West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Director

The West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Director is given yearly by WBFJA as a part of its annual West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Bengali films, to recognize the best director of the previous year.

List of winners

Nomination Wise

2017 Kaushik Ganguly – Cinemawala

* Goutam Ghose - Shankhachil
* Kamaleshwar Mukherjee - Khawto
* Shiboprosad Mukherjee, Nandita Roy - Praktan

* Srijit Mukherji - Zulfiqar2018 Kaushik Ganguly – Bishorjan
* Atanu Ghosh - Mayurakshi
* Pratim D. Gupta - Maacher Jhol
* Anik Dutta - Meghnad Badh Rahasya
* Mostofa Sarwar Farooki - Doob
* Suman Mukhopadhyay - Asampta
* Arindam Sil - Dhananjay
* Buddhadeb Dasgupta - Tope2019 Srijit Mukherji - Ek Je Chhilo Raja
* Arnab Riingo Banerjee - Ray
* Ranjan Ghosh - Rongberonger Korhi
* Soukarya Ghosal - Rainbow Jelly
* Indrasis Acharya - Pupa
* Mainak Bhaumik - Generation Ami
* Arindam Sil - Byomkesh Gotro2020 Kaushik Ganguly – Nagarkirtan
* Srijit Mukherji - Vinci Da
* Aparna Sen - Ghawre Bairey Aaj
* Buddhadeb Dasgupta - Urojahaj
* Dhrubo Banerjee - Durgeshgorer Guptodhon
* Churni Ganguly - Tarikh
2021 Anik Dutta - Barunbabur Bondhu
*Srijit Mukherjee - Dwitiyo Purush
*Sudeshna Roy & Abhijit Guha - Sraboner Dhara
*Debaloy Bhattacharya - Dracula Sir
*Mainak Bhaumik - Cheeni
2022 Atanu Ghosh - Binisutoy
*Bratya Basu - Dictionary
*Dhrubo Banerjee - Golondaaj
*Saibal Mitra - Tokhon Kuasa Chilo
*Kamaleshwar Mukherjee - Anusondhaan
2023 Anik Dutta - Aparajito
*Dhrubo Banerjee - Karnasubarner Guptodhon
*Kaushik Ganguly - Lokkhi Chele
*Parambrata Chatterjee - Abhijaan
*Raj Chakraborty - Habji Gabji
*Srijit Mukherji - X=Prem
2024 Atanu Ghosh - Shesh Pata
*Arindam Sil - Maayakumari
*Indranil Roychowdhury - Mayar Jonjal
*Kaushik Ganguly - Palan
2025 Debaloy Bhattacharya – Shri Swapankumarer Badami Hyenar Kobole
*Srijit Mukherji – Padatik
*Anjan Dutt – Chaalchitra Ekhon
*Pratim D Gupta – Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale
2026 Srijit Mukherji - Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei
*Indraadip Dasgupta - Grihapravesh
*Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury - Dear Maa
*Arjunn Dutta - Deep Fridge
*Aditya Vikram Sengupta - ''Mayanagar''