German Film Award for Best Director

German Film Award
for Best Director
Awarded forExcellence in Cinematic Direction
CountryGermany
Presented byDeutsche Filmakademie
First awardJosef von Báky
Two Times Lotte (1951)
Currently held byTim Fehlbaum
September 5 (2025)
Websitedeutscher-filmpreis.de

The German Film Award for Best Director recognizes a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the German film industry.