Best New Director

Best New Director was an award given by the New York Film Critics Circle from its first inception in 1989 until discontinuing in 1996. There was no award in 1993.

1989

 * Kenneth Branagh – Henry V
 * Runners-up: Steve Kloves – The Fabulous Baker Boys and Jim Sheridan – My Left Foot

1990

 * Whit Stillman – Metropolitan
 * Runners-up: John McNaughton – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves

1991

 * John Singleton – Boyz n the Hood
 * Runner-up: Anthony Minghella – Truly, Madly, Deeply

1992

 * Allison Anders – Gas Food Lodging
 * Runners-up: Quentin Tarantino – Reservoir Dogs and Tim Robbins – Bob Roberts

1994

 * Darnell Martin – I Like It Like That
 * Runners-up: Kevin Smith – Clerks and David O. Russell – Spanking the Monkey

1995

 * Chris Noonan - Babe
 * Runners-up: Lodge Kerrigan – Clean, Shaven and Noah Baumbach – Kicking and Screaming