1980 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Director Winner
![Melvin and Howard Jonathan Demme](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/melvin-and-howard-jonathan-demme-image.jpg)
Melvin and Howard
Jonathan Demme
The story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
1980 New York Film Critics Circle Awards – Best Director Nominees
![Dressed to Kill Brian De Palma](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dressed-to-kill-brian-de-palma-image.jpg)
Dressed to Kill
Brian De Palma
![Ordinary People Robert Redford](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ordinary-people-robert-redford-image.jpg)
Ordinary People
Robert Redford
![Raging Bull Martin Scorsese](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/raging-bull-martin-scorsese-image.jpg)