2023 – Cord Jefferson, American Fiction
2022 – John Patton Ford, Emily the Criminal
2021 – Rebecca Hall – Passing
2020 – Regina King, One Night in Miami
2019 – Joe Talbot, The Last Black Man in San Francisco and Olivia Wilde, Booksmart (tie)
2018 – Boots Riley, Sorry To Bother You
2017 – Jordan Peele, Get Out