IIFA Award for Best Director
International Indian Film Academy Award
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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.
Awarded for"Excellence in cinematic direction achievement"
CountryIndia
Presented byInternational Indian Film Academy
First award2000 (for direction in films released during the 1999 film season)
| IIFA Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
The 2025 recipient: Kiran Rao | |
| Awarded for | "Excellence in cinematic direction achievement" |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | International Indian Film Academy |
| First award | 2000 (for direction in films released during the 1999 film season) |
| Currently held by | Kiran Rao Laapataa Ladies (2025) |
| Website | iifa.com |
Multiple wins
| Wins | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 4 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali |
| 3 | Rajkumar Hirani |
| 2 | Rakesh Roshan, Ashutosh Gowariker |
Awards
The 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 |
AWARDS NOT HELD DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC | |||
| 2022 | Vishnuvardhan | Shershaah | ||
| 2023 | R. Madhavan | Rocketry: The Nambi Effect | ||
| 2024 | Vidhu Vinod Chopra | 12th Fail | ||
| 2025 | Kiran Rao | Laapataa Ladies | ||