The San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director is one of the award given by the San Francisco Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking.
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Todd Haynes | Far from Heaven |
| 2003 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
| 2004 | Alexander Payne | Sideways |
| 2005 | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain |
| 2006 | Paul Greengrass | United 93 |
| 2007 | Ethan and Joel Coen | No Country for Old Men |
| 2008 | Gus Van Sant | Milk |
| 2009 | Kathryn Bigelow | The Hurt Locker |
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Darren Aronofsky | Black Swan |
| David Fincher | The Social Network | |
| 2011 | Terrence Malick | The Tree of Life |
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