Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Director

Damien ChazelleLa La Land, Damien Chazelle, Winner, Mel GibsonHacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson, Nominee, David MackenzieHell or High Water, David Mackenzie, Nominee, Barry JenkinsMoonlight, Barry Jenkins, Nominee, Kenneth LonerganManchester by the Sea, Kenneth Lonergan, Nominee, Denis VilleneuveArrival, Denis Villeneuve, Nominee, Denzel WashingtonFences, Denzel Washington, Nominee, George MillerMad Max: Fury Road, George Miller, Winner, Todd HaynesCarol, Todd Haynes, Nominee, Alejandro González IñárrituThe Revenant, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nominee, Tom McCarthySpotlight, Tom McCarthy, Nominee, Ridley ScottThe Martian, Ridley Scott, Nominee, Steven SpielbergBridge of Spies, Steven Spielberg, Nominee, Richard LinklaterBoyhood, Richard Linklater, Winner, David FincherGone Girl, David Fincher, Nominee, Ava DuVernaySelma, Ava DuVernay, Nominee, Angelina JolieUnbroken, Angelina Jolie, Nominee, Alejandro González IñárrituBirdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Nominee, Wes AndersonThe Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson, Nominee, Ben AffleckArgo, Ben Affleck, Winner, Alfonso CuarónGravity, Alfonso Cuarón, Winner, Kathryn BigelowZero Dark Thirty, Kathryn Bigelow, Nominee, David O RussellSilver Linings Playbook, David O Russell, Nominee, David O RussellAmerican Hustle, David O Russell, Nominee, Ang LeeLife of Pi, Ang Lee, Nominee, Paul GreengrassCaptain Phillips, Paul Greengrass, Nominee, Spike JonzeHer, Spike Jonze, Nominee, Martin ScorseseThe Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese, Nominee, Steve McQueen12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen, Nominee, Michel HazanaviciusThe Artist, Michel Hazanavicius, Winner, Stephen DaldryExtremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Stephen Daldry, Nominee, Martin ScorseseHugo, Martin Scorsese, Nominee, Nicolas Winding RefnDrive, Nicolas Winding Refn, Nominee, Steven SpielbergWar Horse, Steven Spielberg, Nominee, Alexander PayneThe Descendants, Alexander Payne, Nominee