Citra Award for Best Director
| Citra Award for Best Director | |
|---|---|
The 2024 recipient: Garin Nugroho | |
| Awarded for | Best directing |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Presented by | Indonesian Film Festival |
| First award | 1955 |
| Currently held by | Garin Nugroho, Samsara (2024) |
| Most wins | Teguh Karya (6) |
| Most nominations | Hanung Bramantyo (11) |
| Website | festivalfilm |
The Citra Award for Best Director (Indonesian: Piala Citra untuk Sutradara Terbaik) is an award given at the annual Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) to Indonesian film directors in recognition for their achievement in the previous year. The Citra Awards, described by Screen International as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards and are intended to recognize achievements in films as well as to draw public interest to the film industry.
Garin Nugroho is the most recent winner with his film Samsara at the 2024 ceremony.