The Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director is an Indian film award which began in 2005.
In 2002, Zee Cine tried to acknowledge debut directors by creating a Zee Cine Special Award for Debut Director. In 2005, the category for most promising director was made official, chosen from five possible nominations by a juried group. The inaugural Zee Cine Award for Most Promising Director was given to Farah Khan for Main Hoon Na.
| Year | Director | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Abhinav Kashyap | Dabangg |
| 2008 | Aamir Khan | Taare Zameen Par |
| 2007 | Dibakar Banerjee | Khosla Ka Ghosla |
| 2006 | Pradeep Sarkar | Parineeta |
| 2005 | Farah Khan | Main Hoon Na |
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