| Presenter: | BET Awards |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Holder: | Anderson .Paak (2022) |
| Most Wins: | Beyoncé (3) |
| Most Nominations: | Benny Boom (16) |
| Country: | United States |
| Website: | https://archive.today/20130628182946/http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards.html |
The BET Award for Video Director of the Year is given to the best directors of music videos released in the same or previous year. The category was first created in 2008 and since its conception. The all-time winner in this category is Beyoncé with three wins. Benny Boom has received the most nominations with sixteen each.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ||
| Erykah Badu | [1] | |
| Benny Boom | ||
| Gil Green | ||
| Chris Robinson | ||
| Evans Teollian | ||
| 2009 | ||
| Benny Boom | [2] | |
| Rik Cordero | ||
| Gil Green | ||
| Chris Robinson | ||
| Hype Williams |
| Year | Director | Video | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| Anthony Mandler | [3] | ||
| Benny Boom | |||
| Gil Green | |||
| Chris Robinson | |||
| Evans Teollian | |||
| 2011 | |||
| Chris Robinson | [4] | ||
| Benny Boom | |||
| Mr. Boomtown | |||
| Kanye West | |||
| Hype Williams | |||
| 2012 | |||
| Beyoncé and Alan Ferguson | [5] | ||
| Benny Boom | |||
| Chris Brown and Godfrey Taberez | |||
| Kanye West | |||
| Hype Williams | |||
| 2013 | |||
| Benny Boom | [6] | ||
| ASAP Rocky and Sam Lecca | |||
| Evans Teollian | |||
| Dre Films | |||
| Hype Williams | |||
| 2014 | |||
| Hype Williams | [7] | ||
| Benny Boom | |||
| Chris Brown | |||
| Director X | |||
| Colin Tilley | |||
| 2015 | |||
| Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Todd Tourso | [8] | ||
| Evans Teollian | |||
| Chris Robinson | |||
| Fatima Robinson | |||
| Hype Williams | |||
| 2016 | |||
| Director X | [9] | ||
| Benny Boom | |||
| Chris Brown | |||
| Colin Tilley | |||
| Hype Williams | |||
| 2017 | |||
| Kahlil Joseph and Beyoncé | "Sorry" | [10] | |
| Benny Boom | "CRZY" | ||
| Bruno Mars and Jonathan Lia | "That's What I Like" | ||
| Director X | "Like I Would" | ||
| Hype Williams | "Gucci Snakes" | ||
| 2018 | |||
| Ava DuVernay | [11] | ||
| Benny Boom | |||
| Director X | |||
| Chris Brown | |||
| Dave Meyers | |||
| 2019 | |||
| Karena Evans | [12] | ||
| Benny Boom | |||
| Colin Tilley | |||
| Dave Meyers | |||
| Hype Williams | |||