National Film Award for Best Director

National Film Award for Best Direction
Awarded by Directorate of Film Festivals
Type	National
Category	Indian Cinema
Description
Description	Excellence in cinematic direction achievement
Medal	Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus)
Statistics
Instituted	1967
First awarded	1967
Last awarded	2015
Total awarded	50
Cash award	₹ 2,50,000/-
Previous name(s)	Award for excellence in direction (1967–76)
First awardee(s)	Satyajit Ray
Recent awardee(s)	Sanjay Leela Bhansali

The National Film Award for Best Direction is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, India, and was constituted in 1967. This is one of the Golden Lotus Awards (Swarna Kamal) given among National Film Awards. It is announced for films produced in a year across the country, in all Indian languages. As of 2014, Satyajit Ray is the most frequent winner with six awards,followed by the 5 time winner Adoor Gopalakrishnan.

The award winners for Best Direction are given below. The award comprises a Swarna Kamal (Golden Lotus) medallion, a cash prize of ₹ 2,50,000/- and a certificate.

Cash prize amount varied over the period. Following table illustrates the cash prize amount over the years:

For working with a large group of actors within the confines of a rambling old house.

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