German Film Award for Best Director
The German Film Award for Best Director recognizes a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the German film industry.
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Director awards:| Wins | Director |
| 4 | Bernhard Wicki |
| 3 | Andreas Dresen |
| 3 | Volker Schlöndorff |
| 3 | Werner Schroeter |
| 3 | Wim Wenders |
| 2 | Fatih Akin |
| 2 | Helmut Dietl |
| 2 | Rainer Werner Fassbinder |
| 2 | Helmut Käutner |
| 2 | Peter Lilienthal |
| 2 | Johannes Schaaf |
| 2 | Tom Tykwer |
The following individuals received three or more Best Director nominations:
| Nominations | Director |
| 7 | Andreas Dresen |
| 6 | Tom Tykwer |
| 5 | Dominik Graf |
| 5 | Christian Petzold |
| 5 | Wim Wenders |
| 4 | Fatih Akin |
| 4 | Volker Schlöndorff |
| 4 | Bernhard Wicki |