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.