payne | Sideways |
| 2005 | Ang Lee † | Brokeback Mountain |
| 2006 | Martin Scorsese † | The Departed |
| 2007 | Joel Coen and Ethan Coen † | No Country for Old Men |
| 2008 | Danny Boyle † | Slumdog Millionaire |
| 2009 | Jason Reitman | Up in the Air |
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | David Fincher | The Social Network |
| 2011 | Martin Scorsese | Hugo |
| 2012 | Ben Affleck | Argo |
| 2013 | Steve McQueen | 12 Years a Slave |
| 2014 | Richard Linklater | Boyhood |
| 2015 | George Miller | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| 2016 | Damien Chazelle † | La La Land |
| 2017 | Christopher Nolan | Dunkirk |
| 2018 | Alfonso Cuarón † | Roma |
| 2019 | Céline Sciamma | Portrait of a Lady on Fire |
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chloé Zhao† | Nomadland |
| 2021 | Jane Campion† | The Power of the Dog |
| 2022 | Park Chan-wook | Decision to Leave |
| 2023 | Todd Haynes | May December |