Crystal Simorgh for Best Director

• Name — Crystal Simorgh for Best Director • Presenter — Fajr International Film Festival • Country — Iran • Year — 1984 • Holder — Behrouz Afkhami for: The Morning of The Execution (2024) • Most Wins — Majid Majidi (4 times) • Most Nominations — Dariush Mehrjui (12 times) • Award1 Type — Honorary Diploma • Website — http: fajrfilmfestival.com/ 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.

Table key • height:20px; width:20px | • height:20px; width:20px | • height:20px; width:20px | Winner of the Crystal Simorgh for Best Film • Year — Director — Film — Ref.(s) Reference • 1983 1 — Not awarded • 1984 2 — ' — The Inner Beast • 1985 3 — ' — The Man Who Knew Too Much (1985 film) • 1986 4 — ' — The Monster (1986 film) • 1987 5 — ' — Where Is the Friend's Home? • Captain Khorshid • The Lodgers • The Key • The Stony Lion • 1988 6 — ' — Beyond the Fire (1988 film) • Little Bird of Happiness • A Dowry for Robab • The Awaiting Home • Shirak (film) • 1989 7 — ' — The Cyclist • The Marriage of the Blessed • Eye of the Hurricane • Hey Joe (1988 film) • 1990 8 — ' — Hamoun • The Immigrant • Close-Up • Savalan (film) • The Seeker (1990 film) • 1991 9 — ' — The Last Act (1991 film) • The Bride (1991 film) • Apartment No.13 • One Ticket, Two Movies! • 1992 10 — ' — Nargess • Travellers (1992 film) • Once Upon a Time, Cinema • The Need (film) • The Quiet Home • 1993 11 — ' — Once for Ever • From Karkheh to Rhein • Sara • Actor • 1994 12 — ' — Tanker War (film) • The Green Ashes • The Devil's Eye (1994 film) • The Epic of Majnun • Zero Heights • 1995 13 — ' — Pari • The Fateful Day • Kimia (film) • The Blue-Veiled • 1996 14 — ' — Strange Sisters • The Father • Journey to Chazabeh • Gabbeh • 1997 15 — ' — Children of Heaven • Land of the Sun (film) • Leila • The Traveller from the South • 1998 16 — ' — The Glass Agency • The Tree of Life (1998 film) • The Pear Tree • The May Lady • Mojtaba Ra'i — Birth of A Butterfly • 1999 17 — ' — Heeva • The Red Ribbon • Two Women • The Color of Paradise • Sweet Agony • 2000 18 — ' — Smell of Camphor, Scent of Jasmine • Protest (2000 film) • The Mix • Maturity (film) • The Child and the Soldier • 2001 19 — ' — Baran • End of the Game (film) • Killing Mad Dogs • Paradise for you • Under the Moonlight • 2002 20 — ' — I'm Taraneh, 15 • Unruled Paper • Low Heights • To Stay Alive • The Deserted Station • The Exam (2002 film) • 2003 21 — ' — Here, A Shining Light • Look at the Sky Sometimes • Deep Breath • Dancing in the Dust • The Insane Flew Away • 2004 22 — ' — Duel • Mum's Guest • The Beautiful City • The Winning Card • Ghadamgah (film) • 2005 23 — ' — The Willow Tree • A Place to Live (2005 film) • So Close, So Far • Café Transit • Behind the Curtain of Fog • We Are All Fine • 2006 24 — ' — Fireworks Wednesday • In the Name of the Father • The Incident (2006 film) • Somewhere Far Away • Friday Evening • 2007 25 — ' — The Third Day • ' — Colors of Memory • The Night Bus • Eghlima • Barefoot in Paradise • 2008 26 — ' — The Song