The FAMAS Award for Best Director is one of the major FAMAS Awards, given to the film director who has shown great artistic instincts, choices and excellence in assembling his or her motion picture.
The FAMAS Best Director is chosen from the Filipino films shown in the previous calendar year that were screened by the FAMAS.
As of the 55th FAMAS Awards, four women have picked up the award, namely Fely Crisostomo, Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Laurice Guillen and Lupita Aquino (Kashiwahara); and twenty-six men.
The list may be incomplete such as some of the names of the nominees especially during the early years of FAMAS Awards.
[1] Mae Czarina Cruz-Alviar – Crazy Beautiful You Cathy Garcia-Molina – A Second ChanceRoy Sevilla Ho, Jeffrey Hidalgo – Silong Antoinette Jadaone – You're My Boss Nuel C. Naval – The Love Affair Andoy Ranay – Para sa Hopeless Romantic Mel Chionglo – Iadya Mo KamiMaryo J. de los Reyes – The Unmarried Wife Arden Rod Condez – John Denver TrendingJet Leyco – For My Alien FriendJun Lana – Kalel, 15Rae Red – Babae at Baril Irene Villamor – On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets Jun Lana – Big Night Carlo Francisco Manatad – Kun Maupay Man It PanahonMikhail Red – Arisaka