Listed below are the Academy Award nominations and winners in the category of Directing. The
symbol appears next to the winner for each year. Click on the name of a film or person in the list to display more information about that film or person. Or, click on a category in the column on the right to display the nominees and winners in that category.
(Comedy Picture)
Lewis Milestone for
Two Arabian Knights, The Caddo Company; United Artists.
Ted Wilde for
Speedy, Harold Lloyd Corp.; Paramount Famous Lasky.
(Dramatic Picture)
Herbert Brenon for
Sorrell and Son, Art Cinema; United Artists.
King Vidor for
The Crowd, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
NOTE: The Directing award did not distinguish between comedy and dramatic pictures after 1927-28.
Lionel Barrymore for
Madame X, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Frank Lloyd for
Drag, First National, and
Weary River, First National.
Ernst Lubitsch for
The Patriot, Paramount Famous Lasky.
NOTE: Frank Lloyd was considered for his work on more than one picture, but the document signed by the Academy’s central board of judges singled out The Divine Lady as the basis for their award.
Clarence Brown for
Anna Christie, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and
Romance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Robert Leonard for
The Divorcee, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Ernst Lubitsch for
The Love Parade, Paramount Famous Lasky.
King Vidor for
Hallelujah, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
The Front Page, The Caddo Company; United Artists.
Lewis Milestone.
Skippy, Paramount Publix.
Norman Taurog.
The Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
King Vidor.
Lady for a Day, Columbia.
Frank Capra.
[came in 2nd]
Little Women, RKO Radio.
George Cukor.
[came in 3rd]
The Thin Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
W. S. Van Dyke.
[came in 2nd]
Captain Blood, Cosmopolitan; First National.
Michael Curtiz.
[Write-in candidate; NOT an official nomination. Came in 2nd.]
Dodsworth, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists.
William Wyler.
A Star Is Born, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.
William Wellman.
Boys Town, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Norman Taurog.
The Citadel, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (British).
King Vidor.
Four Daughters, Warner Bros.-First National.
Michael Curtiz.
Gone with the Wind, Selznick International Pictures; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Victor Fleming.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (British).
Sam Wood.
Stagecoach, Walter Wanger; United Artists.
John Ford.
Wuthering Heights, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; United Artists.
William Wyler.
Rebecca, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.
Alfred Hitchcock.
The Little Foxes, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.
William Wyler.
Laura, 20th Century-Fox.
Otto Preminger.
Wilson, 20th Century-Fox.
Henry King.
The Bells of St. Mary’s, Rainbow Productions; RKO Radio.
Leo McCarey.
The Southerner, Loew-Hakim; United Artists.
Jean Renoir.
Spellbound, Selznick International Pictures; United Artists.
Alfred Hitchcock.
The Best Years of Our Lives, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.
William Wyler.
Brief Encounter, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild-Prestige; Universal-International (British).
David Lean.
The Killers, Mark Hellinger Productions; Universal.
Robert Siodmak.
The Bishop’s Wife, Samuel Goldwyn Productions; RKO Radio.
Henry Koster.
A Double Life, Kanin Productions; Universal-International.
George Cukor.
Great Expectations, J. Arthur Rank-Cineguild; Universal-International (British).
David Lean.
Hamlet, J. Arthur Rank-Two Cities Films; Universal-International (British).
Laurence Olivier.
The Search, Praesens Films; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Swiss).
Fred Zinnemann.
All the King’s Men, Robert Rossen Productions; Columbia.
Robert Rossen.
The Fallen Idol, London Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (British).
Carol Reed.
The Third Man, Selznick-London Films; Selznick Releasing Organization (British).
Carol Reed.
The African Queen, Horizon Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists.
John Huston.
A Streetcar Named Desire, Charles K. Feldman Group Productions; Warner Bros.
Elia Kazan.
The Greatest Show on Earth, Cecil B. DeMille Productions; Paramount.
Cecil B. DeMille.
High Noon, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists.
Fred Zinnemann.
Moulin Rouge, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; United Artists.
John Huston.
The Quiet Man, Argosy Pictures; Republic.
John Ford.
Lili, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Charles Walters.
The Country Girl, Perlberg-Seaton Production; Paramount.
George Seaton.
The High and the Mighty, Wayne-Fellows Productions; Warner Bros.
