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American Critic Societies Annual Best Picture Winners

NBR
National Board of Review
(about a dozen voting members) (list) (article)
(since 1929)
NYFCC
New York Film Critics Circle
(34 members) (list)
(since 1935)
NSFC
National Society of Film Critics
(59 members) (list)
(since 1966)
LAFCA
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
(57 members) (list)
(since 1975)
BFCA
Broadcast Film Critics Association
(250 members) (list)
(since 1995)

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https://awardswatch.com/2019-2020-awards-calendar/

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Tuesday, December 3, 2019 - National Board of Review (NBR)
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)
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Sunday, December 8, 2018 - Los Angeles Film Critics Circle (LAFCA)
Sunday, December 8, 2018 - Critics' Choice Nominations (BFCA)
Monday, December 9, 2019 - Golden Globe Nominations (HFPA)
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Saturday, January 4, 2020 - National Society of Film Critics (NSFC)
Sunday, January 5, 2020 - 77th Golden Globe Awards (HFPA)
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Sunday, January 12 - Critics' Choice Awards (BFCA)
Monday, January 13, 2020 - Oscar Nominations (AMPAS)
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Sunday, February 9, 2020 - 92nd Academy Awards

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2024

 
NBR. ? (1932)
nyfcc. ? (1932)
nsfc1. ? (1932)
lafca1. ? (1932)
bfca. ? (1932)
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nsfc2. ? (1932)
lafca2. ? (1932)
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nsfc3. ? (1932)

2023

 
NBR. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
nyfcc. Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
nsfc1. Past Lives (2023)
lafca1. The Zone of Interest (2023)
bfca. Oppenheimer (2023)
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nsfc2. The Zone of Interest (2023)
lafca2. Oppenheimer (2023)
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nsfc3. Oppenheimer (2023)

2022

 
NBR. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
nyfcc. Tar (2022)
nsfc1. Tar (2022)
lafca1a. Tar (2022)
lafca1b. Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
bfca. Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
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nsfc2. Aftersun (2022)
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nsfc3. No Bears (2022)

2021

 
NBR. Licorice Pizza (2021)
nyfcc. Drive My Car (2021)
nsfc1. Drive My Car (2021)
lafca1. Drive My Car (2021)
bfca. The Power of the Dog (2021)
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nsfc2. Petite maman (2021)
lafca2. The Power of the Dog (2021)
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nsfc3. The Power of the Dog (2021)
 
 
 
 
 

2020

 
NBR. Da 5 Bloods (2020)
nyfcc. First Cow (2019)
nsfc1. Nomadland (2020)
lafca1. Small Axe (2020)
bfca. Nomadland (2020)
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nsfc2. First Cow (2019)
lafca2. Nomadland (2020)
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nsfc3. Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Always (2020)

2019

 
NBR. The Irishman (2019)
nyfcc. The Irishman (2019)
nsfc1. Parasite (2019)
lafca1. Parasite (2019)
bfca. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019)
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nsfc2. Little Women (2019)
lafca2. The Irishman (2019)
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nsfc3. Once Upon a Time In Hollywood (2019)

2018

 
NBR. Green Book (2018)
nyfcc. Roma (2018)
nsfc1. The Rider (2017)
lafca1. Roma (2018)
bfca. Roma (2018)
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nsfc2. Roma (2018)
lafca2. Beoning (2018)
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nsfc3. Beoning (2018)

2017

 
NBR. The Post (2017)
nyfcc. Lady Bird (2017)
nsfc1. Lady Bird (2017)
lafca1. Call Me By Your Name (2017)
bfca. The Shape of Water (2017)
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nsfc2. Get Out (2017)
lafca2. The Florida Project (2017)
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nsfc3. Phantom Thread (2017)

2016

 
NBR. Manchester By the Sea (2016)
nyfcc. La La Land (2016)
nsfc1. Moonlight (2016)
lafca1. Moonlight (2016)
bfca. La La Land (2016)
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nsfc2. Manchester By the Sea (2016)
lafca2. La La Land (2016)
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nsfc3. La La Land (2016)

2015

 
NBR. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
nyfcc. Carol (2015)
nsfc1. Spotlight (2015)
lafca1. Spotlight (2015)
bfca. Spotlight (2015)
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nsfc2. Carol (2015)
lafca2. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
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nsfc3. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

