Russell Smith Award

The Russell Smith Award is an annual award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association to "the best low-budget and cutting-edge independent film" since its inception in 2008. The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith.

Winners

 * 2008: Wendy and Lucy - Kelly Reichardt
 * 2009: Precious - Lee Daniels
 * 2010: Winter's Bone - Debra Granik
 * 2011: We Need to Talk About Kevin - Lynne Ramsay
 * 2012: Beasts of the Southern Wild - Benh Zeitlin
 * 2013: Fruitvale Station - Ryan Coogler
 * 2014: Boyhood - Richard Linklater
 * 2015: Tangerine - Sean Baker
 * 2016: Moonlight - Barry Jenkins
 * 2017: The Florida Project - Sean Baker
 * 2018: The Rider - Chloe Zhao
 * 2019: The Lighthouse - Robert Eggers
 * 2020: Minari - Lee Isaac Chung
 * 2021: Flee - Jonas Poher Rasmussen
 * 2022: EO - Jerzy Skolimowski
 * 2023: The Zone of Interest - Jonathan Glazer

Multiple wins

 * Sean Baker - 2