The success of the movie also depends on the efforts poured in by the artists behind the camera, which includes the director of a movie. The immense pressure which a director puts up with needs to be acknowledged. So the IIFA best director award was introduced in the year 2000 and was first presented to Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the film ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. The viewers choose the winners for this award category and but the nominations are given by the film fraternity. Here is the list of directors who have been named for the award from the year of inception.
Samsung International Indian Film Academy Winners For Best Director Award Were:
|
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
|