The Golden Horse Award for Best Director () is presented annually at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards.
Taiwanese directors Li Hsing and Hou Hsiao-hsien, along with Hong Kong directors Ann Hui and Johnnie To, share the record for the most wins in this category, with three each. Hou, To, and Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang hold the record for the most nominations, with eight.
Winners and nominees
1962–1979 Year Director(s) Film Original title 1962(1st) Doe Ching Les Belles 千嬌百媚 1963(2nd) Li Han-hsiang The Love Eterne 梁山伯與祝英台 1965(3rd) Li Hsing Beautiful Duckling 養鴨人家 1966(4th) Li Han-hsiang Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties 西施 1967(5th) Lee Chia Orchids and My Love 我女若蘭 1968(6th) Pai Ching-jui Lonely Seventeen 寂寞的十七歲 1969(7th) Pai Ching-jui The Bride and I 新娘與我 1970(8th) Chang Tseng-chai From the Highway 路客與刀客 1971(9th) Ting Shan-hsi The Ammunition Hunter 落鷹峽 1972(10th) Li Hsing Execution in Autumn 秋決 1973(11th) Cheng Kang The 14 Amazons 十四女英豪 1975(12th) Liu Yi Long Way from Home 長情萬縷 1976(13th) Chang Pei-cheng The Venturer 狼牙口 1977(14th) Chang Tseng-chai Heroes in the Eastern Sky 筧橋英烈傳 1978(15th) Li Hsing He Never Gives Up 汪洋中的一條船 Chen Yao-chi The Diary of Di Di 蒂蒂日記 Michael Hui The Contract 賣身契 1979(16th) King Hu Legend of the Mountain 山中傳奇 Li Hsing The Story of a Small Town 小城故事 Tu Chung-hsun A Special Smile 歡顏
1980s Year Director(s) Film Original title 1980(17th) Wang Chu-chin The Legend of the Six Dynasty 六朝怪談 Ann Hui The Secret瘋劫 Ting Shan-hsi Magnificent 72碧血黃花 1981(18th) Tsui Hark All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution 夜來香 Lin Jing-jie Tong Ban Tong Xue同班同學 Patrick Tam Love Massacre愛殺 1982(19th) Alex Cheung Man on the Brink 邊緣人 Hou Hsiao-hsien The Green, Green Grass of Home在那河畔青草青 Peter Yung Life After Life再生人 1983(20th) Chen Kun-hou Growing Up 小畢的故事 Choi Kai-kwong Hong Kong, Hong Kong男與女 Edward Yang That Day, on the Beach海灘的一天 1984(21st) Johnny Mak Long Arm of the Law 省港旗兵 Chang Yi Jade Love玉卿嫂 Hou Hsiao-hsien The Boys from Fengkuei風櫃來的人 1985(22nd) Chang Yi Kuei-Mei, a Woman 我這樣過了一生 Chen Kun-hou His Matrimony結婚 Hou Hsiao-hsien The Time to Live and the Time to Die童年往事 1986(23rd) John Woo A Better Tomorrow 英雄本色 Sylvia Chang Passion最愛 Li Hsing The Heroic Pioneers唐山過台灣 1987(24th) Wang Toon Strawman 稻草人 Jackie Chan Project A Part IIA計劃續集 Mabel Cheung An Autumn's Tale流氓大亨 1988(25th) Alex Law Painted Faces 七小福 Ann Hui Starry is the Night今夜星光燦爛 Wong Kar-wai As Tears Go By熱血男兒 1989(26th) Hou Hsiao-hsien A City of Sadness 悲情城市 Stanley Kwan Full Moon in New York三個女人的故事 Yang Li-kuo The Dull-Ice Flower魯冰花