of Sparrows • Wind Blows in the Meadow • As Simple as That • The Wall (2008 film) • 2009 27 — ' — About Elly • Twenty (2009 film) • The Postman Doesn't Knock 3 Times • Doubt • Superstar • When We're All Asleep • 2010 28 — ' — In Amethyst Color • Seven Minutes to Fall • Forty Years Old • Gold and Copper • The Kingdom of Solomon • The Fateful Night • 2011 29 — ' — A Separation • Crime (2011 film) • Beloved Sky • Alzheimer • The Maritime Silk Road • 2012 30 — ' — Days of Life • Orange Suit • The Queen • Kissing the Moon-Like Face • Modest Reception • 2013 31 — ' — Trapped • Actors Studio (film) • Bending the Rules • The Corridor • Give Back (film) • 2014 32 — ' — Hussein Who Said No • Hard Makeup • Azar, Shahdokht, Parviz and Others • Che • We Have A Guest • 2015 33 — ' — Crazy Rook • I Am Diego Maradona • The Long Farewell (2015 film) • Time to Love (2015 film) • Ice Age (2015 film) • Mazar Sharif (film) • 2016 34 — ' — Life and a Day • Standing in the Dust • Daughter • Mina's Choice • When Did You See Sahar Last Time? • 2017 35 — ' — No Date, No Signature • Ferrari (2017 film) • Searing Summer • Under the Smokey Roof • Midday Adventures • Negar • 2018 36 — ' — The Lost Strait • ' — Damascus Time • Axing (film) • Under Water Cypress • Truck (2018 film) • Sheeple (film) • 2019 37 — ' — When the Moon Was Full • The Warden • Gholamreza Takhti • Just 6.5 • Castle of Dreams • Midday Adventures: Trace of Blood • 2020 38 — ' — Walnut Tree • Day Zero • Atabai • Tooman • The Sun • Butterfly Stroke • 2021 39 — Mehdi Jafari — Yadoo • Narges Abyar — Piebald • Arsalan Amiri — Zalava • Mohsen Gharaie — Without Everything • 2022 40 — Reza Mirkarimi — The Night Guardian • Hadi Hejazifar — The Situation of Mehdi • Amir Hossein Asgari — The Last Snow • Kazem Daneshi — Grassland • Behrouz Shoeibi — No Prior Appointment • 2023 41 — Mohammad Ali Bashe Ahangar — Metropol Cinema • Hossein Mirzamohammadi — The Leather Jacket Man • Mohammad Asgari — Mud Room • Hadi Mohammadian Behnoud Nekouie Mohammad-Javad Jannati — Smart Kid • Babak Khajeh Pasha — In the Arms of the Tree • Hamid Zargarnejad — Number Ten • Mohammad-Hossien Latifi — The Stranger • 2024 42 — Behrouz Afkhami — The Morning of The Execution • Ali Saghafi — Parviz Khan • Masoud Jafari Jozani — Paradise of Criminals • Mehdi Shamohammadi — Majnoon • Javad Ezzati — Aligator Blood • Mahmoud Kalari — Summer Time

Most nominations • Nominations — Director • 12 — Dariush Mehrjui • 10 — Ebrahim Hatamikia • 8 — Reza Mirkarimi • 7 — Majid Majidi • 5 — Mohsen Makhmalbaf • Asghar Farhadi • Alireza Davoodnejad • 4 — Ahmad-Reza Darvish • Bahram Tavakoli • Mohammad-Hossein Mahdavian • Masoud Jafari Jozani • 3 — Yadollah Samadi • Rakhshan Bani-Etemad • Bahram Beyzai • Mohammad Bozorgnia • Homayoun Ass'adian • Parviz Shahbazi • Mohammad-Mehdi Asgarpour • Alireza Raisian • Behrouz Shoeibi • Behrouz Afkhami Most wins • Wins — Director • 4 — Majid Majidi • 3 — Ebrahim Hatamikia • Asghar Farhadi • 2 — Dariush Mehrjui • Reza Mirkarimi • Ahmad Reza Darvish • Kianoush Ayari