The IIFA Award for Best Director is chosen by the viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony. The nominations for the category are given by the film fraternity. Sanjay Leela Bhansali has 4 and Rajkumar Hirani has 3 awards. Rakesh Roshan and Ashutosh Gowariker have the most wins with 2 awards.
| IIFA Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 Recipient: Vidhu Vinod Chopra | |
| Awarded for | "Excellence in cinematic direction achievement" |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
| First awarded | 2000 (for direction in films released during the 1999 film season) |
| Currently held by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra 12th Fail (2024) |
| Website | iifa.com |
Multiple wins
edit| Wins | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 4 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| 3 | Rajkumar Hirani |
| 2 | Rakesh Roshan, Ashutosh Gowariker |
Awards
editThe winners are listed below:-
| Year | Director | Film | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | ||
| 2001 | Rakesh Roshan | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | ||
| 2002 | Ashutosh Gowarikar | Lagaan | ||
| 2003 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Devdas | ||
| 2004 | Rakesh Roshan | Koi... Mil Gaya | ||
| 2005 | Yash Chopra | Veer-Zaara | ||
| 2006 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Black | ||
| 2007 | Rajkumar Hirani | Lage Raho Munna Bhai | ||
| 2008 | Shimit Amin | Chak De India | ||
| 2009 | Ashutosh Gowarikar | Jodhaa Akbar | ||
| 2010 | Rajkumar Hirani | 3 Idiots | ||
| 2011 | Karan Johar | My Name Is Khan | ||
| 2012 | Zoya Akhtar | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara | ||
| 2013 | Anurag Basu | Barfi! | ||
| 2014 | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | ||
| 2015 | Rajkumar Hirani | PK | ||
| 2016 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Bajirao Mastani | ||
| 2017 | Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury | Pink | ||
| 2018 | Saket Chaudhary | Hindi Medium | ||
| 2019 | Sriram Raghavan | Andhadhun | ||
| 2020 | Aditya Dhar | Uri: The Surgical Strike | ||
| 2021 |
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| 2022 | Vishnuvardhan | Shershaah | ||
| 2023 | R. Madhavan | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | ||
| 2024 | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | 12th Fail | ||