| WBFJA for Best Director | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best direction by a director |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | West Bengal Film Journalists' Association |
| First award | 2013 |
| Final award | 2025 |
| Most Recent Winner | Srijit Mukherjee for Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei |
The West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Director is given yearly by WBFJA as a part of its annual West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Bengali films, to recognize the best director of the previous year.
| Category | Name | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Kaushik Ganguly | 3 awards |
| Most Nominations | Kaushik Ganguly | 5 nominations |
| Most Nominations without a Win | Arindam Sil | 3 nominations |
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Kaushik Ganguly | Cinemawala |
| 2018 | Kaushik Ganguly | Bishorjon |
| 2019 | Srijit Mukherji | Ek Je Chhilo Raja |
| 2020 | Kaushik Ganguly | Nagarkirtan |
| 2021 | Anik Dutta | Borunbabur Bondhu |
| 2022 | Atanu Ghosh | Binisutoy |
| 2023 | Anik Dutta | Aparajito (2022 film) |
| 2024 | Atanu Ghosh | Shesh Pata |
| 2025 | Srijit Mukherjee | Shotyi Bole Shotyi Kichhu Nei |