# Crystal Simorgh for Best Director

Crystal Simorgh for Best Director is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing.

## Winners and nominees

Table key :
* Winner
* Winner of the Honorary Diploma
* ‡ Winner of the Crystal Simorgh for Best Film
| Year | Director | Film |
| 1983 1 | Not awarded | Not awarded |
| 1984 2 | Khosrow Sinai | The Inner Beast [fa] |
| 1985 3 | Yadollah Samadi | The Man Who Knew Too Much [fa] |
| 1986 4 | Kianoush Ayari | The Monster [fa] |
| 1987 5 | Abbas Kiarostami | Where Is the Friend's Home? |
| 1987 5 | Nasser Taghvai | Captain Khorshid |
| 1987 5 | Dariush Mehrjui | The Lodgers |
| 1987 5 | Ebrahim Forouzesh | The Key |
| 1987 5 | Masoud Jafari Jozani | The Stony Lion [fa] |
| 1988 6 | Kianoush Ayari | Beyond the Fire [fa] |
| 1988 6 | Pouran Derakhshandeh | Little Bird of Happiness |
| 1988 6 | Siamak Shayeghi | A Dowry for Robab [fa] |
| 1988 6 | Manouchehr Asgarinasab [fa] | The Awaiting Home [fa] |
| 1988 6 | Dariush Mehrjui | Shirak [fa] |
| 1989 7 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | The Cyclist |
| 1989 7 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | The Marriage of the Blessed |
| 1989 7 | Masoud Jafari Jozani | Eye of the Hurricane ‡ |
| 1989 7 | Manouchehr Asgarinasab [fa] | Hey Joe |
| 1990 8 | Dariush Mehrjui | Hamoun |
| 1990 8 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | The Immigrant ‡ |
| 1990 8 | Abbas Kiarostami | Close-Up |
| 1990 8 | Yadollah Samadi | Savalan [fa] |
| 1990 8 | Mohammad Motevaselani [fa] | The Seeker [fa] |
| 1991 9 | Varuzh Karim-Masihi | The Last Act [fa] |
| 1991 9 | Behrouz Afkhami | The Bride [fa] |
| 1991 9 | Yadollah Samadi | Apartment No.13 ‡ |
| 1991 9 | Dariush Farhang | One Ticket, Two Movies! [fa] |
| 1992 10 | Rakhshan Bani-Etemad | Nargess |
| 1992 10 | Bahram Beyzai | Travellers [fa] |
| 1992 10 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Once Upon a Time, Cinema |
| 1992 10 | Alireza Davoodnejad | The Need [fa] ‡ |
| 1992 10 | Mehdi Sabbaghzadeh [fa] | The Quiet Home [fa] |
| 1993 11 | Sirus Alvand | Once for Ever [fa] |
| 1993 11 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | From Karkheh to Rhein ‡ |
| 1993 11 | Dariush Mehrjui | Sara |
| 1993 11 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Actor |
| 1994 12 | Mohammad Bozorgnia [fa] | Tanker War [fa] |
| 1994 12 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | The Green Ashes [fa] |
| 1994 12 | Hassan Hedayat [fa] | The Devil's Eye [fa] |
| 1994 12 | Jamal Shurjeh [fa] | The Epic of Majnun [fa] |
| 1994 12 | Hossein-Ali Layalestani [fa] | Zero Heights [fa] |
| 1995 13 | Dariush Mehrjui | Pari |
| 1995 13 | Shahram Assadi [fa] | The Fateful Day ‡ |
| 1995 13 | Ahmad-Reza Darvish | Kimia [fa] |
| 1995 13 | Rakhshan Bani-Etemad | The Blue-Veiled [fa] |
| 1996 14 | Kiumars Pourahmad | Strange Sisters |
| 1996 14 | Majid Majidi | The Father ‡ |
| 1996 14 | Rasoul Mollagholipour | Journey to Chazabeh |
| 1996 14 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf | Gabbeh |
