1953- Bimal Roy (Do Bigha Zamin)
1954 - Bimal Roy (Parineeta)
1955- Bimal Roy (Biraj Bahu)
1956- V Shantaram (Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje)
1957- Mehboob Khan (Mother India)
1958- Bimal Roy (Madhumati)
1959 - Bimal Roy (Sujata)
1960 - Bimal Roy (Parakh)
1961 - Br Chopra (Kanoon)
1962 - Abrar Alvi (Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam)
1963 - Bimal Roy (Bandini)
1964 - Raj Kapoor (Sangam)
1965 - Yash Chopra (Waqt)
1966 - Vijay Anand (Guide)
1967 -Manoj Kumar (Upkar)
1968 - Ramanand Sagar (Ankhen)
1969 - Yash Chopra (Ittefaq)
1970- Asit Sen (Safar)
1971 - Raj Kapoor (Mera Naam Joker)
1972 - Sohanlal Kanwar (Be-Imaan)
1973 - Yash Chopra (Daag)
1974 - Manoj Kumar (Roti Kapada Aur Makaan)
1975 - Yash Chopra (Deewaar)
1976 - Gulzar (Mausam)
1977 - Basu Chatterji (Swami)
1978 -Satyajit Ray (Shatranj Ke Khilari)
1979 - Shyam Benegal (Junoon)
1980 - Govind Nihalani (Aakrosh)
1981- Muzaffar Ali (Umrao Jaan)
1982 - Raj Kapoor(Prem Rog)
1983 -Govind Nihalani (Ardh Satya)
1984 -Sai Paranjpye (Sparsh)
1985 -Raj Kapoor (Ram Teri Ganga Maili)
1988 -Mansoor Khan (Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak)
1989 - Vidhoo Vinod Chopra (Parinda)
1990 -Rajkumar Santoshi (Ghayal)
1991 -Subhash Ghai (Saudagar)
1992 -Mukul Anand (Khuda Gawah)
1993 -Rajkumar Santoshi (Damini)
1994-Sooraj Barjatya (Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!)
1995 -Aditya Chopra (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge)
1996 -Shekhar Kapur (Bandit Queen)
1997 - Jp Dutta (Border)
1998- Karan Johar (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
1999 -Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam)
2000 -Rakesh Roshan (Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai)
2000-Ashutosh Gowariker (Lagaan)
2002- Sanjay Leela Bhansali(Devdas)
2003 - Rakesh Roshan (Koi… Mil Gaya)
2004 - Kunal Kohli (Hum Tum)
2005 - Sanjay Leela Bhansali (Black)
2006- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Rang De Basanti)
2007 -Aamir Khan (Taare Zameen Par)
2008 - Ashutosh Gowariker (Jodhaa Akbar)
2009 - Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots)
2010- Karan Johar (My Name Is Khan)
2011 - Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)
2012 – Sujoy Ghosh (Kahaani)
2013 – Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
2014 – Vikas Bahl (Queen)