William Wellman.
On the Waterfront, Horizon-American Corporation; Columbia.
Elia Kazan.
Rear Window, Patron, Inc.; Paramount.
Alfred Hitchcock.
Marty, Hecht and Lancaster’s Steven Productions; United Artists.
Delbert Mann.
Summertime, Ilya Lopert-David Lean; United Artists. (United Kingdom/U.S.)
David Lean.
Around the World in 80 Days, The Michael Todd Co., Inc.; United Artists.
Michael Anderson.
Giant, Giant Production; Warner Bros.
George Stevens.
War and Peace, Ponti-De Laurentiis Production; Paramount. (Italy/U.S.)
King Vidor.
The Bridge on the River Kwai, A Horizon Pictures Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
David Lean.
Peyton Place, Jerry Wald Productions, Inc.; 20th Century-Fox.
Mark Robson.
Sayonara, William Goetz Production; Warner Bros.
Joshua Logan.
12 Angry Men, Orion-Nova Production; United Artists.
Sidney Lumet.
Witness for the Prosecution, Edward Small-Arthur Hornblow Production; United Artists.
Billy Wilder.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Avon Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Richard Brooks.
The Defiant Ones, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists.
Stanley Kramer.
Gigi, Arthur Freed Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Vincente Minnelli.
I Want to Live!, Figaro, Inc.; United Artists.
Robert Wise.
Ben-Hur, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
William Wyler.
Room at the Top, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Continental Distributing, Inc. (United Kingdom)
Jack Clayton.
Some Like It Hot, Ashton Productions & The Mirisch Company; United Artists.
Billy Wilder.
The Apartment, The Mirisch Company, Inc.; United Artists.
Billy Wilder.
Never on Sunday, Melinafilm Production; Lopert Pictures Corporation. (Greece)
Jules Dassin.
Psycho, Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions, Inc.; Paramount.
Alfred Hitchcock.
Sons and Lovers, Company of Artists, Inc.; 20th Century-Fox. (United Kingdom)
Jack Cardiff.
The Sundowners, Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
Fred Zinnemann.
The Guns of Navarone, Carl Foreman Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
J. Lee Thompson.
The Hustler, Robert Rossen Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Robert Rossen.
Judgment at Nuremberg, Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists.
Stanley Kramer.
La Dolce Vita, Riama Film Production; Astor Pictures, Inc. (Italy)
Federico Fellini.
West Side Story, Mirisch Pictures, Inc. and B and P Enterprises, Inc.; United Artists.
Robert Wise and
Jerome Robbins.
David and Lisa, Heller-Perry Productions; Continental Distributing, Inc.
Frank Perry.
Divorce—Italian Style, Lux-Vides-Galatea Film Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Italy)
Pietro Germi.
Lawrence of Arabia, Horizon Pictures (G.B.), Ltd.-Sam Spiegel-David Lean Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
David Lean.
The Miracle Worker, Playfilms Production; United Artists.
Arthur Penn.
To Kill a Mockingbird, Universal-International-Pakula-Mulligan-Brentwood Production; Universal-International.
Robert Mulligan.
America America, Athena Enterprises Production; Warner Bros.
Elia Kazan.
The Cardinal, Gamma Production; Columbia.
Otto Preminger.
Federico Fellini’s 8-1/2, Cineriz Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Italy)
Federico Fellini.
Hud, Salem-Dover Production; Paramount.
Martin Ritt.
Tom Jones, Woodfall Production; United Artists-Lopert Pictures. (United Kingdom)
Tony Richardson.
Becket, Hal Wallis Productions; Paramount. (United Kingdom/U.S.)
Peter Glenville.
Mary Poppins, Walt Disney Productions; Buena Vista.
Robert Stevenson.
Zorba the Greek, Rochley, Ltd. Production; International Classics. (U.S./Greece)
Michael Cacoyannis.
The Collector, The Collector Company; Columbia. (United Kingdom/U.S.)
William Wyler.
Darling, Anglo-Amalgamated, Ltd. Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (United Kingdom)
John Schlesinger.
Doctor Zhivago, Sostar S.A.-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer British Studios, Ltd. Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
David Lean.
The Sound of Music, Argyle Enterprises Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Robert Wise.
