Crystal Simorgh for Best Director
Crystal Simorgh for Best Director is an award presented annually by the Fajr International Film Festival held in Iran. It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing.
Winners and nominees
Most wins and nominations
| Nominations | Director |
| 12 | Dariush Mehrjui |
| 10 | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| 7 | Majid Majidi |
| 6 | Reza Mirkarimi |
| 5 | Mohsen Makhmalbaf |
| 5 | Asghar Farhadi |
| 5 | Alireza Davoodnejad |
| 4 | Ahmad-Reza Darvish |
| 4 | Bahram Tavakoli |
| 4 | Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian |
| 3 | Yadollah Samadi |
| 3 | Rakhshan Bani-Etemad |
| 3 | Masoud Jafari Jozani |
| 3 | Bahram Beyzai |
| 3 | |
| 3 | |
| 3 | Parviz Shahbazi |
| 3 | |
| 3 |
| Wins | Director |
| 4 | Majid Majidi |
| 3 | Asghar Farhadi |
| 3 | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| 2 | Kianoush Ayari |
| 2 | Dariush Mehrjui |
| 2 | Ahmad-Reza Darvish |