Screen Award for Best Director
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| Screen Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
 The 2020 Recipient: Zoya Akhtar | |
| Description | "Excellence in cinematic direction achievement" |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Screen India |
| First awarded | Sooraj R. Barjatya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1995) |
| Currently held by | Zoya Akhtar, Gully Boy (2020) |
The Screen Award for Best Director is chosen by a distinguished panel of judges from the Indian "Bollywood" film industry and the winners are announced in January. Frequent winners include Sanjay Leela Bhansali (3), Rakesh Roshan and Ashutosh Gowariker (2)
Winners
| Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Sooraj R. Barjatya | Hum Aapke Hain Kaun |
| 1996 | Aditya Chopra | Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge |
| 1997 | Dharmesh Darshan | Raja Hindustani |
| 1998 | J.P. Dutta | Border |
| 1999 | Karan Johar | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai |
| 2000 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam |
| 2001 | Rakesh Roshan | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai |
| 2002 | Ashutosh Gowariker | Lagaan |
| 2003 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Devdas |
| 2004 | Rakesh Roshan | Koi... Mil Gaya |
| 2005 | Kunal Kohli | Hum Tum |
| 2006 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Black |
| 2007 | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Rang De Basanti |
| 2008 | Shimit Amin and Aamir Khan | Chak De India and Taare Zameen Par (Like Stars on Earth) |
| 2009 | Ashutosh Gowariker and Neeraj Pandey | Jodha Akbar and A Wednesday |
| 2010 | Rajkumar Hirani | 3 Idiots |
| 2011 | Vikramaditya Motwane | Udaan |
| 2012 | Milan Luthria | The Dirty Picture |
| 2013 | Anurag Basu | Barfi! |
| 2014 | Shoojit Sircar | Madras Cafe |
| 2015 | Vikas Bahl | Queen[1] |
| 2016 | Kabir Khan | Bajrangi Bhaijaan[2] |
| 2017 | Ram Madhvani | Neerja |
| 2018 | Nitesh Tiwari | Dangal |
| 2019 | Sriram Raghavan | Andhadhun |
| 2020 | Zoya Akhtar | Gully Boy |
See also
References
- ^ Sharma, Sarika (14 January 2015). "Highlights: 21st Life OK Screen Awards: Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra win Best Actor, 'Queen' Best Film". The Indian Express. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Winners of 22nd Annual Star Screen Awards 2015". Bollywood Hungama. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.