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.
Multiple wins +WinsRecipient4Sanjay Leela Bhansali3Rajkumar Hirani2Rakesh 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 PANDEMIC2022VishnuvardhanShershaah2023 R. MadhavanRocketry: The Nambi Effect2024 Vidhu Vinod Chopra12th Fail2025Kiran RaoLaapataa Ladies
See also IIFA Awards Bollywood Cinema of India
External links Official site