| Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Director | |
| Awarded For: | Best Performance by Director |
| Presenter: | Zee Marathi |
| Country: | India |
| Year: | Bipin Nadkarni, Aevdhe Se Aabhaal (2008) |
| Holder: | Nipun Dharmadhikari Me Vasantrao (2023) |
The Zee Chitra Gaurav Puraskar for Best Director is chosen by the viewers of Zee Marathi as part of its annual award ceremony for Marathi films, to recognise a director who has delivered an outstanding performance.
The winners are listed below:[1]
| Year | Director(s) | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 [2] | Bipin Nadkarni | Aevdhe Se Aabhaal |
| 2009 | Rajiv Patil | Jogwa |
| 2010 | Ravi Jadhav | Natarang |
| 2011 | Anant Mahadevan | Mee Sindhutai Sapkal |
| 2012 | Sujay Dahake | Shala |
| 2013 [3] | Ravi Jadhav | Balak-Palak |
| 2014 | Abhijeet Panse | Rege |
| 2015 [4] | Paresh Mokashi | Elizabeth Ekadashi |
| 2016 | Mahesh Manjrekar | Natsamrat |
| 2017 [5] | Nagraj Manjule | Sairat |
| 2018 | Nachiket Samant | Gachchi |
| 2019 [6] | Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti | Naal |
| 2020 [7] | Nitin Supekar | Aatpadi Nights |
| 2021 | bgcolor=#ff9a9a colspan="2" style="text-align:center" | Not Awarded due to COVID-19 |
| 2022 | Nagraj Manjule | Sairat |
| 2023[8] | Nipun Dharmadhikari | Me Vasantrao |
| Shantanu Rode | Goshta Eka Paithanichi | |
| Nikhil Mahajan | Godavari | |
| Ajit Wadikar | Y | |
| Pratap Phad | Ananya | |
| Riteish Deshmukh | Ved | |
| 2024 | Makarand Mane | Baaplyok |
| Aditya Sarpotdar | Unaad | |
| Paresh Mokashi | Vaalvi | |
| Ashish Bende | Aatmapamphlet |