Citra Award for Best Director
The Citra Award for Best Director is an award given at the annual Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) to Indonesian film directors in recognition for their achievement in the previous year. The Citra Awards, described by Screen International as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards and are intended to recognize achievements in films as well as to draw public interest to the film industry.
Garin Nugroho was nominated for a Citra Award for his debut, Cinta dalam Sepotong Roti and won for Memories of My Body.
Nia Dinata has received two Citra Award nominations for Arisan! and Love for Share, but has yet to win.
Joko Anwar won for A Copy of My Mind and Impetigore.
Riri Riza has received six Citra Award nominations, winning once for Athirah.
Lilik Sudjio was an Indonesian actor turned film director who won the Citra Award for Best Director in 1955 for his film Tarmina. He was involved in 74 feature film productions since his debut in Fred Young's Saputangan in 1949.
Sudjio, c. 1955