| 1997 15 | Majid Majidi | Children of Heaven ‡ |
| 1997 15 | Ahmad-Reza Darvish | Land of the Sun [fa] |
| 1997 15 | Dariush Mehrjui | Leila |
| 1997 15 | Parviz Shahbazi | The Traveller from the South [fa] |
| 1998 16 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | The Glass Agency ‡ |
| 1998 16 | Farhad Mehranfar [fa] | The Tree of Life [fa] |
| 1998 16 | Dariush Mehrjui | The Pear Tree |
| 1998 16 | Rakhshan Bani-Etemad | The May Lady [fa] |
| 1998 16 | Mojtaba Ra'i [fa] | Birth of A Butterfly [fa] |
| 1999 17 | Rasoul Mollagholipour | Heeva [fa] ‡ |
| 1999 17 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | The Red Ribbon |
| 1999 17 | Tahmineh Milani | Two Women |
| 1999 17 | Majid Majidi | The Color of Paradise |
| 1999 17 | Alireza Davoodnejad | Sweet Agony [fa] |
| 2000 18 | Bahman Farmanara | Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine ‡ |
| 2000 18 | Masoud Kimiai | Protest [fa] |
| 2000 18 | Dariush Mehrjui | The Mix |
| 2000 18 | Masoud Jafari Jozani | Maturity [fa] |
| 2000 18 | Reza Mirkarimi | The Child and the Soldier [fa] |
| 2001 19 | Majid Majidi | Baran ‡ |
| 2001 19 | Homayoun Ass'adian [fa] | End of the Game [fa] |
| 2001 19 | Bahram Beyzai | Killing Mad Dogs |
| 2001 19 | Alireza Davoodnejad | Paradise for you [fa] |
| 2001 19 | Reza Mirkarimi | Under the Moonlight |
| 2002 20 | Rasul Sadr Ameli | I'm Taraneh, 15 |
| 2002 20 | Nasser Taghvai | Unruled Paper |
| 2002 20 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | Low Heights |
| 2002 20 | Dariush Mehrjui | To Stay Alive |
| 2002 20 | Alireza Raisian [fa] | The Deserted Station |
| 2002 20 | Nasser Refaei [fa] | The Exam [fa] |
| 2003 21 | Reza Mirkarimi | Here, A Shining Light [fa] |
| 2003 21 | Kamal Tabrizi | Look at the Sky Sometimes [fa] |
| 2003 21 | Parviz Shahbazi | Deep Breath |
| 2003 21 | Asghar Farhadi | Dancing in the Dust |
| 2003 21 | Ahmad-Reza Mo'tamedi [fa] | The Insane Flew Away [fa] ‡ |
| 2004 22 | Ahmad-Reza Darvish | Duel |
| 2004 22 | Dariush Mehrjui | Mum's Guest ‡ |
| 2004 22 | Asghar Farhadi | The Beautiful City |
| 2004 22 | Sirus Alvand | The Winning Card [fa] |
| 2004 22 | Mohammad-Mehdi Asgarpour [fa] | Ghadamgah [fa] |
| 2005 23 | Majid Majidi | The Willow Tree |
| 2005 23 | Mohammad Bozorgnia [fa] | A Place to Live [fa] |
| 2005 23 | Reza Mirkarimi | So Close, So Far ‡ |
| 2005 23 | Kambuzia Partovi | Café Transit |
| 2005 23 | Parviz Sheikhtadi [fa] | Behind the Curtain of Fog [fa] |
| 2005 23 | Bijan Mirbagheri [fa] | We Are All Fine [fa] |
| 2006 24 | Asghar Farhadi | Fireworks Wednesday |
| 2006 24 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | In the Name of the Father ‡ |
| 2006 24 | Abolhassan Davoudi [fa] | The Incident [fa] |
| 2006 24 | Khosrow Ma'sumi [fa] | Somewhere Far Away [fa] |
| 2006 24 | Mona Zandi Haghighi | Friday Evening [fa] |
| 2007 25 | Mohammad-Hossein Latifi [fa] | The Third Day ‡ |
| 2007 25 | Amir-Shahab Razavian | Colors of Memory |
| 2007 25 | Kiumars Pourahmad | The Night Bus |
| 2007 25 | Mohammad-Mehdi Asgarpour [fa] | Eghlima [fa] |