Woman in the Dunes, Teshigahara Production; Pathe Contemporary Films. (Japan)
Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Blow-Up, Carlo Ponti Production; Premier Productions. (United Kingdom/Italy)
Michelangelo Antonioni.
A Man and a Woman, Les Films 13 Production; Allied Artists. (France)
Claude Lelouch.
A Man for All Seasons, Highland Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
Fred Zinnemann.
The Professionals, Pax Enterprises Production; Columbia.
Richard Brooks.
Bonnie and Clyde, Tatira-Hiller Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.
Arthur Penn.
The Graduate, Mike Nichols-Lawrence Turman Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation.
Mike Nichols.
In Cold Blood, Pax Enterprises Production; Columbia.
Richard Brooks.
In the Heat of the Night, Mirisch Corporation Production; United Artists.
Norman Jewison.
The Battle of Algiers, Igor Film-Casbah Film Production; Allied Artists. (Italy)
Gillo Pontecorvo.
The Lion in Winter, Haworth Productions, Ltd.; Avco Embassy. (United Kingdom)
Anthony Harvey.
Oliver!, Romulus Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
Carol Reed.
Romeo and Juliet, B.H.E. Film-Verona Production-Dino De Laurentiis Cinematografica S.p.A. Production; Paramount. (United Kingdom/Italy)
Franco Zeffirelli.
2001: A Space Odyssey, Polaris Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (United Kingdom/U.S.)
Stanley Kubrick.
Alice’s Resaurant, Florin Production; United Artists.
Arthur Penn.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, George Roy Hill-Paul Monash Production; 20th Century-Fox.
George Roy Hill.
Midnight Cowboy, Jerome Hellman-John Schlesinger Production; United Artists.
John Schlesinger.
They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, Chartoff-Winkler-Pollack Production; ABC Pictures Presentation; Cinerama.
Sydney Pollack.
Z, Reggane Films-O.N.C.I.C. Production; Cinema V Distributing. (Algeria)
Costa-Gavras.
Fellini Satyricon, Alberto Grimaldi Production; United Artists. (France/Italy)
Federico Fellini.
Love Story, The Love Story Company Production; Paramount.
Arthur Hiller.
M*A*S*H, Aspen Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Robert Altman.
Women in Love, Larry Kramer-Martin Rosen Production; United Artists. (United Kingdom)
Ken Russell.
A Clockwork Orange, Hawk Films, Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
Stanley Kubrick.
Fiddler on the Roof, Mirisch-Cartier Productions; United Artists.
Norman Jewison.
The French Connection, Philip D’Antoni Production in association with Schine-Moore Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
William Friedkin.
Sunday Bloody Sunday, Joseph Janni Production; United Artists. (United Kingdom)
John Schlesinger.
Cabaret, ABC Pictures Production; Allied Artists.
Bob Fosse.
The Emigrants, A.B. Svensk Filmindustri Production; Warner Bros. (Sweden)
Jan Troell.
The Godfather, Albert S. Ruddy Production; Paramount.
Francis Ford Coppola.
Sleuth, Palomar Pictures International Production; 20th Century-Fox. (United Kingdom)
Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
American Graffiti, Universal-Lucasfilm, Ltd.-Coppola Company Production; Universal.
George Lucas.
Cries and Whispers, Svenska Filminstitutet-Cinematograph AB Production; New World Pictures. (Sweden)
Ingmar Bergman.
The Exorcist, Hoya Productions; Warner Bros.
William Friedkin.
Last Tango in Paris, P.E.A. Produzioni Europee Associate S.A.S.-Les Productions Artistes Associes S.A. Production; United Artists. (Italy/France)
Bernardo Bertolucci.
The Sting, Universal-Bill/Phillips-George Roy Hill Film Production; Zanuck/Brown Presentation; Universal.
George Roy Hill.
Chinatown, Robert Evans Production; Paramount.
Roman Polanski.
Day for Night, Les Films Du Carrosse-P.E.C.F. (Paris)-P.I.C. (Rome) Production; Warner Bros. (France)
Francois Truffaut.
The Godfather Part II, Coppola Company Production; Paramount.
Francis Ford Coppola.
Lenny, Marvin Worth Production; United Artists.
Bob Fosse.
Amarcord, F.C. (Rome) - P.E.C.F. (Paris) Production; New World Pictures. (Italy)
Federico Fellini.
