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| Tahun | Pemenang | Sutradara |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves † | Kevin Costner |
| 1991 | JFK | Oliver Stone |
| 1992 | Unforgiven † | Clint Eastwood |
| 1993 | Schindler's List † | Steven Spielberg |
| 1994 | Pulp Fiction | Quentin Tarantino |
| 1995 | Leaving Las Vegas | Mike Figgis |
| 1996 | Fargo | Joel Coen |
| 1997 | L.A. Confidential | Curtis Hanson |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Steven Spielberg |
| 1999 | American Beauty † | Sam Mendes |
| Tahun | Pemenang | Sutradara |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Traffic | Steven Soderbergh |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind † | Ron Howard |
| 2002 | Chicago † | Rob Marshall |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King † | Peter Jackson |
| 2004 | Million Dollar Baby † | Clint Eastwood |
| 2005 | Brokeback Mountain | Ang Lee |
| 2006 | United 93 | Paul Greengrass |
| 2007 | No Country for Old Men † | Joel Coen dan Ethan Coen |
| 2008 | Slumdog Millionaire † | Danny Boyle |
| 2009 | Up in the Air | Jason Reitman |
| Tahun | Pemenang | Sutradara |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | The Social Network | David Fincher |
| 2011 | The Descendants | Alexander Payne |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Steven Spielberg |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave † | Steve McQueen |
| 2014 | Birdman † | Alejandro G. Iñárritu |
| 2015 | Spotlight † | Tom McCarthy |
| 2016 | Moonlight † | Barry Jenkins |
| 2017 | The Shape of Water † | Guillermo del Toro |
| 2018 | A Star Is Born | Bradley Cooper |
