BAFTA Award for Best Direction
The BAFTA Award for Best Direction is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. John Schlesinger, Roman Polanski, Woody Allen, Alan Parker, Louis Malle, Joel Coen, Peter Weir, Ang Lee, and Alfonso Cuarón tie for the most wins in this category, with two each. Martin Scorsese holds the record for most nominations, with ten.
There are no records showing any nominations, or a winner, for this award at the 39th British Academy Film Awards, presented in 1986 for films released in 1985.
Multiple wins :
| Record Holder | Films | Ref. |
| Woody Allen | Annie Hall Hannah and Her Sisters | |
| Alan Parker | The Commitments Midnight Express | |
| John Schlesinger | Midnight Cowboy Sunday Bloody Sunday | |
| Louis Malle | Atlantic City, USA Au revoir les enfants | |
| Peter Weir | The Truman Show | |
| Ang Lee | Wo hu cang long Brokeback Mountain | |
| Roman Polanski | Chinatown The Pianist | |
| Joel Coen | Fargo No Country for Old Men | |
| Alfonso Cuarón | Gravity Roma |