1961 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Director Winner
![The Hustler Robert Rossen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-hustler-robert-rossen-image.jpg)
The Hustler
Robert Rossen
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
1961 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Director Nominees
![West Side Story Jerome Robbins](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/west-side-story-jerome-robbins-robert-wise-image.jpg)
An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.