| Year |
|
Winner |
Winner Work |
| 2009 |
|
Yorgos Lanthimos |
Dogtooth |
| 2008 |
|
Courtney Hunt |
Frozen River |
| 2007 |
|
Cristian Mungiu |
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days |
| 2006 |
|
Laurie Collyer |
Sherrybaby |
| 2005 |
|
Juan Diego Solanas |
Northeast |
| 2004 |
|
Lucile Hadžihalilovi? |
Innocence |
| 2003 |
|
Michael Schorr |
Schultze Gets the Blues |
| 2002 |
|
Gaspar Noé |
Irréversible |
| 2001 |
|
Larry Clark |
Bully |
| 2000 |
|
Nabil Ayouch |
Ali Zaoua |
| 1999 |
|
Benoît Mariage |
The Carriers Are Waiting |
| 1998 |
|
Sr?an Dragojevi? |
The Wounds |
| 1997 |
|
Nicholas Barker |
Unmade Beds |
| 1996 |
|
Sr?an Dragojevi? |
Pretty Village, Pretty Flame |
| 1995 |
|
Timothy Quay |
Institute Benjamenta |
|
Stephen Quay |
Institute Benjamenta |
| 1994 |
|
Quentin Tarantino |
Pulp Fiction |
| 1993 |
|
Bertrand Blier |
1, 2, 3, Sun |
| 1992 |
|
Quentin Tarantino |
Reservoir Dogs |
| 1991 |
|
Lars von Trier |
Europa |
| 1990 |
|
Everett Lewis |
The Natural History of Parking Lots |
