Online Film Critics Society Awards / Best Newcomer Filmmaker
The Online Film Critics Society Award ( OFCSA ) for the best newcomer in the filmmaking field was presented from 2001 to 2008. The Best Debut Feature has been awarded since 2018 .
Winners and nominees
All nominees for a year are listed, with the winner on top.
2001 to 2008
2001
- Todd Field - In the Bedroom
- Richard Kelly - Donnie Darko
- Alejandro González Iñárritu - Amores Perros
- John Cameron Mitchell - Hedwig and the Angry Inch
2002
2003
Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini - American Splendor
- Niki Caro - Whale Rider
- Fernando Meirelles - City of God
- Billy Ray - Shattered Glass
- Peter Sollett - Summer in New York
2004
- Kerry Conran - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
- Jared Hess - Napoleon Dynamite
- Joshua Marston - Mary full of grace
- Edgar Wright - Shaun of the Dead
2005
- Judd Apatow - Virgo (40), male, looking for ...
- Craig Brewer - Hustle & Flow
- Bennett Miller - Capote
- Joe Wright - Pride and Prejudice
2006
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris - Little Miss Sunshine
- Ryan Fleck - Half Nelson
- Rian Johnson - Brick
- Neil Marshall - The Descent
- Jason Reitman - Thank You for Smoking
2007
- Ben Affleck - Gone Baby Gone - Not child's play
- Juan Antonio Bayona - The orphanage
- John Carney - Once
- Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton
2008
Tomas Alfredson - So dark the night
- Charlie Kaufman - Synecdoche, New York
- Kurt Kuenne - Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father 1
- Martin McDonagh - See Bruges ... and die?
- Steve McQueen - Hungry
As of 2018
2018
Ari Aster - Hereditary - The Legacy
- Bo Burnham - Eighth Grade
- Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
- Carlos López Estrada - Blindspotting
- Boots Riley - Sorry to Bother You
2019