IIFA Award / Best Director
The winners of the IIFA Best Director Award were:
| year | Director | Movie | German title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam | I gave you my heart, beloved |
| 2001 | Rakesh Roshan | Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai | Love out of the blue |
| 2002 | Ashutosh Gowarikar | Lagaan | Lagaan - Once upon a time in India |
| 2003 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Devdas | Devdas - flame of our love |
| 2004 | Rakesh Roshan | Koi ... Mil Gaya | Star child - Koi Mil Gaya |
| 2005 | Yash Chopra | Veer-Zaara | Veer and Zaara - The legend of a love |
| 2006 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Black | - |
| 2007 | Rajkumar Hirani | Location Raho Munna Bhai | - |
| 2008 | Shimit Amin | Chak De India | Chak De! India - an unbeatable team |
| 2009 | Ashutosh Gowariker | Jodhaa Akbar | Jodhaa Akbar |
| 2010 | Rajkumar Hirani | 3 idiots | 3 idiots |
| 2011 | Karan Johar | My name is Khan | My name is Khan |
| 2012 | Zoya Akhtar | Zindagi na Milegi Dobara | You only live once |
| 2013 | Anurag Basu | Barfi! | - |
| 2014 | Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra | Bhaag Milkha Bhaag | - |