Nguyễn Khánh Dư (September 2, 1933 – December 3, 2007) was a Vietnamese director and cinematographer. In his role as the latter, he worked on films such as "Chị Tư Hậu" Miss Tu Hau (1962) and "Biển lửa" Sea of Fire (1965) by Phạm Kỳ Nam, and won Best Cinematography at the 4th Vietnam Film Festival for his work in the feature film "Hai người mẹ" Two Mothers (1975) as well as the documentary "Thành phố lúc rạng đông" The City at Sunrise (1975). He began directing in 1976. His best known film is perhaps "Mẹ vắng nhà" While Mother is Away (1980), and many of his films focus on children as their subject.