The Zee Cine Award Best Music Director is chosen by the jury and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony. A. R. Rahman has won most awards in this category (6 times).
| 6 | A. R. Rahman | |
| 3 | Pritam | |
| 2 | Anu Malik, Mithoon |
| Year | Music director | Film | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dil To Pagal Hai | ||
| 1999 | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | ||
| 2000 | Taal | ||
| 2001 | Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai | ||
| 2002 | Lagaan | ||
| 2003 | Raaz and Saathiya | ||
| 2004 | Tere Naam | ||
| 2005 | Main Hoon Na | ||
| 2006 | Bunty Aur Babli | ||
| 2007 | Rang De Basanti | ||
| 2008 | Guru | ||
| 2011 | Dabangg | ||
| 2012 | Rockstar | ||
| 2013 | Pritam | Cocktail | |
| 2014 | Aashiqui 2 | ||
| 2015 | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros & Anjjan Bhattacharya | Kick | |
| 2016 | Dum Laga Ke Haisha | ||
| 2017 | Pritam | Ae Dil Hai Mushkil | |
| 2018 | Amit Trivedi | Secret Superstar | |
| 2019 | Ajay–Atul | Dhadak | |
| 2020 | Mithoon, Amaal Mallik, Vishal, Sachet–Parampara, Akhil | Kabir Singh | |
| 2023[1] | Pritam | ||
| 2024[2] | Anirudh Ravichander | Jawan |