Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture

The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best picture of the year.

Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Picture
Presented byOnline Film Critics Society
First awarded1998 (for films released in 1997)
Currently held byOppenheimer

Winners and nominees

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1990s

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Year Winner and nominees Director(s)
1997 L.A. Confidential Curtis Hanson
The Sweet Hereafter Atom Egoyan
Titanic James Cameron
1998 Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg
Life is Beautiful Roberto Benigni
The Truman Show Peter Weir
1999 American Beauty Sam Mendes
Being John Malkovich Spike Jonze
Fight Club David Fincher
The Insider Michael Mann
Toy Story 2 John Lasseter

2000s

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Year Winner and nominees Director(s)
2000 Almost Famous Cameron Crowe
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Ang Lee
Dancer in the Dark Lars von Trier
Requiem for a Dream Darren Aronofsky
Traffic Steven Soderbergh
2001 Memento Christopher Nolan
Mulholland Drive David Lynch
Ghost World Terry Zwigoff
In the Bedroom Todd Field
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Peter Jackson
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Peter Jackson
Adaptation. Spike Jonze
Bowling for Columbine Michael Moore
Far from Heaven Todd Haynes
Minority Report Steven Spielberg
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Jackson
City of God Fernando Meirelles
Kill Bill: Volume 1 Quentin Tarantino
Lost in Translation Sofia Coppola
Mystic River Clint Eastwood
2004 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Michel Gondry
Before Sunset Richard Linklater
Garden State Zach Braff
The Incredibles Brad Bird
Sideways Alexander Payne
2005 A History of Violence David Cronenberg
Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee
Crash Paul Haggis
Good Night, and Good Luck. George Clooney
Munich Steven Spielberg
2006 United 93 Paul Greengrass
Babel Alejandro González Iñárritu
Children of Men Alfonso Cuarón
The Departed Martin Scorsese
Pan's Labyrinth Guillermo del Toro
2007 No Country for Old Men Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Atonement Joe Wright
Juno Jason Reitman
There Will Be Blood Paul Thomas Anderson
Zodiac David Fincher
2008 WALL-E Andrew Stanton
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button David Fincher
The Dark Knight Christopher Nolan
Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle
The Wrestler Darren Aronofsky
2009 The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds Quentin Tarantino
A Serious Man Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Up Pete Docter
Up in the Air Jason Reitman

2010s

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Year Winner and nominees Director(s)
2010 The Social Network David Fincher
Black Swan Darren Aronofsky
Inception Christopher Nolan
Toy Story 3 Lee Unkrich
True Grit Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Winter's Bone Debra Granik
2011 The Tree of Life Terrence Malick
The Artist Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants Alexander Payne
Drive Nicolas Winding Refn
Hugo Martin Scorsese
2012 Argo Ben Affleck
Holy Motors Leos Carax
The Master Paul Thomas Anderson
Moonrise Kingdom Wes Anderson
Zero Dark Thirty Kathryn Bigelow
2013 12 Years a Slave Steve McQueen
American Hustle David O. Russell
Before Midnight Richard Linklater
Blue is the Warmest Color Abdellatif Kechiche
Drug War Johnnie To
Gravity Alfonso Cuarón
Her Spike Jonze
Inside Llewyn Davis Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Short Term 12 Destin Cretton
The Wind Rises Hayao Miyazaki
2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
Boyhood Richard Linklater
Ida Paweł Pawlikowski
The Lego Movie Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
Mommy Xavier Dolan
Nightcrawler Dan Gilroy
Selma Ava DuVernay
Two Days, One Night Luc Dardenne and Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Whiplash Damien Chazelle
Under the Skin Jonathan Glazer
2015 Mad Max: Fury Road George Miller
Brooklyn John Crowley
Carol Todd Haynes
Ex Machina Alex Garland
Inside Out Ronnie Del Carmen and Pete Docter
The Martian Ridley Scott
The Revenant Alejandro González Iñárritu
Room Lenny Abrahamson
Sicario Denis Villeneuve
Spotlight Tom McCarthy
2016 Moonlight Barry Jenkins
Arrival Denis Villeneuve
The Handmaiden Park Chan-wook
Hell or High Water Davie Mackenzie
Jackie Pablo Larraín
La La Land Damien Chazelle
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan
O.J.: Made in America Ezra Edelman
Paterson Jim Jarmusch
The Witch Robert Eggers
2017 Get Out Jordan Peele
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino
Dunkirk Christopher Nolan
The Florida Project Sean Baker
A Ghost Story David Lowery
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig
Mother! Darren Aronofsky
Phantom Thread Paul Thomas Anderson
The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh
2018 Roma Alfonso Cuarón
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee
If Beale Street Could Talk Barry Jenkins
First Reformed Paul Schrader
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos
You Were Never Really Here Lynne Ramsay
Annihilation Alex Garland
Eighth Grade Bo Burnham
Hereditary Ari Aster
A Star Is Born Bradley Cooper
Suspiria Luca Guadagnino
2019 Parasite Bong Joon-ho
1917 Sam Mendes
The Irishman Martin Scorsese
Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi
Knives Out Rian Johnson
Marriage Story Noah Baumbach
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Céline Sciamma
Uncut Gems Josh & Benny Safdie
Us Jordan Peele

2020s

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Year Winner and nominees Director(s)
2020 Nomadland Chloé Zhao
Da 5 Bloods Spike Lee
First Cow Kelly Reichardt
I'm Thinking of Ending Things Charlie Kaufman
Minari Lee Isaac Chung
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Eliza Hittman
Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell
Soul Pete Docter and Kemp Powers
Sound of Metal Darius Marder
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin
2021 The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
Belfast Kenneth Branagh
Drive My Car Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Dune Denis Villeneuve
The Green Knight David Lowery
Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson
Pig Michael Sarnoski
Titane Julia Ducournau
West Side Story Steven Spielberg
The Worst Person in the World Joachim Trier
2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert
Aftersun Charlotte Wells
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
EO Jerzy Skolimowski
The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg
Nope Jordan Peele
RRR S. S. Rajamouli
Tár Todd Field
Top Gun: Maverick Joseph Kosinski
Women Talking Sarah Polley
2023 Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan
Anatomy of a Fall Justine Triet
Asteroid City Wes Anderson
Barbie Greta Gerwig
The Holdovers Alexander Payne
Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese
May December Todd Haynes
Past Lives Celine Song
Poor Things Yorgos Lanthimos
The Zone of Interest Jonathan Glazer