The Filmfare Award for Best Music Director is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to the best composer/arranger of a soundtrack. This category was first presented in 1954. Naushad Ali was the first recipient of this award for his song "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj" from the film Baiju Bawra. For the first two years, it was awarded to the composer for a particular song and not the entire album. From 1956 onwards, awards in this category have been given for the entire soundtrack. From 2017, the name of this was category changed from best music direction to music album.

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• A. R. Rahman leads the winners with 10 awards, followed by the music director duo of Shankar–Jaikishan, who have 9. Laxmikant Pyarelal and Pritam has the most nominations with 25, followed by Shankar–Jaikishan with 20, A. R. Rahman with 18, and R. D. Burman with 17.
• Shankar–Jaikishan holds the record for the highest number of consecutive-year nominations (9), having been nominated for the award every year from 1959 till 1967, winning the award four times from 10 total nominations.
• Pritam received six consecutive nominations between 2013 and 2018, and won in 2013, 2017 and 2018.
• Laxmikant Pyarelal and A. R. Rahman have the distinction of winning the award four times in a row between 1978 and 1981 and between 2007 and 2010, respectively. Those who have won the award thrice in a row are Shankar–Jaikishan (1971–1973) and Nadeem Shravan (1991–1993).
• Pritam holds the record for the highest number of nominations in a single year, with 4 in 2024, winning the award for Animal (2023) jointly with Vishal Mishra, Harshavardhan Rameshwar, Shreyas Puranik, Ashim Kemson, Bhupinder Babbal and Jaani, while also being nominated solely for Dunki, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, and Tu Jhoothi Main Makkar. There have been three instances when a music director (or duo) were nominated thrice in the same year – Bappi Lahiri in 1985, Laxmikant Pyarelal in 1986 and A. R. Rahman in 2009.
• Usha Khanna, Sneha Khanwalkar, Parampara Thakur and Jasleen Royal are the only four women to have ever been nominated for this award. They were nominated for their work in the Souten (1983), Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), Kabir Singh (2020) and Shershaah (2022) respectively. Parampara Thakur won the award, becoming the first woman to do so. In 2022, Jasleen Royal became the second woman to win this.
• Jatin–Lalit has never won this award after getting 12 nominations from (1992–2006), followed by Vishal–Shekhar who have yet to win the award after getting 10 nominations from (2005–2023).
• Anu Malik won a Special Award in 2001 for the film Refugee.

In the list below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees. The films are listed by the years when the award was presented. The announcing of nominations became regular after 1956.

2010s

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Year	Photos of winners	Music Director	Film
2010 (55th)		A. R. Rahman ‡	Delhi–6
		Amit Trivedi	Dev.D
		Pritam	Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani
			Love Aaj Kal
		Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Wake Up Sid
		Vishal Bhardwaj	Kaminey
2011 (56th)		Sajid–Wajid and Lalit Pandit ‡	Dabangg
		Pritam	Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai
		Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	My Name Is Khan
		Vishal Bhardwaj	Ishqiya
		Vishal–Shekhar	Anjaana Anjaani
			I Hate Luv Storys
2012 (57th)		A. R. Rahman ‡	Rockstar
		Ram Sampath	Delhi Belly
		Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
		Sohail Sen	Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
		Vishal–Shekhar	Ra.One
2013 (58th)		Pritam ‡	Barfi!
		Amit Trivedi	Ishaqzaade
		Pritam	Cocktail
		Sneha Khanwalkar	Gangs Of Wasseypur
		Vishal–Shekhar	Student Of The Year
2014 (59th)		Ankit Tiwari, Mithoon and Jeet Ganguly ‡	Aashiqui 2
		A. R. Rahman	Raanjhanaa
		Amit Trivedi	Lootera
		Pritam	Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
		Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram–Leela
		Vishal–Shekhar	Chennai Express
2015 (60th)		Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy ‡	2 States
		Amit Trivedi	Queen
		Himesh Reshammiya, Meet Bros Anjjan, Yo Yo Honey Singh	Kick
		Mithoon, Ankit Tiwari, Soch	Ek Villain
		Pritam, Anupam Amod, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Mithoon	Yaariyan
2016 (61st)		Amaal Mallik, Ankit Tiwari and Meet Bros Anjjan ‡	Roy
		A. R. Rahman	Tamasha
		Anupam Roy	Piku
		Pritam	Dilwale
		Sanjay Leela Bhansali	Bajirao Mastani
		Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Dil Dhadakne Do
2017 (62nd)		Pritam ‡	Ae Dil Hai Mushkil
		Amaal Mallik, Badshah, Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Tanishk Bagchi, Benny Dayal, Nucleya	Kapoor & Sons
		Amit Trivedi	Udta Punjab
		Meet Bros, Amaal Mallik, Manj Musik, Ankit Tiwari	Baaghi
		Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Mirzya
		Vishal–Shekhar	Sultan
2018 (63rd)		Pritam ‡	Jagga Jasoos
		Amaal Mallik, Tanishk Bagchi, Akhil Sachdeva	Badrinath Ki Dulhania
		Amit Trivedi	Secret Superstar
		Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Tanishk Bagchi, Samira Koppikar, Sameer Uddin and Vayu	Bareilly Ki Barfi
		Mithoon, Tanishk Bagchi, Rishi Rich, Farhan Saeed, Rahul Mishra, Ami Mishra	Half Girlfriend
		Pritam	Jab Harry Met Sejal
2019 (64th)		Sanjay Leela Bhansali ‡	Padmaavat
		Ajay–Atul	Dhadak
			Zero
		Amaal Malik, Rochak Kohli, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Guru Randhawa, Zack Knight, Saurabh–Vaibhav and Rajat Nagpal	Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
		Amit Trivedi	Manmarziyaan
		Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy	Raazi

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