European Film Award for Best Director

Maren AdeToni Erdmann, Maren Ade, Winner, Pedro AlmodóvarJulieta, Pedro Almodóvar, Nominee, Paul VerhoevenElle, Paul Verhoeven, Nominee, Ken LoachI - Daniel Blake, Ken Loach, Nominee, Cristian MungiuGraduation, Cristian Mungiu, Nominee, Paolo SorrentinoYouth, Paolo Sorrentino, Winner, Sebastian SchipperVictoria, Sebastian Schipper, Nominee, Roy AnderssonA Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence, Roy Andersson, Nominee, Małgorzata SzumowskaBody, Małgorzata Szumowska, Nominee, Nanni MorettiMia Madre, Nanni Moretti, Nominee, Yorgos LanthimosThe Lobster, Yorgos Lanthimos, Nominee, Paweł PawlikowskiIda, Paweł Pawlikowski, Winner, Paolo VirzìHuman Capital, Paolo Virzì, Nominee, Ruben ÖstlundForce Majeure, Ruben Östlund, Nominee, Andrey ZvyagintsevLeviathan, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Nominee, Nuri Bilge CeylanWinter Sleep, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Nominee, Steven KnightLocke, Steven Knight, Nominee, Paolo SorrentinoThe Great Beauty, Paolo Sorrentino, Winner, Giuseppe TornatoreThe Best Offer, Giuseppe Tornatore, Nominee, Pablo BergerSnow White, Pablo Berger, Nominee, Abdellatif KechicheBlue Is the Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche, Nominee, François OzonIn the House, François Ozon, Nominee, Felix Van GroeningenThe Broken Circle Breakdown, Felix Van Groeningen, Nominee, Michael HanekeLove, Michael Haneke, Winner, Thomas VinterbergThe Hunt, Thomas Vinterberg, Nominee, Paolo TavianiCaesar Must Die, Paolo Taviani, Nominee, Nuri Bilge CeylanOnce Upon a Time in Anatolia, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, Nominee, Vittorio TavianiCaesar Must Die, Vittorio Taviani, Nominee, Steve McQueenShame, Steve McQueen, Nominee