Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:

Film awards

* AACTA Award for Best Direction *

Academy Award for Best Director The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award of Merit for Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibi ...

* Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Director *

BAFTA Award for Best Direction The BAFTA Award for Best Direction, formerly known as David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction, is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to a film director for a specifi ...

Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival) The Best Director Award (french: Prix de la mise en scène) is an award presented annually at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Co ...

* César Award for Best Director * Citra Award for Best Director * Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Director *

Empire Award for Best Director The Empire Award for Best Director is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine ''Empire'' to honor directors working within the film industry. History The Empire Award for Best Director was one of five awards which were ...

* Empire Award for Best British Director *

European Film Award for Best Director The European Film Award for Best Director is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize a director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in a film industry. The award is presented by the European Film Academ ...

Golden Globe Award for Best Director The Golden Globe Award for Best Director – Motion Picture is a Golden Globe Award that has been presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, an organization composed of journalists who cover the United States film industry fo ...

* Goya Award for Best Director *

Independent Spirit Award for Best Director The Film Independent's Spirit Award for Best Director is one of the annual Independent Spirit Awards. It was first presented in 1985 with Joel Coen and Martin Scorsese being the first winners of the category for ''Blood Simple'' and '' After Hours ...

Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year The of the Japan Academy Film Prize The , often called the Japan Academy Prize, the Japan Academy Awards, and the Japanese Academy Awards, is a series of awards given annually since 1978 by the Japan Academy Film Prize Association (日本ア� ...

* MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction, called Award for Best Director in 2007 * New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director *

Polish Academy Award for Best Director The Polish Academy Award for Best Film Director is an annual award given to the best Polish film director of the year. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations ...

Satellite Award for Best Director The Satellite Award for Best Director is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple winners Only 2 directors has won the award multiple tim ...

Saturn Award for Best Director The Saturn Award for Best Director (or Saturn Award for Best Direction) is one of the annual awards given by the American Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. The Saturn Awards, which are the oldest film-specialized awards to rewa ...

Television awards

* Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series * Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series *

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special This is a list of the winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Chronology of category names Over the years, the scope of this award has evolved and the name with which ...

* MuchMusic Video Award for Best Director

Theatre awards

* Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical * Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play *

Tony Award for Best Director The Tony Award for Best Director was one of the original 11 awards given in 1947 when the Tony Awards originated. The award was presented until 1960 when it was split into two categories: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Tony Award for ...

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