| Golden Horse Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 recipient: Lou Ye | |
| Location | Taiwan |
| Presented by | Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee |
| First awarded | 1962 |
| Currently held by | Lou Ye for An Unfinished Film (2024) |
The Golden Horse Award for Best Director is an award presented annually at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards.
| Year | Director(s) | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (58th) | Chen Yu-hsun | My Missing Valentine | |
| Tsai Ming-liang | Days | ||
| Huang Hsin-yao | Classmates Minus | ||
| Cheng Yu-chieh | Dear Tenant | ||
| Fruit Chan | The Abortionist | ||
| 2021 (58th) | Clara Law | Drifting Petals | |
| Cheng Wei-hao | The Soul | ||
| Chung Mong-hong | The Falls | ||
| Jun Li | Drifting | ||
| Ho Wi-ding, Hu Chih-hsin | Terrorizers | ||
| 2022 (59th) | Laha Mebow | Gaga | |
| Cheang Pou-soi | Limbo | ||
| Kevin Ko | Incantation | ||
| Chang Tso-chi | Flotsam and Jetsam | ||
| Chan Ching-lin | Coo-Coo 043 | ||
| 2023 (60th) | Hsiao Ya-chuan | Old Fox | [1] |
| Huang Ji and Ryuji Otsuka | Stonewalling | ||
| Cheng Wei-hao | Marry My Dead Body | ||
| Chong Keat Aun | Snow in Midsummer | ||
| Wong Ching-po | The Pig, The Snake and The Pigeon | ||
| 2024 (61st) | Lou Ye | An Unfinished Film | [2] |
| Geng Jun | Bel Ami | ||
| Yeo Siew Hua | Stranger Eyes | ||
| Ray Yeung | All Shall Be Well | ||
| John Hsu | Dead Talents Society | ||
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