1990s Year Director(s) Film Original title 1990(27th) Yim Ho Red Dust 滾滾紅塵 Clara Law Farewell, China愛在他鄉的季節 Yeh Hung-wei The Story of a Gangster刀瘟 1991(28th) Wong Kar-wai Days of Being Wild 阿飛正傳 Stanley Kwan Centre Stage阮玲玉 Ang Lee Pushing Hands推手 Edward Yang A Brighter Summer Day牯嶺街少年殺人事件 1992(29th) Wang Toon Hill of No Return 無言的山丘 Evans Chan To Liv(e)浮世戀曲 Chou Tan The Noblest Way to Die黃金稻田 Tsai Ming-liang Rebels of the Neon God青少年哪吒 1993(30th) Ang Lee The Wedding Banquet 喜宴 Clara Law Autumn Moon秋月 Jacob Cheung Cageman籠民 Derek Yee C'est la vie, mon chéri新不了情 1994(31st) Tsai Ming-liang Vive L'Amour 愛情萬歲 Stanley Kwan Red Rose, White Rose紅玫瑰白玫瑰 Wong Kar-wai Chungking Express重慶森林 Edward Yang A Confucian Confusion獨立時代 1995(32nd) Hou Hsiao-hsien Good Men, Good Women 好男好女 Ann Hui Summer Snow女人四十 Chen Yu-hsun Tropical Fish熱帶魚 Wan Jen Super Citizen Ko超級大國民 1996(33rd) Jiang Wen In the Heat of the Sun 阳光灿烂的日子 Clara Law Floating Life浮生 Wang Toon Red Persimmon紅柿子 Derek Yee, Law Chi-leung Viva Erotica色情男女 1997(34th) Fruit Chan Made in Hong Kong 香港製造 Wong Kar-wai Happy Together春光乍洩 Ho Ping Wolves Cry Under the Moon國道封閉 Clifton Ko The Mad Phoenix南海十三郎 1998(35th) Joan Chen Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 天浴 Hou Hsiao-hsien Flowers of Shanghai海上花 Chen Kuo-fu The Personals徵婚啟事 Mabel Cheung City of Glass玻璃之城 1999(36th) Ann Hui Ordinary Heroes 千言萬語 Teddy Chan Purple Storm紫雨風暴 Ringo Lam Victim目露兇光 Chang Tso-chi Darkness and Light黑暗之光
2000s Year Director(s) Film Original title 2000(37th) Johnnie To The Mission 鎗火 Ang Lee Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon臥虎藏龍 Wong Kar-wai In the Mood for Love花樣年華 Ann Hu Shadow Magic西洋镜 2001(38th) Stanley Kwan Lan Yu 藍宇 Fruit Chan Durian Durian榴槤飄飄 Tsai Ming-liang What Time Is It There?你那邊幾點 Wang Xiaoshuai Beijing Bicycle十七岁的单车 2002(39th) Fruit Chan Hollywood Hong Kong 香港有個荷里活 Peter Chan Three: Going Home三更之回家 Lam Wah-tsuen The Runaway Pistol走火槍 Chang Tso-chi The Best of Times美麗時光 2003(40th) Andrew Lau, Alan Mak Infernal Affairs 無間道 Pang Ho-cheung Men Suddenly in Black大丈夫 Johnnie To PTU Tsai Ming-liang Goodbye, Dragon Inn不散 2004(41st) Johnnie To Breaking News 大事件 Fruit Chan Dumplings餃子 Derek Yee One Nite in Mongkok旺角黑夜 Lu Chuan Mountain Patrol: Kekexili可可西里 2005(42nd) Stephen Chow Kung Fu Hustle 功夫 Hou Hsiao-hsien Three Times最好的時光 Johnnie To Election黑社會 Tsai Ming-liang The Wayward Cloud天邊一朵雲 2006(43rd) Peter Chan Perhaps Love 如果·愛 Johnnie To Exiled放‧逐 Su Chao-pin Silk詭絲 Ning Hao Crazy Stone疯狂的石头 2007(44th) Ang Lee Lust, Caution 色，戒 Derek Yee Protégé門徒 Yau Nai-hoi Eye in the Sky跟蹤 Jiang Wen The Sun Also Rises太阳照常升起 2008(45th) Peter Chan The Warlords 投名狀 Sylvia Chang Run Papa Run一個好爸爸 Pang Ho-cheung Trivial Matters破事儿 Wei Te-sheng Cape No. 7海角七號 2009(46th) Leon Dai Cannot Live Without You 不能没有你 Clara Law Like a Dream如夢 Tsai Ming-liang Face臉 Guan Hu Cow斗牛