2014

 
NBR. A Most Violent Year (2014)
nyfcc. Boyhood (2014)
nsfc1. Goodbye To Language (2014)
lafca1. Boyhood (2014)
bfca. Boyhood (2014)
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nsfc2. Boyhood (2014)
lafca2. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
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nsfc3a. Birdman (2014)
nsfc3b. Mr. Turner (2014)

2013

 
NBR. Her (2013)
nyfcc. American Hustle (2013)
nsfc1. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
lafca1. Her (2013)
lafca1. Gravity (2013)
bfca. 12 Years a Slave (2013)
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nsfc2. American Hustle (2013)
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nsfc3. 12 Years a Slave (2013)

2012

 
NBR. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
nyfcc. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
nsfc1. Amour (2012)
lafca1. Amour (2012)
bfca. Argo (2012)
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nsfc2. The Master (2012)
lafca2. The Master (2012)
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nsfc3. Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

2011

 
NBR. Hugo (2011)
nyfcc. The Artist (2011)
nsfc1. Melancholia (2011)
lafca1. The Descendants (2011)
bfca. The Artist (2011)
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nsfc2. The Tree of Life (2011)
lafca2. The Tree of Life (2011)
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nsfc3. A Separation (2011)

2010

 
NBR. The Social Network (2010)
nyfcc. The Social Network (2010)
nsfc1. The Social Network (2010)
lafca1. The Social Network (2010)
bfca. The Social Network (2010)
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nsfc2. Carlos: Season 1 (2010)
lafca2. Carlos: Season 1 (2010)
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nsfc3. Winter's Bone (2010)

2009

 
NBR. Up In the Air (2009)
nyfcc. The Hurt Locker (2009)
nsfc1. The Hurt Locker (2009)
lafca1. The Hurt Locker (2009)
bfca. The Hurt Locker (2009)
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nsfc2. Summer Hours (2008)
lafca2. Up In the Air (2009)
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nsfc3. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

2008

 
NBR. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
nyfcc. Milk (2008)
nsfc. Waltz With Bashir (2008)
lafca1. WALL*E (2008)
bfca. Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
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lafca2. The Dark Knight (2008)

2007

 
NBR. No Country For Old Men (2007)
nyfcc. No Country For Old Men (2007)
nsfc. There Will Be Blood (2007)
lafca1. There Will Be Blood (2007)
bfca. No Country For Old Men (2007)
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lafca2. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

2006

 
NBR. Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
nyfcc. United 93 (2006)
nsfc. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
lafca1. Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)
bfca. The Departed (2006)
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lafca2. The Queen (2006)

2005

 
NBR. Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)
nyfcc. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
nsfc. Capote (2005)
lafca1. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
bfca. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
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lafca2. A History of Violence (2005)

2004

 
NBR. Finding Neverland (2004)
nyfcc. Sideways (2004)
nsfc. Million Dollar Baby (2004)
lafca1. Sideways (2004)
bfca. Sideways (2004)
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lafca2. Million Dollar Baby (2004)

2003

 
NBR. Mystic River (2003)
nyfcc. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
nsfc. American Splendor (2003)
lafca. American Splendor (2003)
bfca. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

2002

 
NBR. The Hours (2002)
nyfcc. Far From Heaven (2002)
nsfc. The Pianist (2002)
lafca. About Schmidt (2002)
bfca. Chicago (2002)

2001

 
NBR. Moulin Rouge! (2001)
nyfcc. Mulholland Drive (2001)
nsfc. Mulholland Drive (2001)
lafca. In the Bedroom (2001)
bfca. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

2000

 
NBR. Quills (2000)
nyfcc. Traffic (2000)
nsfc. Yi Yi (2000)
lafca. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
bfca. Gladiator (2000)

1999

 
NBR. American Beauty (1999)
nyfcc. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
nsfc1. Being John Malkovich (1999)
nsfc1. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
lafca. The Insider (1999)
bfca. American Beauty (1999)

1998

 
NBR. Gods and Monsters (1998)
nyfcc. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
nsfc. Out of Sight (1998)
lafca. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
bfca. Saving Private Ryan (1998)

1997

 
NBR. L.A. Confidential (1997)
nyfcc. L.A. Confidential (1997)
nsfc. L.A. Confidential (1997)
lafca. L.A. Confidential (1997)
bfca. L.A. Confidential (1997)

