The Best Director Award winners of Indian Film Bollywood Industry for the recent years listed below.

• 2009: Ashutosh Gowarikar (Jodha Akbar)
• 2008: Aamir Khan (Taare Zameen Par)
• 2007: Rakesh Omprakash Mehra (Rang De Basanti)
• 2010: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Black)
• 2005: Kunal Kohli (Hum Tum)
• 2004: Rakesh Roshan (Koi... Mil Gaya)
• 2003: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Devdas)
• 2002: Ashutosh Gowarikar (Lagaan)
• 2001: Rakesh Roshan (Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai)
• 2000: Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)

• 1999: Karan Johar (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
• 1998: J.P. Dutta (Border)
• 1997: Shekhar Kapur (Bandit Queen)
• 1996: Aditya Chopra (Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge)
• 1995: Sooraj R. Barjatya (Hum Aapke Hain Kaun)
• 1994: Rajkumar Santoshi (Damini - Lightning)
• 1993: Mukul S. Anand (Khuda Gawah)
• 1992: Subhash Ghai (Saudagar)
• 1991: Rajkumar Santoshi (Ghayal)
• 1990: Vidhu Vinod Chopra (Parinda)