SettingsBest Director Academy Award winners
Academy Award for Best Director
The Academy Award for Best Directing, usually known as the Best Director Oscar, is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to directors work...
The Academy Award for Best Directing, usually known as the Best Director Oscar, is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to directors work...
Ang Lee
Ang Lee (Chinese: ; Pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese-born American film director.
Ang Lee (Chinese: ; Pinyin: Lǐ Ān; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese-born American film director.
Anthony Minghella
Anthony Minghella, CBE (6 January 1954 18 March 2008) was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter.
Anthony Minghella, CBE (6 January 1954 18 March 2008) was an English film director, playwright and screenwriter.
Barry Levinson
Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television.
Barry Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American screenwriter, film director, actor, and producer of film and television.
Bernardo Bertolucci
Bernardo Bertolucci (; born 16 March 1941) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, whose films include The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor, The Sh...
Bernardo Bertolucci (; born 16 March 1941) is an Italian film director and screenwriter, whose films include The Conformist, Last Tango in Paris, 1900, The Last Emperor, The Sh...
Billy Wilder
Billy Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films.
Billy Wilder was an Austro-Hungarian born American filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist, whose career spanned more than 50 years and 60 films.
Bob Fosse
Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director.
Robert Louis “Bob” Fosse was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director.
Carol Reed
Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949) and Oliver! (1968).
Sir Carol Reed (30 December 1906 – 25 April 1976) was an English film director best known for Odd Man Out (1947), The Fallen Idol (1948), The Third Man (1949) and Oliver! (1968).
Clint Eastwood
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician.
Clinton "Clint" Eastwood, Jr. is an American film actor, director, producer, composer and politician.
Coen brothers
Joel David Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are American filmmakers.
Joel David Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957) known together professionally as the Coen brothers, are American filmmakers.
David Lean
Sir David Lean, CBE was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor, best remembered for big-screen epics The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhiva...
Sir David Lean, CBE was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor, best remembered for big-screen epics The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhiva...
Delbert Mann
Delbert Martin Mann, Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director.
Delbert Martin Mann, Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director.
Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan was an American director, producer, writer and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history".
Elia Kazan was an American director, producer, writer and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history".
Frank Borzage
Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor.
Frank Borzage was an American film director and actor.
Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director.
Frank Russell Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director.
Franklin J. Schaffner
Franklin James Schaffner was an American film director best known for such films as Planet of the Apes, Patton, Papillon, and The Boys from Brazil.
Franklin James Schaffner was an American film director best known for such films as Planet of the Apes, Patton, Papillon, and The Boys from Brazil.
Fred Zinnemann
Fred Zinnemann (29 April 1907 – 14 March 1997) was an Austrian-American film director.
Fred Zinnemann (29 April 1907 – 14 March 1997) was an Austrian-American film director.
George Roy Hill
George Roy Hill was an American film director.
George Roy Hill was an American film director.
George Stevens
George Stevens was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.
George Stevens was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer.
James Cameron
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian film director, film producer, deep-sea explorer, screenwriter, visual artist and editor.
James Francis Cameron is a Canadian film director, film producer, deep-sea explorer, screenwriter, visual artist and editor.
Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins (October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American theater producer, director, and choreographer known primarily for Broadway Theater and Ballet/Dance, but who also occasionally d...
Jerome Robbins (October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American theater producer, director, and choreographer known primarily for Broadway Theater and Ballet/Dance, but who also occasionally d...
John Schlesinger
John Richard Schlesinger, CBE was an English film and stage director and actor.
John Richard Schlesinger, CBE was an English film and stage director and actor.
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22, 1944) is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter.
Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22, 1944) is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter.
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Joseph Leo Mankiewicz was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Karyn Kusama
Karyn Kusama is an American film director who had her breakthrough with Girlfight, her first feature film.
Karyn Kusama is an American film director who had her breakthrough with Girlfight, her first feature film.
Kathryn Bigelow
Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and television director.
Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and television director.
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman.
Kevin Michael Costner is an American actor, singer, musician, producer, director, and businessman.
Leo McCarey
Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Thomas Leo McCarey (October 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969) was an American film director, screenwriter and producer.
Martin Scorsese
Martin Charles Scorsese (; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian.
Martin Charles Scorsese (; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film historian.
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter.
Michael Cimino
Michael Cimino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and author.
Michael Cimino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and author.
Michel Hazanavicius
Michel Hazanavicius is a French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his 2011 film, The Artist, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards.
Michel Hazanavicius is a French film director, producer and screenwriter best known for his 2011 film, The Artist, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Awards.
Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols is a German-born American television, stage and film director, writer, producer and comedian.
Mike Nichols is a German-born American television, stage and film director, writer, producer and comedian.
Miloš Forman
Jan Tomáš Forman, known as Miloš Forman, is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia.
Jan Tomáš Forman, known as Miloš Forman, is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia.
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, who is well known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001 to...
Sir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, who is well known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001 to...
Richard Attenborough
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE is an English actor, director, producer and entrepreneur.
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, CBE is an English actor, director, producer and entrepreneur.
Robert Benton
Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director.
Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director.
Robert Redford
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. (born August 18, 1936), better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founde...
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. (born August 18, 1936), better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and founde...
Ron Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American film director, producer and former child actor.
Ronald William "Ron" Howard is an American film director, producer and former child actor.
Sam Mendes
Samuel Alexander "Sam" Mendes, CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English stage and film director.
Samuel Alexander "Sam" Mendes, CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English stage and film director.
Steven Soderbergh
Steven Andrew Soderbergh is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and an Academy Award-winning film director.
Steven Andrew Soderbergh is an American film producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, editor, and an Academy Award-winning film director.
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur.
Steven Allan Spielberg is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, video game designer, and studio entrepreneur.
Sydney Pollack
Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor.
Sydney Irwin Pollack (July 1, 1934 – May 26, 2008) was an American film director, producer and actor.
Tom Hooper (director)
Thomas George "Tom" Hooper (born 1972) is a British film and television director of English and Australian background.
Thomas George "Tom" Hooper (born 1972) is a British film and television director of English and Australian background.
Tony Richardson
Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director and producer.
Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director and producer.
Vincente Minnelli
Vincente Minnelli was an American stage director and film director, famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis, The Band Wagon, and An American in Paris.
Vincente Minnelli was an American stage director and film director, famous for directing such classic movie musicals as Meet Me in St. Louis, The Band Wagon, and An American in Paris.
William Friedkin
William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973; for the f...
William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter best known for directing The French Connection in 1971 and The Exorcist in 1973; for the f...
William Wyler
William Wyler was a leading Alsatian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter who made his mark in Hollywood as one of film industry's icons.
William Wyler was a leading Alsatian-born American motion picture director, producer, and screenwriter who made his mark in Hollywood as one of film industry's icons.
Woody Allen
Woody Allen is an award-winning American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, and playwright, whose career spans over half a century.
Woody Allen is an award-winning American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, author, and playwright, whose career spans over half a century.