Golden Horse Award for Best Director
Award for film directing
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The Golden Horse Award for Best Director (Chinese: 金馬獎最佳導演) is presented annually at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards.
Awarded forExcellence in film directing
CountryTaiwan
Presented byTaipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee
First award1962
| Golden Horse Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Excellence in film directing |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Presented by | Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee |
| First award | 1962 |
| Currently held by | Jun Li for Queerpanorama (2025) |
| Website | goldenhorse |
Taiwanese directors Li Hsing and Hou Hsiao-hsien, along with Hong Kong directors Ann Hui and Johnnie To, share the record for the most wins in this category, with three each. Hou, To, and Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang hold the record for the most nominations, with eight.
Winners and nominees
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1962–1979
| Year | Director(s) | Film | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 (1st) |
Doe Ching | Les Belles | 千嬌百媚 |
| 1963 (2nd) |
Li Han-hsiang | The Love Eterne | 梁山伯與祝英台 |
| 1965 (3rd) |
Li Hsing | Beautiful Duckling | 養鴨人家 |
| 1966 (4th) |
Li Han-hsiang | Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties | 西施 |
| 1967 (5th) |
Lee Chia | Orchids and My Love | 我女若蘭 |
| 1968 (6th) |
Pai Ching-jui | Lonely Seventeen | 寂寞的十七歲 |
| 1969 (7th) |
Pai Ching-jui | The Bride and I | 新娘與我 |
| 1970 (8th) |
Chang Tseng-chai | From the Highway | 路客與刀客 |
| 1971 (9th) |
Ting Shan-hsi | The Ammunition Hunter | 落鷹峽 |
| 1972 (10th) |
Li Hsing | Execution in Autumn | 秋決 |
| 1973 (11th) |
Cheng Kang | The 14 Amazons | 十四女英豪 |
| 1975 (12th) |
Liu Yi | Long Way from Home | 長情萬縷 |
| 1976 (13th) |
Chang Pei-cheng | The Venturer | 狼牙口 |
| 1977 (14th) |
Chang Tseng-chai | Heroes in the Eastern Sky | 筧橋英烈傳 |
| 1978 (15th) |
Li Hsing | He Never Gives Up | 汪洋中的一條船 |
| Chen Yao-chi | The Diary of Di Di | 蒂蒂日記 | |
| Michael Hui | The Contract | 賣身契 | |
| 1979 (16th) |
King Hu | Legend of the Mountain | 山中傳奇 |
| Li Hsing | The Story of a Small Town | 小城故事 | |
| Tu Chung-hsun | A Special Smile | 歡顏 |