The West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Director is given yearly by WBFJA as a part of its annual West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Bengali films. The award recognizes the best director for a film released over the previous year.

Superlatives CategoryNameSuperlativeMost AwardsKaushik Ganguly3 awardsMost NominationsSrijit Mukherji7 nominationsMost Nominations without a WinArindam Sil3 nominations

List of winners

Winner Wise YearWinnerFilm2017Kaushik GangulyCinemawala2018Kaushik GangulyBishorjon2019Srijit MukherjiEk Je Chhilo Raja2020Kaushik GangulyNagarkirtan2021Anik DuttaBorunbabur Bondhu2022Atanu GhoshBinisutoy2023Anik DuttaAparajito (2022 film)2024Atanu GhoshShesh Pata2025Debaloy BhattacharyaShri Swapankumarer Badami Hyenar Kobole2026Srijit MukherjeeShotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei

Nomination Wise 2017 Kaushik Ganguly – Cinemawala Goutam Ghose - Shankhachil Kamaleshwar Mukherjee - Khawto Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy - Praktan Srijit Mukherji - Zulfiqar 2018 Kaushik Ganguly – Bishorjan Atanu Ghosh - Mayurakshi Pratim D. Gupta - Maacher Jhol Anik Dutta - Meghnad Badh Rahasya Mostofa Sarwar Farooki - Doob Suman Mukhopadhyay - Asampta Arindam Sil - Dhananjay Buddhadeb Dasgupta - Tope 2019 Srijit Mukherji - Ek Je Chhilo Raja Arnab Riingo Banerjee - Ray Ranjan Ghosh - Rongberonger Korhi Soukarya Ghosal - Rainbow Jelly Indrasis Acharya - Pupa Mainak Bhaumik - Generation Ami Arindam Sil - Byomkesh Gotro 2020 Kaushik Ganguly – Nagarkirtan Srijit Mukherji - Vinci Da Aparna Sen - Ghawre Bairey Aaj Buddhadeb Dasgupta - Urojahaj Dhrubo Banerjee - Durgeshgorer Guptodhon Churni Ganguly - Tarikh 2021 Anik Dutta - Barunbabur Bondhu Srijit Mukherjee - Dwitiyo Purush Sudeshna Roy & Abhijit Guha - Sraboner Dhara Debaloy Bhattacharya - Dracula Sir Mainak Bhaumik - Cheeni 2022 Atanu Ghosh - Binisutoy Bratya Basu - Dictionary Dhrubo Banerjee - Golondaaj Saibal Mitra - Tokhon Kuasa Chilo Kamaleshwar Mukherjee - Anusondhaan 2023 Anik Dutta - Aparajito Dhrubo Banerjee - Karnasubarner Guptodhon Kaushik Ganguly - Lokkhi Chele Parambrata Chatterjee - Abhijaan Raj Chakraborty - Habji Gabji Srijit Mukherji - X=Prem 2024 Atanu Ghosh - Shesh Pata Arindam Sil - Maayakumari Indranil Roychowdhury - Mayar Jonjal Kaushik Ganguly - Palan 2025 Debaloy Bhattacharya – Shri Swapankumarer Badami Hyenar Kobole Srijit Mukherji – Padatik Anjan Dutt – Chaalchitra Ekhon Pratim D Gupta – Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale 2026 Srijit Mukherji - Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei Indraadip Dasgupta - Grihapravesh Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury - Dear Maa Arjunn Dutta - Deep Fridge Aditya Vikram Sengupta - Mayanagar

See also West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards Cinema of India

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