Asian Film Award for Best Director

Kwok Cheung TsangSoul Mate, Kwok Cheung Tsang, Nominee, Na Hong-jinThe Wailing, Na Hong-jin, Nominee, Feng XiaogangI Am Not Madame Bovary, Feng Xiaogang, Nominee, Kôji FukadaHarmonium, Kôji Fukada, Nominee, Lav DiazThe Woman Who Left, Lav Diaz, Nominee, Hou Hsiao-HsienThe Assassin, Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Winner, Hirokazu KoreedaOur Little Sister, Hirokazu Koreeda, Nominee, Jia ZhangkeMountains May Depart, Jia Zhangke, Nominee, Ryoo Seung-wanVeteran, Ryoo Seung-wan, Nominee, Guan HuMr Six, Guan Hu, Nominee, Ann HuiThe Golden Era, Ann Hui, Winner, Shinya TsukamotoFires on the Plain, Shinya Tsukamoto, Nominee, Lou YeBlind Massage, Lou Ye, Nominee, Hong Sang-sooHill of Freedom, Hong Sang-soo, Nominee, Vishal BhardwajHaider, Vishal Bhardwaj, Nominee, Lav DiazFrom What Is Before, Lav Diaz, Nominee, Wong Kar-waiThe Grandmaster, Wong Kar-wai, Winner, Hirokazu KoreedaLike Father - Like Son, Hirokazu Koreeda, Nominee, Bong Joon-hoSnowpiercer, Bong Joon-ho, Nominee, Tsai Ming-liangStray Dogs, Tsai Ming-liang, Nominee, Anthony ChenIlo Ilo, Anthony Chen, Nominee, Takeshi KitanoBeyond Outrage, Takeshi Kitano, Winner, Anurag KashyapGangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 - Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1, Anurag Kashyap, Nominee, Lou YeMystery, Lou Ye, Nominee, Abbas KiarostamiLike Someone In Love, Abbas Kiarostami, Nominee, Kim Ki-dukPietà, Kim Ki-duk, Nominee