Golden Horse Award for Best Director

The Golden Horse Award for Best Director is an award presented annually at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Awards.

Golden Horse Award for Best Director
The 2024 recipient: Lou Ye
Location	Taiwan
Presented by	Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee
First award	1962
Currently held by	Lou Ye for An Unfinished Film (2024)

Winners and nominees

Year	Director	Film	Other nominees
1962	Doe Ching	Les Belles
1963	Li Han-hsiang	The Love Eterne
1965	Li Hsing	Beautiful Duckling
1966	Li Han-hsiang	Hsi Shih: Beauty of Beauties
1967	Lee Chia	Orchids and My Love
1968	Pai Ching-jui	Lonely Seventeen
1969	Pai Ching-jui	The Bride and I
1970	Chang Tseng-chai	From the Highway
1971	Ting Shan-hsi	The Ammunition Hunter
1972	Li Hsing	Execution in Autumn
1973	Cheng Kang	The 14 Amazons
1975	Liu Yi	Long Way from Home
1976	Chang Pei-cheng	The Venturer
1977	Chang Tseng-chai	Heroes in the Eastern Sky
1978	Li Hsing	He Never Gives Up	Chen Yao-chi - The Diary of Di Di Michael Hui - The Contract
1979	King Hu	Legend of the Mountain	Li Hsing - The Story of a Small Town Tu Chung-hsun - A Special Smile
1980	Wang Chu-chin	The Legend of the Six Dynasty	Ann Hui - The Secret Ting Shan-hsi - Magnificent 72
1981	Tsui Hark	All the Wrong Clues for the Right Solution	Lin Jing-jie [zh] - Tong Ban Tong Xue Patrick Tam - Love Massacre
1982	Alex Cheung	Man on the Brink	Hou Hsiao-hsien - The Green, Green Grass of Home Peter Yung - Life After Life
1983	Chen Kun-hou	Growing Up	Choi Kai-kwong - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Edward Yang - That Day, on the Beach
1984	Johnny Mak	Long Arm of the Law	Chang Yi - Jade Love Hou Hsiao-hsien - The Boys from Fengkuei
1985	Chang Yi	Kuei-Mei, a Woman	Chen Kun-hou - His Matrimony Hou Hsiao-hsien - The Time to Live and the Time to Die
1986	John Woo	A Better Tomorrow	Sylvia Chang - Passion Li Hsing - The Heroic Pioneers
1987	Wang Toon	Strawman	Jackie Chan - Project A II Mabel Cheung - An Autumn's Tale
1988	Alex Law	Painted Faces	Ann Hui - Starry is the Night Wong Kar-wai - As Tears Go By
1989	Hou Hsiao-hsien	City of Sadness	Stanley Kwan - Full Moon in New York Yang Li-kuo - The Dull-Ice Flower

1990s

Year	Director(s)	Film	Ref.
1990 (27th)	Yim Ho	Red Dust
	Clara Law	Farewell, China
	Yeh Hung-wei	The Story of a Gangster
1991 (28th)	Wong Kar-wai	Days of Being Wild
	Stanley Kwan	Centre Stage
	Ang Lee	Pushing Hands
	Edward Yang	A Brighter Summer Day
1992 (29th)	Wang Toon	Hill of No Return
	Evans Chan	To Liv(e)
	Chou Tan	The Noblest Way to Die
	Tsai Ming-liang	Rebels of the Neon God
1993 (30th)	Ang Lee	The Wedding Banquet
	Clara Law	Autumn Moon
	Jacob Cheung	Cageman
	Derek Yee	C'est la vie, mon chéri
1994 (31st)	Tsai Ming-liang	Vive L'Amour
	Stanley Kwan	Red Rose, White Rose
	Wong Kar-wai	Chungking Express
	Edward Yang	A Confucian Confusion
1995 (32nd)	Hou Hsiao-hsien	Good Men, Good Women
	Ann Hui	Summer Snow
	Chen Yu-hsun	Tropical Fish
	Wan Jen	Super Citizen Ko
1996 (33rd)	Jiang Wen	In the Heat of the Sun
	Clara Law	Floating Life
	Wang Toon	Red Persimmon
	Derek Yee and Law Chi-leung	Viva Erotica
1997 (34th)	Fruit Chan	Made in Hong Kong
	Wong Kar-wai	Happy Together
	Ho Ping	Wolves Cry Under the Moon
	Clifton Ko	The Mad Phoenix
1998 (35th)	Joan Chen	Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl
	Hou Hsiao-hsien	Flowers of Shanghai
	Chen Kuo-fu	The Personals
	Mabel Cheung	City of Glass
1999 (36th)	Ann Hui	Ordinary Heroes
	Teddy Chan	Purple Storm
	Ringo Lam	Victim
	Chang Tso-chi	Darkness and Light

