Goya Award for Best Director

Goya Award for Best Director
The 2026 recipient: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Native namePremio Goya a la mejor dirección
Awarded forBest direction of a Spanish film of the year
CountrySpain
Presented byAcademy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE)
First award1st Goya Awards (1986)
Most recent winnerAlauda Ruiz de Azúa
Sundays (2025)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Goya Award for Best Director (Spanish: Premio Goya a la mejor dirección) is one of the Goya Awards presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) since the awards debuted in 1986. It is given in honor of a film director or directing team that has demonstrated outstanding directing ability in making a Spanish film.