Lista dos diretores de cinema premiados com o prêmio Globo de Ouro de melhor direção. O maior vencedor da categoria é Elia Kazan, que recebeu o prêmio quatro vezes. Ele é procedido por Clint Eastwood, David Lean, Miloš Forman, Oliver Stone e Martin Scorsese, que venceram três vezes cada. Até , Barbra Streisand, Chloé Zhao e Jane Campion foram as únicas mulheres a receberem o prêmio.
Vencedores Notas "†" indica o vencedor do "‡" indica a nomeação para o Óscar de Melhor Realizador / Melhor Direção
Anos 1940 1943 - Henry King por The Song of Bernadette 1944 - Leo McCarey por Going My Way 1945 - Billy Wilder por The Lost Weekend 1946 - Frank Capra por It's a Wonderful Life 1947 - Elia Kazan por Gentleman's Agreement 1948 - John Huston por The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1949 - Robert Rossen por All the King's Men
Anos 1950 1950 - Billy Wilder por Sunset Boulevard 1951 - László Benedek por Death of a Salesman 1952 - Cecil B. DeMille por The Greatest Show on Earth 1953 - Fred Zinnemann por From Here to Eternity 1954 - Elia Kazan por On the Waterfront 1955 - Joshua Logan por Picnic 1956 - Elia Kazan por Baby Doll 1957 - David Lean por The Bridge on the River Kwai 1958 - Vincente Minnelli por Gigi 1959 - William Wyler por Ben-Hur
Anos 1960 1960 - Jack Cardiff por Sons and Lovers 1961 - Stanley Kramer por Judgment at Nuremberg 1962 - David Lean por Lawrence of Arabia 1963 - Elia Kazan por America, America 1964 - George Cukor por My Fair Lady 1965 - David Lean por Doctor Zhivago 1966 - Fred Zinnemann por A Man for All Seasons 1967 - Mike Nichols por The Graduate 1968 - Paul Newman por Rachel, Rachel 1969 - Charles Jarrott por Anne of the Thousand Days
Anos 1970 1970 - Arthur Hiller por Love Story 1971 - William Friedkin, The French Connection 1972 - Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather 1973 - William Friedkin por The Exorcist 1974 - Roman Polanski por Chinatown 1975 - Miloš Forman por One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1976 - Sidney Lumet por Network 1977 - Herbert Ross por The Turning Point 1978 - Michael Cimino por The Deer Hunter 1979 - Francis Ford Coppola por Apocalypse Now
Anos 1980 1980 - Robert Redford por Ordinary People 1981 - Mark Rydell por On Golden Pond 1982 - Richard Attenborough por Gandhi 1983 - Barbra Streisand por Yentl 1984 - Miloš Forman por Amadeus 1985 - John Huston por Prizzi's Honor 1986 - Oliver Stone por Platoon 1987 - Bernardo Bertolucci por The Last Emperor 1988 - Clint Eastwood por Bird 1989 - Oliver Stone por Born on the Fourth of July
Anos 1990 1990 - Kevin Costner por Dances with Wolves 1991 - Oliver Stone por JFK 1992 - Clint Eastwood por Unforgiven 1993 - Steven Spielberg por Schindler's List 1994 - Robert Zemeckis por Forrest Gump 1995 - Mel Gibson por Braveheart 1996 - Miloš Forman por The People vs. Larry Flynt 1997 - James Cameron por Titanic 1998 - Steven Spielberg por Saving Private Ryan 1999 - Sam Mendes por American Beauty
Anos 2000 Ano Diretores Filme 2000 Ang Lee ‡ Wo hu cang long Ridley Scott ‡ Gladiator Steven Soderbergh Erin Brockovich Steven Soderbergh † Traffic István Szabó Sunshine 2001 Robert Altman ‡ Gosford Park Ron Howard † A Beautiful Mind Peter Jackson ‡ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Baz Luhrmann Moulin Rouge! David Lynch ‡ Mulholland Drive Steven Spielberg A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2002 Martin Scorsese ‡ Gangs of New York Stephen Daldry ‡ The Hours Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Spike Jonze Adaptation. Rob Marshall ‡ Chicago Alexander Payne About Schmidt 2003 Peter Jackson † The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Sofia Coppola ‡ Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood ‡ Mystic River Anthony Minghella Cold Mountain Peter Weir ‡ Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2004 Clint Eastwood † Million Dollar Baby Marc Forster Finding Neverland Mike Nichols Closer Alexander Payne ‡ Sideways Martin Scorsese ‡ The Aviator 2005 Ang Lee † Brokeback Mountain Woody Allen Match Point George Clooney ‡ Good Night, and Good Luck. Peter Jackson King Kong Fernando Meirelles The Constant Gardener Steven Spielberg ‡ Munich 2006 Martin Scorsese † The Departed Clint Eastwood Flags of Our Fathers Clint Eastwood ‡ Letters from Iwo Jima Stephen Frears ‡ The Queen Alejandro González Iñárritu ‡ Babel 2007 Julian Schnabel ‡ The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Tim Burton Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Joel Coen & Ethan Coen † No Country for Old Men Ridley Scott American Gangster Joe Wright Atonement 2008 Danny Boyle † Slumdog Millionaire Stephen Daldry ‡ The Reader David Fincher ‡ The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ron Howard ‡ Frost/Nixon Sam Mendes Revolutionary Road 2009 James Cameron ‡ Avatar Kathryn Bigelow † The Hurt Locker Clint Eastwood Invictus Jason Reitman ‡ Up in the Air Quentin Tarantino ‡ Inglourious Basterds