Barry Lyndon, Hawk Films, Ltd. Production; Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
Stanley Kubrick.
Nashville, ABC Entertainment-Jerry Weintraub-Robert Altman Production; Paramount.
Robert Altman.
One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Fantasy Films Production; United Artists.
Milos Forman.
All the President’s Men, Wildwood Enterprises Inc. Production; Warner Bros.
Alan J. Pakula.
Face to Face, Cinematograph A.B. Production; Paramount. (Sweden)
Ingmar Bergman.
Network, Howard Gottfried-Paddy Chayefsky Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists.
Sidney Lumet.
Rocky, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; United Artists.
John G. Avildsen.
Seven Beauties, Medusa Distribuzione Production; Cinema 5, Ltd. (Italy)
Lina Wertmuller.
Annie Hall, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; United Artists.
Woody Allen.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Julia Phillips/Michael Phillips-Steven Spielberg Film Production; Columbia.
Steven Spielberg.
Julia, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Fred Zinnemann.
Star Wars, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; 20th Century-Fox.
George Lucas.
The Turning Point, Hera Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Herbert Ross.
Coming Home, Jerome Hellman Enterprises Production; United Artists.
Hal Ashby.
The Deer Hunter, EMI Films/Michael Cimino Film Production; Universal.
Michael Cimino.
Heaven Can Wait, Dogwood Productions; Paramount.
Warren Beatty and
Buck Henry.
Interiors, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; United Artists.
Woody Allen.
Midnight Express, Casablanca Filmworks Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
Alan Parker.
All That Jazz, Columbia/20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Bob Fosse.
Apocalypse Now, Omni Zoetrope Production; United Artists.
Francis Coppola.
Breaking Away, 20th Century-Fox Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Peter Yates.
Kramer vs. Kramer, Stanley Jaffe Productions; Columbia.
Robert Benton.
La Cage Aux Folles, Les Productions Artistes Associes/Da Ma Produzione SPA Production; United Artists. (France)
Edouard Molinaro.
The Elephant Man, Brooksfilms Limited Production; Paramount.
David Lynch.
Ordinary People, Wildwood Enterprises Inc. Production; Paramount.
Robert Redford.
Raging Bull, Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler Production; United Artists.
Martin Scorsese.
The Stunt Man, Melvin Simon Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
Richard Rush.
Tess, Renn-Burrill Co-production with the participation of the Societe Francaise de Production (S.F.P.); Columbia. (France/United Kingdom)
Roman Polanski.
Atlantic City, International Cinema Corporation Production; Paramount. (U.S./France/Canada)
Louis Malle.
Chariots of Fire, Enigma Productions Limited; The Ladd Company/Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
Hugh Hudson.
On Golden Pond, ITC Films/IPC Films Production; Universal.
Mark Rydell.
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lucasfilm, Ltd. Production; Paramount.
Steven Spielberg.
Reds, J.R.S. Production; Paramount.
Warren Beatty.
Das Boot, Bavaria Atelier GmbH Production; Columbia/PSO. (West Germany)
Wolfgang Petersen.
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Universal Pictures Production; Universal.
Steven Spielberg.
Gandhi, Indo-British Film Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
Richard Attenborough.
Tootsie, Mirage/Punch Production; Columbia.
Sydney Pollack.
The Verdict, Fox-Zanuck/Brown Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Sidney Lumet.
The Dresser, Goldcrest Films/Television Limited/World Film Services Production; Columbia. (U.S./United Kingdom)
Peter Yates.
Fanny & Alexander, Cinematograph AB for the Swedish Film Institute/Swedish Television SVT 1 (Sweden)/Gaumont (France)/Personafilm and Tobis Filmkunst (BRD) Production; Embassy Pictures Corporation. (Sweden)
Ingmar Bergman.
Silkwood, ABC Motion Pictures Production; 20th Century-Fox.
Mike Nichols.
Tender Mercies, EMI Presentation of an Antron Media Production; Universal/A.F.D.
Bruce Beresford.
Terms of Endearment, James L. Brooks Production; Paramount.
James L. Brooks.
Amadeus, Saul Zaentz Company Production; Orion.
Milos Forman.
Broadway Danny Rose, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; Orion.
Woody Allen.
The Killing Fields, Enigma Productions Limited; Warner Bros. (United Kingdom)
Roland Joffé.
