The Joseph Plateau Award for Best Director () was an annual film award presented in Belgium to honor outstanding achievement in film directing. It was awarded from 1987 to 2005 as part of the Joseph Plateau Awards and was presented during the International Film Fest Gent.
The most awarded filmmakers were Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, who won four awards, followed by Dominique Deruddere and Jaco Van Dormael with two awards each.
Winners 1980s Year Director(s) English title Original title 1987 Dominique Deruddere Crazy Love 1988 André Delvaux The Abyss L'Œuvre au noir 1989 Robbe De Hert Blueberry Hill
1990s Year Director(s) English title Original title 1990 Dominique Deruddere Wait Until Spring, Bandini 1991 Jaco Van Dormael Toto the Hero Toto le Héros 1992 Harry Kümel Eline Vere 1993 Stijn Coninx Daens 1994 Marc-Henri Wajnberg Just Friends 1995 Frank Van Passel Manneken Pis 1996 Jaco Van Dormael The Eighth Day Le Huitième Jour 1997 Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne La Promesse 1998 Julien Vrebos The Masked Ball Le Bal masqué 1999 Patrice Toye Rosie
2000s YearDirector(s)English titleOriginal title 2000(14th) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Rosetta Dominique Deruddere Everybody's Famous! Iedereen beroemd! Frédéric Fonteyne An Affair of Love Une liaison pornographique 2001(15th) Lieven Debrauwer Pauline & Paulette Gérard Corbiau The King Is Dancing Le Roi danse Robbe De Hert The Publishers Lijmen/Het Been 2002(16th) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne The Son Le Fils Danis Tanović No Man's Land Frank Van Passel Villa des Roses 2003(17th) Erik Van Looy The Memory of a Killer De zaak Alzheimer Lucas Belvaux On the Run Cavale An Amazing Couple Un couple épatant After the Life Après la vie Stijn Coninx Sea of Silence Verder dan de maan 2004(18th) Frédéric Fonteyne Gilles' Wife La Femme de Gilles Lieven Debrauwer Sweet Jam Confituur Felix van Groeningen Steve + Sky 2005(19th) Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne L'Enfant Bouli Lanners Ultranova Fien Troch Someone Else's Happiness Een ander zijn geluk
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