London Critics' Circle Film Award / Best British Director
From 1992 to 2011, the London Critics' Circle Film Awards honored the best British directors .
So far, only Mike Leigh has been successful twice with his films.
Award winners
Note: The award ceremony always relates to films from the previous year, so 2007 winners were recognized for their 2006 achievements.
| year | Award winners | Movie |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Alan Parker | The Commitments (The Commitments) |
| 1993 | Neil Jordan | The Crying Game |
| 1994 | Ken Loach | Raining Stones |
| 1995 | Mike Newell | Four Weddings and a Funeral (Four Weddings and a Funeral) |
| 1996 | Michael Radford | The Postman (Il Postino) |
| 1997 | Mike Leigh | Lies and Secrets (Secrets & Lies) |
| 1998 | Anthony Minghella | The English Patient (The English Patient) |
| 1999 | John Boorman | The General (The General) |
| 2000 | Lynne Ramsay | Ratcatcher |
| 2001 | Stephen Daldry | Billy Elliot - I Will Dance |
| 2002 | Gurinder Chadha | What's Cooking? |
| 2003 | Christopher Nolan | Insomnia - insomniacs |
| 2004 | Peter Mullan | The Merciless Sisters (The Magdalene Sisters) |
| 2005 | Mike Leigh | Vera Drake |
| 2006 | Joe Wright | Pride and Prejudice (Pride & Prejudice) |
| 2007 | Stephen Frears | The Queen (The Queen) |
| 2008 | Paul Greengrass | The Bourne Ultimatum (The Bourne Ultimatum) |
| 2009 | Danny Boyle | Slumdog millionaire |
| 2010 | Andrea Arnold | Fish tank |
| 2011 | Tom Hooper | The King's Speech |