Best Director

1995 National Board of Review - Best Director WinnerSense and SensibilityAng LeeRich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the titular opposites.Amazon

1996 National Board of Review - Best Director WinnerFargoJoel CoenJerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.Amazon

1997 National Board of Review - Best Director WinnerL.A. ConfidentialCurtis HansonAs corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen -- one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy -- investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice.Amazon

1998 National Board of Review - Best Director WinnerElizabethShekhar KapurThe early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.Amazon

1999 National Board of Review - Best Director WinnerThe Talented Mr. RipleyAnthony MinghellaIn late 1950s New York, Tom Ripley, a young underachiever, is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.Amazon