1996

 
NBR. Shine (1996)
nyfcc. Fargo (1996)
nsfc. Breaking the Waves (1996)
lafca. Secrets & Lies (1996)
bfca. Fargo (1996)

1995

 
NBR. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
nyfcc. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
nsfc. Babe (1995)
lafca. Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
bfca. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

1994

 
NBR. Forrest Gump (1994)
nyfcc. Quiz Show (1994)
nsfc. Pulp Fiction (1994)
lafca. Pulp Fiction (1994)

1993

 
NBR. Schindler's List (1993)
nyfcc. Schindler's List (1993)
nsfc. Schindler's List (1993)
lafca. Schindler's List (1993)

1992

 
NBR. Howards End (1992)
nyfcc. The Player (1992)
nsfc. Unforgiven (1992)
lafca. Unforgiven (1992)

1991

 
NBR. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
nyfcc. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
nsfc. Life Is Sweet (1991)
lafca. Bugsy (1991)

1990

 
NBR. Dances With Wolves (1990)
nyfcc. Goodfellas (1990)
nsfc. Goodfellas (1990)
lafca. Goodfellas (1990)

1989

 
NBR. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
nyfcc. My Left Foot (1989)
nsfc. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
lafca. Do the Right Thing (1989)

1988

 
NBR. Mississippi Burning (1988)
nyfcc. The Accidental Tourist (1988)
nsfc. The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
lafca. Little Dorrit (1988)

1987

 
NBR. Empire of the Sun (1987)
nyfcc. Broadcast News (1987)
nsfc. The Dead (1987)
lafca. Hope and Glory (1987)

1986

 
NBR. A Room With a View (1986)
nyfcc. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
nsfc. Blue Velvet (1986)
lafca. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

1985

 
NBR. The Color Purple (1985)
nyfcc. Prizzi's Honor (1985)
nsfc. Ran (1985)
lafca. Brazil (1985)

1984

 
NBR. A Passage To India (1984)
nyfcc. A Passage To India (1984)
nsfc. Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
lafca. Amadeus (1984)

1983

 
NBR. Betrayal (1983)
nyfcc. Terms of Endearment (1983)
nsfc. Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
lafca. Terms of Endearment (1983)

1982

 
NBR. Gandhi (1982)
nyfcc. Gandhi (1982)
nsfc. Tootsie (1982)
lafca. E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

1981

 
NBR. Chariots of Fire (1981)
nyfcc. Reds (1981)
nsfc. Atlantic City (1980)
lafca. Atlantic City (1980)

1980

 
NBR. Ordinary People (1980)
nyfcc. Ordinary People (1980)
nsfc. Melvin and Howard (1980)
lafca. Raging Bull (1980)

1979

 
NBR. Manhattan (1979)
nyfcc. Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)
nsfc. Breaking Away (1979)
lafca. Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979)

1978

 
NBR. Days of Heaven (1978)
nyfcc. The Deer Hunter (1978)
nsfc. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
lafca. Coming Home (1978)

1977

 
NBR. The Turning Point (1977)
nyfcc. Annie Hall (1977)
nsfc. Annie Hall (1977)
lafca. Star Wars (1977)

1976

 
NBR. All the President's Men (1976)
nyfcc. All the President's Men (1976)
nsfc. All the President's Men (1976)
lafca1. Network (1976)
lafca1. Rocky (1976)

1975

 
NBR. Nashville (1975)
nyfcc. Nashville (1975)
nsfc. Nashville (1975)
lafca1. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
lafca1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

1974

 
NBR. The Conversation (1974)
nyfcc. Amarcord (1973)
nsfc. Scenes From a Marriage (1973)

1973

 
NBR. The Sting (1973)
nyfcc. Day For Night (1973)
nsfc. Day For Night (1973)

1972

 
NBR. Cabaret (1972)
nyfcc. Cries and Whispers (1972)
nsfc. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

1971

 
NBR. The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
nyfcc. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
nsfc. Claire's Knee (1970)

1970

 
NBR. Patton (1970)
nyfcc. Five Easy Pieces (1970)
nsfc. M*A*S*H (1970)

1969

 
NBR. They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
nyfcc. Z (1969)
nsfc. Z (1969)

