Screen Award for Best Director
| Screen Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
The 2020 Recipient: Zoya Akhtar | |
| Awarded for | "Excellence in cinematic direction achievement" |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Screen India |
| First award | 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)