A Passage to India, G.W. Films, Ltd. Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
David Lean.
Places in the Heart, Tri-Star Pictures Production; Tri-Star.
Robert Benton.
Kiss of the Spider Woman, H.B. Filmes Production in association with Sugarloaf Films; Island Alive. (Brazil)
Hector Babenco.
Out of Africa, Universal Pictures Limited Production; Universal.
Sydney Pollack.
Prizzi’s Honor, ABC Motion Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox.
John Huston.
Ran, Greenwich Film/Nippon Herald Films/Herald Ace Production; Orion Classics. (Japan)
Akira Kurosawa.
Witness, Edward S. Feldman Production; Paramount.
Peter Weir.
Blue Velvet, Blue Velvet S.A. Production; Dino De Laurentiis Entertainment Group.
David Lynch.
Hannah and Her Sisters, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; Orion.
Woody Allen.
The Mission, Warner Bros./Goldcrest and Kingsmere Production; Warner Bros.
Roland Joffé.
Platoon, Hemdale Film Production; Orion.
Oliver Stone.
A Room with a View, Merchant Ivory Production for Goldcrest and Cinecom; Cinecom Pictures. (United Kingdom)
James Ivory.
Fatal Attraction, Jaffe/Lansing Production; Paramount.
Adrian Lyne.
Hope and Glory, Davros Production Services Limited Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
John Boorman.
The Last Emperor, Hemdale Film Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
Bernardo Bertolucci.
Moonstruck, Patrick Palmer & Norman Jewison Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Norman Jewison.
My Life as a Dog, Svensk Filmindustri/Filmteknik Production; Skouras Pictures. (Sweden)
Lasse Hallstrom.
A Fish Called Wanda, Michael Shamberg-Prominent Features Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. (United Kingdom)
Charles Crichton.
The Last Temptation of Christ, Testament Production; Universal/Cineplex Odeon.
Martin Scorsese.
Mississippi Burning, Frederick Zollo Production; Orion.
Alan Parker.
Rain Man, Guber-Peters Company Production; United Artists.
Barry Levinson.
Working Girl, 20th Century Fox Production; 20th Century Fox.
Mike Nichols.
Born on the Fourth of July, A. Kitman Ho & Ixtlan Production; Universal.
Oliver Stone.
Crimes and Misdemeanors, Jack Rollins and Charles H. Joffe Production; Orion.
Woody Allen.
Dead Poets Society, Touchstone Pictures Production in association with Silver Screen Partners IV; Buena Vista.
Peter Weir.
Henry V, Renaissance Films Production in association with BBC; Samuel Goldwyn Company. (United Kingdom)
Kenneth Branagh.
My Left Foot, Ferndale/Granada Production; Miramax Films. (Ireland)
Jim Sheridan.
The Godfather, Part III, Zoetrope Studios Production; Paramount.
Francis Ford Coppola.
Good Fellas, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros.
Martin Scorsese.
The Grifters, Martin Scorsese Production; Miramax Films.
Stephen Frears.
Reversal of Fortune, Reversal Films Production; Warner Bros.
Barbet Schroeder.
Boyz n the Hood, Columbia Pictures Production; Columbia.
John Singleton.
Bugsy, TriStar Pictures Production; TriStar.
Barry Levinson.
JFK, Camelot Production; Warner Bros.
Oliver Stone.
The Silence of the Lambs, Strong Heart/Demme Production; Orion.
Jonathan Demme.
Thelma & Louise, Pathe Entertainment Production; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Ridley Scott.
The Crying Game, Palace Pictures Production; Miramax Films. (United Kingdom)
Neil Jordan.
Howards End, Merchant Ivory Productions; Sony Pictures Classics. (United Kingdom/U.S.)
James Ivory.
The Player, Avenue Pictures Production; Fine Line Features.
Robert Altman.
Scent of a Woman, Universal Release/City Light Films Production; Universal.
Martin Brest.
Unforgiven, Warner Bros. Production; Warner Bros.
Clint Eastwood.
In the Name of the Father, Hell’s Kitchen/Gabriel Byrne Production; Universal. (Ireland)
Jim Sheridan.
The Piano, Jan Chapman & CIBY 2000 Production; Miramax Films. (Australia/France)
Jane Campion.
