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| Crystal Simorgh for Best Director | |
|---|---|
 Current recipient (2024):Behrouz Afkhami | |
| Country | Iran |
| Presented by | Fajr International Film Festival |
| First award | 1984 |
| Currently held by | Behrouz Afkhami for:The Morning of The Execution (2024) |
| Most wins | Majid Majidi (4 times) |
| Most nominations | Dariush Mehrjui (12 times) |
| Website | fajrfilmfestival |
Crystal Simorgh for Best Director is an award presented annually by theFajr International Film Festival held inIran. It is given in honor of afilm director who has exhibited outstanding directing.
Winner |
Winner of the Honorary Diploma |
| ‡ Winner of theCrystal Simorgh for Best Film |
| Wins | Director |
|---|---|
| 4 | Majid Majidi |
| 3 | Ebrahim Hatamikia |
| Asghar Farhadi | |
| 2 | Dariush Mehrjui |
| Reza Mirkarimi | |
| Ahmad Reza Darvish | |
| Kianoush Ayari |
| Crystal Simorgh |
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| Golden Simorgh | |||||
| Silver Simorgh | |||||
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1: These categories are irregular. | |||||
