SmashTV Award For Best Director

The SmashTV Award For Best Director is one of the awards given annually to a director who has exhibited outstanding directing for a film while working in the film industry.

WINNERS & NOMINEES
Those highlighted in Bold are the winners.

1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: 2014: 2015: 2016: 2017: 2018:
 * Tim Burton, Sleepy Hollow
 * Sam Mendes, American Beauty
 * Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez, The Blair Witch Project
 * M Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense
 * The Wachowskis, The Matrix
 * Darren Aronofsky, Requiem For A Dream
 * Ron Howard, How The Grinch Stole Christmas
 * Ang Lee, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
 * Ridley Scott, Gladiator
 * Robert Zemeckis, Cast Away
 * Pete Doctor, Monsters Inc.
 * Peter Jackson, Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
 * Baz Luhrmann, Moulin Rouge!
 * Ridley Scott, Black Hawk Down
 * Ben Stiller, Zoolander
 * Peter Jackson, Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
 * Rob Marshall, Chicago
 * Craig McCracken, The Powerpuff Girls Movie
 * Sam Raimi, Spider-Man
 * Steven Spielberg, Catch Me If You Can
 * Sofia Coppola, Lost In Translation
 * Clint Eastwood, Mystic River
 * Jon Favreau, Elf
 * Peter Jackson, Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King
 * Andrew Stanton, Finding Nemo
 * Brad Bird, The Incredibles
 * Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby
 * Alexander Payne, Sideways
 * Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 2
 * Martin Scorsese, The Aviator
 * Tim Burton, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
 * Peter Jackson, King Kong
 * Ang Lee, Brokeback Mountain
 * George Lucas, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith
 * Steven Spielberg, Munich AND War Of The Worlds
 * Clint Eastwood, Flags Of Our Fathers AND Letters From Iwo Jima
 * James McTeigue, V For Vendetta
 * Martin Scorsese, The Departed
 * Bryan Singer, Superman Returns
 * Oliver Stone, World Trade Center
 * Michael Bay, Transformers
 * Tim Burton, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
 * Joel And Ethan Coen, No Country For Old Men
 * Greg Mottola, Superbad
 * Jason Reitman, Juno
 * Darren Aronofsky, The Wrestler
 * Guillermo Del Toro, Hellboy II: The Golden Army
 * Jon Favreau, Iron Man
 * Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
 * Ben Stiller, Tropic Thunder
 * JJ Abrams, Star Trek
 * Wes Anderson, Fantastic Mr. Fox
 * James Cameron, Avatar
 * Jason Reitman, Up In The Air
 * Quentin Tarantino, Inglorious Basterds
 * Tim Burton, Alice In Wonderland
 * Joel And Ethan Coen, True Grit
 * Christopher Nolan, Inception
 * Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3
 * Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World
 * Woody Allen, Midnight In Paris
 * Michael Bay, Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
 * Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
 * Martin Scorsese, Hugo
 * David Yates, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part II
 * Seth MacFarlane, Ted
 * Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight Rises
 * Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
 * Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
 * Joss Whedon, The Avengers
 * Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
 * Peter Jackson, The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
 * Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg, This Is The End
 * Martin Scorsese, The Wolf Of Wall Street
 * Zack Snyder, Man Of Steel
 * Damien Chazelle, Whiplash
 * Ava DuVernay, Selma
 * Clint Eastwood, American Sniper
 * James Gunn, Guardians Of The Galaxy
 * Alejandro G. Inarritu, Birdman Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance)
 * Bryan Singer, X-Men: Days Of Future Past
 * JJ Abrams, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
 * Judd Apatow, Trainwreck
 * Ryan Coogler, Creed
 * George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
 * Ridley Scott, The Martian
 * Joss Whedon, Avengers: Age Of Ultron
 * Damien Chazelle, La La Land
 * Gareth Edwards, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
 * Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester By The Sea
 * Tim Miller, Deadpool
 * Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
 * Denzel Washington, Fences
 * Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape Of Water
 * Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
 * M Night Shyamalan, Split
 * Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
 * Jordan Peele, Get Out
 * Steven Spielberg, The Post
 * Ryan Coogler, Black Panther
 * Travis Knight, Bumblebee
 * Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
 * Adam McKay, Marvel's The Defenders AND Vice
 * Anthony & Joe Russo, Avengers: Infinity War
 * Steven Spielberg, Ready Player One