| 2007 25 | Bahram Tavakoli | Barefoot in Paradise [fa] |
| 2008 26 | Majid Majidi | The Song of Sparrows |
| 2008 26 | Khosrow Ma'sumi [fa] | Wind Blows in the Meadow [fa] |
| 2008 26 | Reza Mirkarimi | As Simple as That ‡ |
| 2008 26 | Mohammad-Ali Talebi [fa] | The Wall [fa] |
| 2009 27 | Asghar Farhadi | About Elly |
| 2009 27 | Abdolreza Kahani | Twenty [fa] |
| 2009 27 | Hassan Fathi | The Postman Doesn't Knock 3 Times [fa] |
| 2009 27 | Varuzh Karim-Masihi | Doubt ‡ |
| 2009 27 | Tahmineh Milani | Superstar |
| 2009 27 | Bahram Beyzai | When We're All Asleep [fa] |
| 2010 28 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | In Amethyst Color ‡ |
| 2010 28 | Alireza Amini [fa] | Seven Minutes to Fall [fa] |
| 2010 28 | Alireza Raisian [fa] | Forty Years Old |
| 2010 28 | Homayoun Ass'adian [fa] | Gold and Copper |
| 2010 28 | Shahriar Bahrani | The Kingdom of Solomon |
| 2010 28 | Shahram Assadi [fa] | The Fateful Night [fa] |
| 2011 29 | Asghar Farhadi | A Separation |
| 2011 29 | Masoud Kimiai | Crime [fa] ‡ |
| 2011 29 | Dariush Mehrjui | Beloved Sky |
| 2011 29 | Ahmad-Reza Mo'tamedi [fa] | Alzheimer |
| 2011 29 | Mohammad Bozorgnia [fa] | The Maritime Silk Road |
| 2012 30 | Parviz Sheikhtadi [fa] | Days of Life [fa] |
| 2012 30 | Dariush Mehrjui | Orange Suit |
| 2012 30 | Mohammad-Ali Bashe-Ahangar | The Queen |
| 2012 30 | Homayoun Ass'adian [fa] | Kissing the Moon-Like Face [fa] |
| 2012 30 | Mani Haghighi | Modest Reception |
| 2013 31 | Parviz Shahbazi | Trapped |
| 2013 31 | Alireza Davoodnejad | Actors Studio [fa] |
| 2013 31 | Behnam Behzadi | Bending the Rules |
| 2013 31 | Behrouz Shoeibi [fa] | The Corridor |
| 2013 31 | Ali Ghafari [fa] | Give Back [fa] ‡ |
| 2014 32 | Ahmad-Reza Darvish | Hussein Who Said No ‡ |
| 2014 32 | Hamid Nematollah [fa] | Hard Makeup [fa] |
| 2014 32 | Behrouz Afkhami | Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz and Others [fa] ‡ |
| 2014 32 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | Che |
| 2014 32 | Mohammad-Mehdi Asgarpour [fa] | We Have A Guest [fa] |
| 2015 33 | Abolhassan Davoudi [fa] | Crazy Rook ‡ |
| 2015 33 | Bahram Tavakoli | I Am Diego Maradona |
| 2015 33 | Farzad Motamen | The Long Farewell [fa] |
| 2015 33 | Alireza Raisian [fa] | Time to Love [fa] |
| 2015 33 | Mostafa Kiayee [fa] | Ice Age [fa] |
| 2015 33 | Abdolhassan Barzideh [fa] | Mazar Sharif [fa] |
| 2016 34 | Saeed Roustayi | Life and a Day |
| 2016 34 | Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian | Standing in the Dust ‡ |
| 2016 34 | Reza Mirkarimi | Daughter |
| 2016 34 | Kamal Tabrizi | Mina's Choice [fa] |
| 2016 34 | Farzad Motamen | When Did You See Sahar Last Time? [fa] |
| 2017 35 | Vahid Jalilvand | No Date, No Signature |
| 2017 35 | Alireza Davoodnejad | Ferrari [fa] |
| 2017 35 | Ebrahim Irajzad [fa] | Searing Summer [fa] |
| 2017 35 | Pouran Derakhshandeh | Under the Smokey Roof [fa] |
| 2017 35 | Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian | Midday Adventures ‡ |
| 2017 35 | Rambod Javan | Negar |