2010s Year Director(s) Film Original title 2010(47th) Chung Mong-hong The Fourth Portrait 第四張畫 Teddy Chan Bodyguards and Assassins十月圍城 Liu Jie Judge透析 Chang Tso-chi When Love Comes當愛來的時候 2011(48th) Ann Hui A Simple Life 桃姐 Jiang Wen Let the Bullets Fly让子弹飞 Wei Te-sheng Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale賽德克·巴萊 Zhang Meng The Piano in a Factory钢的琴 2012(49th) Johnnie To Life Without Principle 奪命金 Lou Ye Mystery浮城謎事 Yang Ya-che Girlfriend, Boyfriend女朋友。男朋友 Gao Qunshu Beijing Blues神探亨特张 Doze Niu Love愛 2013(50th) Tsai Ming-liang Stray Dogs 郊遊 Jia Zhangke A Touch of Sin天注定 Wong Kar-wai The Grandmaster一代宗师 Johnnie To Drug War毒戰 Chung Mong-hong Soul失魂 2014(51st) Ann Hui The Golden Era 黄金时代 Lou Ye Blind Massage推拿 Diao Yinan Black Coal, Thin Ice白日焰火 Midi Z Ice Poison冰毒 Wang Xiaoshuai Red Amnesia闯入者 2015(52nd) Hou Hsiao-hsien The Assassin 刺客聶隱娘 Jia Zhangke Mountains May Depart山河故人 Pema Tseden Tharlo塔洛 Tsui Hark The Taking of Tiger Mountain智取威虎山 Chang Tso-chi Thanatos, Drunk醉.生夢死 2016(53rd) Feng Xiaogang I Am Not Madame Bovary 我不是潘金莲 Derek Tsang Soul Mate七月与安生 Johnnie To Three三人行 Chung Mong-hong Godspeed一路順風 Midi Z The Road to Mandalay再見瓦城 2017(54th) Vivian Qu Angels Wear White 嘉年华 Geng Jun Free and Easy轻松+愉快 Sylvia Chang Love Education相愛相親 Ann Hui Our Time Will Come明月幾時有 Yang Ya-che The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful血觀音 2018(55th) Zhang Yimou Shadow 影 Lou Ye A Rain Cloud in the Sky风中有朵雨做的云 Bi Gan Long Day's Journey into Night地球最后的夜晚 Pema Tseden Jinpa撞死了一只羊 Jiang Wen Hidden Man邪不压正 2019(56th) Chung Mong-hong A Sun 陽光普照 Anthony Chen Wet Season熱帶雨 Tom Lin Shu-yu The Garden of Evening Mists夕霧花園 Midi Z Nina Wu灼人秘密 Chang Tso-chi Synapses那個我最親愛的陌生人
2020s Year Director(s) Film Original title 2020(57th) Chen Yu-hsun My Missing Valentine 消失的情人節 Tsai Ming-liang Days日子 Huang Hsin-yao Classmates Minus同學麥娜絲 Cheng Yu-chieh Dear Tenant親愛的房客 Fruit Chan The Abortionist墮胎師 2021(58th) Clara Law Drifting Petals 花果飄零 Cheng Wei-hao The Soul緝魂 Chung Mong-hong The Falls瀑布 Jun Li Drifting濁水漂流 Ho Wi-ding, Hu Chih-hsin Terrorizers青春弒戀 2022(59th) Laha Mebow Gaga 哈勇家 Cheang Pou-soi Limbo智齒 Kevin Ko Incantation咒 Chang Tso-chi Flotsam and Jetsam夏日天空的那匹紅馬 Chan Ching-lin Coo-Coo 043一家子兒咕咕叫 2023(60th) Hsiao Ya-chuan Old Fox 老狐狸 Huang Ji, Ryuji Otsuka Stonewalling石門 Cheng Wei-hao Marry My Dead Body關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事 Chong Keat Aun Snow in Midsummer五月雪 Wong Ching-po The Pig, The Snake and The Pigeon周處除三害 2024(61st) Lou Ye An Unfinished Film 一部未完成的電影 Geng Jun Bel Ami漂亮朋友 Yeo Siew Hua Stranger Eyes默視錄 Ray Yeung All Shall Be Well從今以後 John Hsu Dead Talents Society鬼才之道 2025(62nd) Jun Li Queerpanorama 眾生相 Chen Yu-hsun A Foggy Tale 大濛 Tsao Shih-han Before the Bright Day 南方時光 Lau Kek-huat The Waves Will Carry Us 人生海海 Chong Keat Aun Mother Bhumi 地母
See also Asian Film Award for Best Director Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year Silver Lion
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