Screen Award for Best Director

Screen Award for Best Director
The 2020 Recipient: Zoya Akhtar
Awarded for"Excellence in cinematic direction achievement"
CountryIndia
Presented byScreen India
First awardedSooraj R. Barjatya,
Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1995)
Currently held byZoya 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)