title: Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Filmmaker
text: # Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Filmmaker
  
  The Boston Society of Film Critics has presented an annual Award for Best New Filmmaker since 1996; the recipients of the inaugural prize were Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci, co-directors of Big Night.
  
  ## 1990s
  
  | Year | Winner(s) | Film |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1996 | Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci | Big Night |
  | 1997 | Paul Thomas Anderson | Hard Eight |
  | 1997 | Paul Thomas Anderson | Boogie Nights |
  | 1998 | Carine Adler | Under the Skin |
  | 1999 | Kimberly Peirce | Boys Don't Cry |
  
  ## 2000s
  
  | Year | Winner | Film |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2000 | Kenneth Lonergan | You Can Count on Me |
  | 2001 | Michael Cuesta | L.I.E. |
  | 2002 | Peter Care | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys |
  | 2003 | Andrew Jarecki | Capturing the Friedmans |
  | 2004 | Jonathan Caouette | Tarnation |
  | 2005 | Joe Wright | Pride & Prejudice |
  | 2006 | Ryan Fleck | Half Nelson |
  | 2007 | Ben Affleck | Gone Baby Gone |
  | 2008 | Martin McDonagh | In Bruges |
  | 2009 | Neill Blomkamp | District 9 |
  
  ## 2010s
  
  | Year | Winner | Film |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2010 | Jeff Malmberg | Marwencol |
  | 2011 | Sean Durkin | Martha Marcy May Marlene |
  | 2012 | David France | How to Survive a Plague |
  | 2013 | Ryan Coogler | Fruitvale Station |
  | 2014 | Dan Gilroy | Nightcrawler |
  | 2015 | Marielle Heller | The Diary of a Teenage Girl |
  | 2016 | Robert Eggers | The Witch |
  | 2017 | Jordan Peele | Get Out |
  | 2018 | Bo Burnham | Eighth Grade |
  
  ## 2020s
  
  | Year | Winner | Film |
  | - | - | - |
  | 2020 | Florian Zeller | The Father |
  | 2021 | Maggie Gyllenhaal | The Lost Daughter |
  