The Robert Award for Best Director () is presented at an annual Robert Award show hosted by the Danish Film Academy. The category was introduced in 2001 and all directors of Danish films irrespective of the language of the film are eligible. The winner is selected among five nominees.
Honorees 2000s 2001: Per Fly for The Bench Natasha Arthy nominated for Mirakel and nominated for Help! I'm a Fish Lone Scherfig nominated for Italian for Beginners Lars von Trier nominated for Dancer in the Dark 2002: Ole Christian Madsen for Kira's Reason: A Love Story Gert Fredholm nominated for One-Hand Clapping Hella Joof nominated for Shake It All About nominated for Kristian Levring nominated for The King Is Alive 2003: Nils Malmros for Facing the Truth Susanne Bier nominated for Open Hearts Jesper W. Nielsen nominated for Okay Helle Ryslinge nominated for Lone Scherfig nominated for Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself 2004: Per Fly for The Inheritance Christoffer Boe nominated for Reconstruction Anders Thomas Jensen nominated for Open Hearts Jannik Johansen nominated for Stealing Rembrandt Lars von Trier nominated for Dancer in the Dark 2005: Nikolaj Arcel for King's Game Annette K. Olsen nominated for In Your Hands Nicolas Winding Refn nominated for Pusher II Simon Staho nominated for Day and Night Paprika Steen nominated for Aftermath 2006: Per Fly for Manslaughter Christoffer Boe nominated for Allegro Anders Thomas Jensen nominated for Adam's Apples Åke Sandgren nominated for Lars von Trier nominated for Manderlay 2007: Niels Arden Oplev for We Shall Overcome Christoffer Boe nominated for Offscreen Christian E. Christiansen nominated for Life Hits Pernille Fischer Christensen nominated for A Soap Ole Christian Madsen and Valerie Faris nominated for Prague Anders Morgenthaler nominated for Princess 2008: Peter Schønau Fog for The Art of Crying Nikolaj Arcel nominated for Island of Lost Souls Ole Bornedal nominated for Just Another Love Story Anders Morgenthaler nominated for Echo Simon Staho nominated for Daisy Diamond 2009: Henrik Ruben Genz for Terribly Happy Kristian Levring nominated for Fear Me Not Ole Christian Madsen nominated for Flame & Citron Annette K. Olesen nominated for Niels Arden Oplev nominated for Worlds Apart
2010s 2010: Lars von Trier for Antichrist Ole Bornedal nominated for Deliver Us from Evil Hella Joof nominated for Rumle Hammerich nominated for Headhunter Nils Malmros nominated for Aching Hearts 2011: Tobias Lindholm and Michael Noer for R Nikolaj Arcel nominated for Truth About Men Susanne Bier nominated for In a Better World Nicolo Donato (film director) nominated for Brotherhood Thomas Vinterberg nominated for Submarino 2012: Lars von Trier for Melancholia Pernille Fischer Christensen nominated for A Family Ole Christian Madsen nominated for SuperClásico Carlos Augusto de Oliveira nominated for Rosa Morena Martin Zandvliet nominated for A Funny Man 2013: Nikolaj Arcel for A Royal Affair 2014: Thomas Vinterberg for The Hunt 2015: Lars von Trier for Nymphomaniac Director's Cut 2016: Martin Zandvliet for Land of Mine 2017: Christian Tafdrup for Parents 2018: Hlynur Pálmason for Winter Brothers 2019: for The Guilty
2020s 2020: May el-Toukhy for Dronningen 2021: Thomas Vinterberg for Another Round Anders Thomas Jensen nominated for Riders of Justice Christina Rosendahl nominated for The Good Traitor nominated for nominated for A Perfectly Normal Family
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