Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director

Best Director Award
Prix de la mise en scène (French)
The 2024 recipient: Miguel Gomes
Awarded for	Best Achievement in Direction
Country	France
Presented by	Cannes Film Festival
First awarded	1946
Currently held by	Miguel Gomes Grand Tour (2024)
Website	www.festival-cannes.com/en/

The Best Director Award (French: Prix de la mise en scène) is an award presented annually at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given for the best achievement in directing and is chosen by the International Jury from the films in the Competition slate at the festival.

At the 1st Cannes Film Festival held in 1946, René Clément was the first winner of this award for his work on The Battle of the Rails, and Miguel Gomes is the most recent winner in this category for his work on Grand Tour at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in 2024.