| 2018 36 | Bahram Tavakoli | The Lost Strait ‡ |
| 2018 36 | Ebrahim Hatamikia | Damascus Time |
| 2018 36 | Behrouz Shoeibi [fa] | Axing [fa] |
| 2018 36 | Mohammad-Ali Bashe-Ahangar | Under Water Cypress [fa] |
| 2018 36 | Kambuzia Partovi | Truck [fa] |
| 2018 36 | Houman Seyyedi | Sheeple [fa] |
| 2019 37 | Narges Abyar | When the Moon Was Full ‡ |
| 2019 37 | Nima Javidi | The Warden |
| 2019 37 | Bahram Tavakoli | Gholamreza Takhti |
| 2019 37 | Saeed Roustayi | Just 6.5 |
| 2019 37 | Reza Mirkarimi | Castle of Dreams |
| 2019 37 | Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian | Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood |
| 2020 38 | Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian | Walnut Tree |
| 2020 38 | Saeid Malekan | Day Zero |
| 2020 38 | Niki Karimi | Atabai |
| 2020 38 | Morteza Farshbaf | Tooman |
| 2020 38 | Majid Majidi | The Sun ‡ |
| 2020 38 | Mohammad Kart | Butterfly Stroke |
| 2021 39 | Mehdi Jafari | Yadoo [fa] ‡ |
| 2021 39 | Narges Abyar | Piebald |
| 2021 39 | Arsalan Amiri | Zalava |
| 2021 39 | Mohsen Gharaie | Without Everything |
| 2022 40 | Reza Mirkarimi | The Night Guardian |
| 2022 40 | Hadi Hejazifar | The Situation of Mehdi |
| 2022 40 | Amir Hossein Asgari | The Last Snow |
| 2022 40 | Kazem Daneshi | Grassland |
| 2022 40 | Behrouz Shoeibi | No Prior Appointment |
| 2023 41 | Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar | Metropol Cinema |
| 2023 41 | Hossein Mirzamohammadi | The Leather Jacket Man |
| 2023 41 | Mohammad Asgari | Mud Room |
| 2023 41 | Hadi Mohammadian Behnoud Nekouie Mohammad-Javad Jannati | Smart Kid |
| 2023 41 | Babak Khajeh Pasha | In the Arms of the Tree |
| 2023 41 | Hamid Zargarnejad | Number Ten |
| 2023 41 | Mohammad-Hossien Latifi | The Stranger |
| 2024 42 | Behrouz Afkhami | The Morning of The Execution |
| 2024 42 | Ali Saghafi | Parviz Khan |
| 2024 42 | Masoud Jafari Jozani | Paradise of Criminals |
| 2024 42 | Mehdi Shamohammadi | Majnoon |
| 2024 42 | Javad Ezzati | Aligator Blood |
| 2024 42 | Mahmoud Kalari | Summer Time |

## Most wins and nominations

Most nominations :
| Nominations | Director |
| 12 | Dariush Mehrjui |
| 10 | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| 8 | Reza Mirkarimi |
| 7 | Majid Majidi |
| 5 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| 5 | Asghar Farhadi |
| 5 | Alireza Davoodnejad |
| 4 | Ahmad-Reza Darvish |
| 4 | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 4 | Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian |
| 4 | Masoud Jafari Jozani |
| 3 | Yadollah Samadi |
| 3 | Rakhshan Bani-Etemad |
| 3 | Bahram Beyzai |
| 3 | Mohammad Bozorgnia [fa] |
| 3 | Homayoun Ass'adian [fa] |
| 3 | Parviz Shahbazi |
| 3 | Mohammad-Mehdi Asgarpour [fa] |
| 3 | Alireza Raisian [fa] |
| 3 | Behrouz Shoeibi [fa] |
| 3 | Behrouz Afkhami |
Most wins :
| Wins | Director |
| 4 | Majid Majidi |
| 3 | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| 3 | Asghar Farhadi |
| 2 | Dariush Mehrjui |
| 2 | Reza Mirkarimi |
| 2 | Ahmad Reza Darvish |
| 2 | Kianoush Ayari |