2000s

Year	Director(s)	Film	Ref.
2000 (37th)	Johnnie To	The Mission
	Ang Lee	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
	Wong Kar-wai	In the Mood for Love
	Ann Hu	Shadow Magic
2001 (38th)	Stanley Kwan	Lan Yu
	Fruit Chan	Durian Durian
	Tsai Ming-liang	What Time Is It There?
	Wang Xiaoshuai	Beijing Bicycle
2002 (39th)	Fruit Chan	Hollywood Hong Kong
	Peter Chan	Three: Going Home
	Lam Wah-tsuen	The Runaway Pistol
	Chang Tso-chi	The Best of Times
2003 (40th)	Andrew Lau and Alan Mak	Infernal Affairs
	Pang Ho-cheung	Men Suddenly in Black
	Johnnie To	PTU
	Tsai Ming-liang	Goodbye, Dragon Inn
2004 (41st)	Johnnie To	Breaking News
	Fruit Chan	Dumplings
	Derek Yee	One Nite in Mongkok
	Lu Chuan	Kekexili: Mountain Patrol
2005 (42nd)	Stephen Chow	Kung Fu Hustle
	Hou Hsiao-hsien	Three Times
	Johnnie To	Election
	Tsai Ming-liang	The Wayward Cloud
2006 (43rd)	Peter Chan	Perhaps Love
	Johnnie To	Exiled
	Su Chao-pin	Silk
	Ning Hao	Crazy Stone
2007 (44th)	Ang Lee	Lust, Caution
	Derek Yee	Protégé
	Yau Nai-hoi	Eye in the Sky
	Jiang Wen	The Sun Also Rises
2008 (45th)	Peter Chan	The Warlords
	Sylvia Chang	Run Papa Run
	Pang Ho-cheung	Trivial Matters
	Wei Te-sheng	Cape No. 7
2009 (46th)	Leon Dai	Cannot Live Without You
	Clara Law	Like a Dream
	Tsai Ming-liang	Face
	Guan Hu	Cow

2010s

Year	Director(s)	Film	Ref.
2010 (47th)	Chung Mong-hong	The Fourth Portrait
	Teddy Chan	Bodyguards and Assassins
	Liu Jie	Judge
	Chang Tso-chi	When Love Comes
2011 (48th)	Ann Hui	A Simple Life
	Jiang Wen	Let the Bullets Fly
	Wei Te-sheng	Seediq Bale
	Zhang Meng	The Piano in a Factory
2012 (49th)	Johnnie To	Life Without Principle
	Lou Ye	Mystery
	Yang Ya-che	Girlfriend, Boyfriend
	Gao Qunshu	Beijing Blues
	Doze Niu	Love
2013 (50th)	Tsai Ming-liang	Stray Dogs
	Jia Zhangke	A Touch of Sin
	Wong Kar-wai	The Grandmaster
	Johnnie To	Drug War
	Chung Mong-hong	Soul
2014 (51st)	Ann Hui	The Golden Era
	Lou Ye	Blind Massage
	Diao Yinan	Black Coal, Thin Ice
	Midi Z	Ice Poison
	Wang Xiaoshuai	Red Amnesia
2015 (52nd)	Hou Hsiao-hsien	The Assassin
	Jia Zhangke	Mountains May Depart
	Pema Tseden	Tharlo
	Tsui Hark	The Taking of Tiger Mountain
	Chang Tso-chi	Thanatos, Drunk
2016 (53rd)	Feng Xiaogang	I Am Not Madame Bovary
	Derek Tsang	Soul Mate
	Johnnie To	Three
	Chung Mong-hong	Godspeed
	Midi Z	The Road to Mandalay
2017 (54th)	Vivian Qu	Angels Wear White
	Geng Jun	Free and Easy
	Sylvia Chang	Love Education
	Ann Hui	Our Time Will Come
	Yang Ya-che	The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful
2018 (55th)	Zhang Yimou	Shadow
	Lou Ye	A Rain Cloud in the Sky
	Bi Gan	Long Day's Journey into Night
	Pema Tseden	Jinpa
	Jiang Wen	Hidden Man
2019 (56th)	Chung Mong-hong	A Sun
	Anthony Chen	Wet Season
	Tom Lin Shu-yu	The Garden of Evening Mists
	Midi Z	Nina Wu
	Chang Tso-chi	Synapses

2020s

Year	Director(s)	Film	Ref.
2020 (57th)	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

See also

• Academy Award for Best Director
• Asian Film Award for Best Director
• BAFTA Award for Best Direction
• Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Director
• Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director
• César Award for Best Director
• European Film Award for Best Director
• Goya Award for Best Director
• Hong Kong Film Award for Best Director
• Silver Lion