Winners and nominees

1980s

Winner	Nominated
6th TVyNovelas Awards
	Jesús Acuña Lee for Senda de gloria
7th TVyNovelas Awards
	Gabriel Vázquez Bulman for El pecado de Oyuki

1990s

Winner	Nominated
8th TVyNovelas Awards
	Alejandro Frutos for Dulce Desafio and Mi segunda madre
9th TVyNovelas Awards
	Jesús Acuña Lee for Yo compro esa mujer
10th TVyNovelas Awards
	Carlos Guerra for Cadenas de amargura
11th TVyNovelas Awards
	Patty Juárez for Baila conmigo
1994
13th TVyNovelas Awards
	Jesús Acuña Lee and Carlos Guerra for El vuelo del águila
14th TVyNovelas Awards
	Alejandro Frutos and Isabel Basurto for Lazos de amor
15th TVyNovelas Awards
	Jesús Acuña Lee and Carlos Guerra for La antorcha encendida
16th TVyNovelas Awards
	Jesús Nájera for Esmeralda
17th TVyNovelas Awards
	Jesús Nájera and Manuel Barajas for La usurpadora

2000s

Winner	Nominated
2000
19th TVyNovelas Awards
	Carlos Sánchez Ross and Vivian Sánchez Ross for Primer amor... a mil por hora
2002 to 2008
27th TVyNovelas Awards
	Héctor Vázquez and Manuel Barajas for Alma de hierro	Héctor Márquez and Bernardo Nájera for Alma de hierro Claudio Lara and Armando Zafra for Al diablo con los guapos Manuel Barajas and Jesús Acuña Lee for Fuego en la sangre

2010s

Winner	Nominated
28th TVyNovelas Awards
	Lino Gama Esquinca for Sortilegio	Armando Zafra for Un gancho al corazón Luis Monroy for Hasta que el dinero nos separe
2011 to 2015
34th TVyNovelas Awards
	Alejandro Frutos Maza and Jorge Amaya Rodríguez for A que no me dejas	Daniel Ferrer and Alejandro Álvarez for Antes muerta que Lichita Marco Vinicio for La sombra del pasado Bernardo Nájera and Víctor Soto for La vecina Vivian Sánchez for Muchacha italiana viene a casarse
35th TVyNovelas Awards
	Armando Zafra and Luis Rodríguez for La candidata	Marco Vinicio, Óscar Morales and Bernardo Nájera for Corazón que miente Vivián Sánchez Ross, Manuel Barajas and Daniel Ferrer for El hotel de los secretos Walter Doehner and Luis Rodríguez for Sin rastro de ti Manuel Barajas and Armando Zafra for Tres veces Ana
36th TVyNovelas Awards[1]
	Armando Zafra and Luis Rodríguez for Caer en tentación	Manuel Barajas and Alejandro Álvarez for La doble vida de Estela Carrillo Alejandro Frutos for Me declaro culpable Mauricio Manzano and Gilberto Macín for Mi marido tiene familia Manuel Barajas and Alejandro Álvarez for Papá a toda madre
37th TVyNovelas Awards[2]
	Mauricio Manzano and Martha Montufar for Mi marido tiene familia	Gabriel Vazquez Bulman and Jesús Najera for Hijas de la luna Walter Dohener, Victor Herrera, and Luis Rodriguez for La jefa del campeón Vivian Sánchez Ross and Daniel Ferrer for Like Bernardo Najera and Mauricio Manzano for Por amar sin ley

2020s

Winner	Nominated
38th TVyNovelas Awards[3]
	Vivián Sánchez Ross for La usurpadora	Daniel Ferrer and Alfonso Mendoza for Cita a ciegas Armando Zafra and Luis Rodríguez for Cuna de lobos Bernardo Nájera for Médicos Víctor Soto and Adrián Frutos for Ringo Manuel Barajas, Alejandro Frutos, and Diego Tenorio for Vencer el miedo

Records

• Most awarded director: Jesús Acuña Lee, 4 times.
• Most awarded director (ever winner): Carlos Guerra, 3 times.
• Most nominated director: Jesús Acuña Lee with 5 nominations.
• Most nominated director without a win: Daniel Ferrer with 2 nominations.
• Directors winning after short time: Armando Zafra and Luis Rodríguez by (La candidata, 2017) and (Caer en tentación, 2018), 2 consecutive years.
• Director winning after long time: Jesús Acuña Lee by (Senda de gloria, 1988) and (Yo compro esa mujer, 1991), 4 years difference.