Anos 2010 Ano Diretores Filme 2010 David Fincher ‡ The Social Network Darren Aronofsky ‡ Black Swan Tom Hooper † The King's Speech Christopher Nolan Inception David O. Russell ‡ The Fighter 2011 Martin Scorsese ‡ Hugo Woody Allen ‡ Midnight in Paris George Clooney The Ides of March Michel Hazanavicius † The Artist Alexander Payne ‡ The Descendants 2012 Ben Affleck ArgoKathryn Bigelow Zero Dark ThirtyAng Lee † Life of PiSteven Spielberg ‡ LincolnQuentin Tarantino Django Unchained 2013 Alfonso Cuarón † GravitySteve McQueen ‡ 12 Years a SlaveDavid O. Russell ‡ American HustlePaul Greengrass Captain PhillipsAlexander Payne ‡ Nebraska 2014 Richard Linklater ‡ BoyhoodAlejandro González Iñárritu † Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)David Fincher Gone GirlWes Anderson ‡ The Grand Budapest HotelAva DuVernay Selma 2015 Alejandro González Iñárritu † The RevenantTodd Haynes CarolGeorge Miller ‡ Mad Max: Fury RoadRidley Scott The MartianTom McCarthy ‡ Spotlight 2016 Damien Chazelle † La La LandTom Ford Nocturnal AnimalsMel Gibson ‡ Hacksaw RidgeBarry Jenkins ‡ MoonlightKenneth Lonergan ‡ Manchester by the Sea 2017 Guillermo del Toro † The Shape of WaterMartin McDonagh Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriChristopher Nolan ‡ DunkirkRidley Scott All the Money in the WorldSteven Spielberg The Post 2018 Alfonso Cuarón † RomaAdam McKay ‡ ViceBradley Cooper A Star Is BornPeter Farrelly Green BookSpike Lee ‡ BlacKkKlansman 2019 Sam Mendes ‡ 1917Martin Scorsese ‡ The IrishmanBong Joon-ho † GisaengchungTodd Phillips ‡ JokerQuentin Tarantino ‡ Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Anos 2020 Ano Diretores Filme 2020 Chloé Zhao † Nomadland Aaron Sorkin The Trial of the Chicago 7David Fincher ‡ MankEmerald Fennell ‡ Promising Young WomanRegina King One Night in Miami... 2021 Jane Campion † || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| The Power of the Dog || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| |- |Denis Villeneuve || Dune |- |Kenneth Branagh ‡ || Belfast |- |Maggie Gyllenhaal || The Lost Daughter |- |Steven Spielberg ‡ || West Side Story |- | rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Steven Spielberg ‡ || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Os Fabelmans || rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| |- |James Cameron || Avatar: The Way of Water |- |Baz Luhrmann || Elvis |- |Martin McDonagh ‡ || The Banshees of Inisherin |- |Daniel Kwan e Daniel Scheinert † || Everything Everywhere All at Once |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2023 || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Christopher Nolan † || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Oppenheimer || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| |- |Yorgos Lanthimos ‡ || Poor Things |- |Martin Scorsese ‡ || Killers of the Flower Moon |- |Bradley Cooper || Maestro |- |Greta Gerwig || Barbie |- |Celine Song || Past Lives |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2024 || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Brady Corbet || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| The Brutalist || rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| |- |Sean Baker || Anora |- |Payal Kapadia || All We Imagine as Light |- |Edward Berger || Conclave |- |Coralie Fargeat || The Substance |- |Jacques Audiard || Emilia Pérez |- | rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2025 || style="background:#B0C4DE;"| Paul Thomas Anderson One Battle After Another Ryan Coogler PecadoresGuillermo del Toro FrankensteinJafar Panahi Un Simple AccidentJoachim Trier Sentimental ValueChloé Zhao Hamnet
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