1968

 
NBR. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
nyfcc. The Lion In Winter (1968)
nsfc. Shame (1968)

1967

 
NBR. Far From the Madding Crowd (1967)
nyfcc. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
nsfc. Persona (1966)

1966

 
NBR. A Man For All Seasons (1966)
nyfcc. A Man For All Seasons (1966)
nsfc. Blowup (1966)

1965

 
NBR. The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (1965)  (DOCUMENTARY)
nyfcc. Darling (1965)

1964

 
NBR. Becket (1964)
nyfcc. My Fair Lady (1964)

1963

 
NBR. Tom Jones (1963)
nyfcc. Tom Jones (1963)

1962

 
NBR. The Longest Day (1962)
nyfcc. No Award (Newspaper strike)

1961

 
NBR. Question 7 (1961)
nyfcc. West Side Story (1961)

1960

 
NBR. Sons and Lovers (1960)
nyfcc1. Sons and Lovers (1960)
nyfcc1. The Apartment (1960)

1959

 
NBR. The Nun's Story (1959)
nyfcc. Ben-Hur (1959)

1958

 
NBR. The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
nyfcc. The Defiant Ones (1958)

1957

 
NBR. The Bridge On the River Kwai (1957)
nyfcc. The Bridge On the River Kwai (1957)

1956

 
NBR. Around the World In 80 Days (1956)
nyfcc. Around the World In 80 Days (1956)

1955

 
NBR. Marty (1955)
nyfcc. Marty (1955)

1954

 
NBR. On the Waterfront (1954)
nyfcc. On the Waterfront (1954)

1953

 
NBR. Julius Caesar (1953)
nyfcc. From Here To Eternity (1953)

1952

 
NBR. The Quiet Man (1952)
nyfcc. High Noon (1952)

1951

 
NBR. A Place In the Sun (1951)
nyfcc. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

1950

 
NBR. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
nyfcc. All About Eve (1950)

1949

 
NBR. The Bicycle Thief (1948)
nyfcc. All the King's Men (1949)

1948

 
NBR. Paisan (1946)
nyfcc. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

1947

 
NBR. Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
nyfcc. Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

1946

 
NBR. Henry V (1944)
nyfcc. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

1945

 
NBR. The True Glory (1945)  (DOCUMENTARY)
nyfcc. The Lost Weekend (1945)

1944

 
NBR. None But the Lonely Heart (1944)
nyfcc. Going My Way (1944)

1943

 
NBR. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
nyfcc. Watch On the Rhine (1943)

1942

 
NBR. In Which We Serve (1942)
nyfcc. In Which We Serve (1942)

1941

 
NBR. Citizen Kane (1941)
nyfcc. Citizen Kane (1941)

1940

 
NBR. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
nyfcc. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

1939

 
NBR. Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)
nyfcc. Wuthering Heights (1939)

1938

 
NBR. The Citadel (1938)
nyfcc. The Citadel (1938)

1937

 
NBR. Night Must Fall (1937)
nyfcc. The Life of Emile Zola (1937)

1936

 
NBR. Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)
nyfcc. Mr. Deeds Goes To Town (1936)

1935

 
NBR. The Informer (1935)
nyfcc. The Informer (1935)

1934

 
NBR. It Happened One Night (1934)

1933

 
NBR. Topaze (1933)

1932

 
NBR. I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang (1932)

1931

 
NBR. Cimarron (1931)

1930

 
NBR. All Quiet On the Western Front (1930)

1929

 
NBR. Applause (1929)

NOTE 1: Academy Awards & Golden Globes not included since this list is presumed to supplement separate "Oscar Best Picture Winners" & "Golden Globe Best Picture Winners" check lists.

 

NOTE 2: The "Broadcast Film Critics Association" (BFCA) awards are more commonly known as "The Critic's Choice Movie Awards".

 

NOTE 3a: Titles are preceded by critic society acronyms defined at the top of the page.

NOTE 3b: When there was a Best Picture tie, both titles are preceded by duplicate acronyms ending with a 1 (i.e. lafca1, lafca1).

NOTE 3c: When a 1st & 2nd place (or 1st, 2nd & 3rd place) were established, the titles are preceded by acronyms ending with a 1, 2, and 3 (i.e. nsfc1, nsfc2, nsfc3).