Best Director Golden Globe winners
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.
Barbra Streisand
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, writer, film producer and director.
Barbra Joan Streisand is an American singer, actress, writer, film producer and director.
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.
Cecil B. DeMille
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films.
Cecil Blount DeMille was an American film director and Academy Award-winning film producer in both silent and sound films.
Charles Jarrott
Charles Jarrott (16 June 1927 – 4 March 2011) was a British film and television director.
Charles Jarrott (16 June 1927 – 4 March 2011) was a British film and television director.
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.
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...
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 Capra
Frank Russell Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director.
Frank Russell Capra was a Sicilian-born American film director.
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.
Herbert Ross
Herbert Ross was an American film director, producer, choreographer and actor.
Herbert Ross was an American film director, producer, choreographer and actor.
Jack Cardiff
Jack Cardiff, OBE, BSC (18 September 1914 – 22 April 2009) was a British cinematographer, director and photographer.
Jack Cardiff, OBE, BSC (18 September 1914 – 22 April 2009) was a British cinematographer, director and photographer.
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.
Julian Schnabel
Julian Schnabel is an American artist and filmmaker.
Julian Schnabel is an American artist and filmmaker.
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.
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.
László Benedek
László Benedek, sometimes credited as Laslo Benedek (March 5, 1905 – March 11, 1992), was a Hungarian-born film director.
László Benedek, sometimes credited as Laslo Benedek (March 5, 1905 – March 11, 1992), was a Hungarian-born film director.
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.
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.
Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, and auto racing enthusiast.
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner, and auto racing enthusiast.
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 Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective.
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective.
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...
Robert Rossen
Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades.
Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades.
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.
Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit.
Sidney Lumet was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit.
Stanley Kramer
Stanley Earl Kramer was an American film director and producer, responsible for making many of Hollywood's most famous "message movies", and becoming one of the nation's most respected filmmakers.
Stanley Earl Kramer was an American film director and producer, responsible for making many of Hollywood's most famous "message movies", and becoming one of the nation's most respected filmmakers.
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.
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.
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