Alumni Win 2020 NYFCC Awards

Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021

The 2020 New York Film Critics Circle Awards were announced on Sunday, January 24, 2021, and we are thrilled to celebrate the Tisch alumni recognized for their work. The NYFCC is an organization of film reviewers from New York-based publications that exists to honor excellence in U.S. and world cinema.

Congratulations to the Tisch alumni recognized in the 2020 NYFCC Awards!

Best Director

Nomadland
Chloé Zhao (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film)

Special Award
"New York New York" Love Letter
Professor Spike Lee '82 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film)/Hon. '98, Artistic Director, Dean's Council

See the full list of NYFCC Award winners here.