The Remains of the Day, Mike Nichols/John Calley/Merchant Ivory Production; Columbia. (United Kingdom)
James Ivory.
Schindler’s List, Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment Production; Universal.
Steven Spielberg.
Short Cuts, Avenue Pictures Production; Fine Line Features.
Robert Altman.
Bullets over Broadway, Jean Doumanian Production; Miramax Films.
Woody Allen.
Forrest Gump, Steve Tisch/Wendy Finerman Production; Paramount.
Robert Zemeckis.
Pulp Fiction, A Band Apart/Jersey Films Production; Miramax Films.
Quentin Tarantino.
Quiz Show, Hollywood Pictures Presentation of a Wildwood Enterprises/Baltimore Pictures Production; Buena Vista.
Robert Redford.
Red, CAB/MK2/TOR Production; Miramax Films. (Switzerland/France/Poland)
Krzysztof Kieslowski.
Babe, Kennedy Miller Pictures Production; Universal. (Australia)
Chris Noonan.
Braveheart, Icon Productions/Ladd Company Production; Paramount.
Mel Gibson.
Dead Man Walking, Working Title/Havoc Production; Gramercy Pictures.
Tim Robbins.
Leaving Las Vegas, Initial Productions; MGM/UA.
Mike Figgis.
The Postman (Il Postino), Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica Production/Pentafilm/Esterno Mediterraneo/Blue Dahlia Production; Miramax Films. (Italy)
Michael Radford.
The English Patient, Tiger Moth Production; Miramax Films.
Anthony Minghella.
Fargo, Working Title Production; Gramercy Pictures.
Joel Coen.
Secrets & Lies, CIBY 2000 and Thin Man Films Production; October Films. (United Kingdom)
Mike Leigh.
Shine, Momentum Films Production; Fine Line Features. (Australia)
Scott Hicks.
The Full Monty, Redwave Films Production; Fox Searchlight.
Peter Cattaneo.
Good Will Hunting, Be Gentlemen Production; Miramax Films.
Gus Van Sant.
L. A. Confidential, Arnon Milchan/David L. Wolper Production; Warner Bros.
Curtis Hanson.
The Sweet Hereafter, Ego Film Arts Production; Fine Line Features.
Atom Egoyan.
Titanic, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox and Paramount.
James Cameron.
Life Is Beautiful, Melampo Cinematografica Production; Miramax Films. (Italy)
Roberto Benigni.
Saving Private Ryan, Amblin Entertainment Production in association with Mutual Film Company; DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures.
Steven Spielberg.
Shakespeare in Love, Miramax Films, Universal Pictures, Bedford Falls Company Production; Miramax Films. (United Kingdom/U.S.)
John Madden.
The Thin Red Line, Fox 2000 Pictures Presentation from Phoenix Pictures in association with George Stevens, Jr.; 20th Century Fox.
Terrence Malick.
The Truman Show, Scott Rudin Production; Paramount.
Peter Weir.
American Beauty, Jinks/Cohen Company Production; DreamWorks.
Sam Mendes.
Being John Malkovich, Propaganda Films/Single Cell Pictures Production; USA Films. (United Kingdom/U.S.A.)
Spike Jonze.
The Cider House Rules, FilmColony Production; Miramax Films.
Lasse Hallström.
The Insider, Touchstone Pictures Production; Buena Vista.
Michael Mann.
The Sixth Sense, Kennedy/Marshall/Barry Mendel Production; Buena Vista.
M. Night Shyamalan.
Billy Elliot, Working Title Films Production; Universal Focus. (United Kingdom)
Stephen Daldry.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zoom Hunt International Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Taiwan)
Ang Lee.
Erin Brockovich, Jersey Films Production; Universal and Columbia.
Steven Soderbergh.
Gladiator, Douglas Wick in association with Scott Free Production; DreamWorks and Universal.
Ridley Scott.
Traffic, Bedford Falls/Laura Bickford Production; USA Films.
Steven Soderbergh.
A Beautiful Mind, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment Production; Universal and DreamWorks.
Ron Howard.
Black Hawk Down, Revolution Studios Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
Ridley Scott.
Gosford Park, Sandcastle 5 in association with Chicagofilms and Medusa Film Production; USA Films. (Italy/United Kingdom/U.S.A./Germany)
Robert Altman.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, New Line Cinema and Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (New Zealand/U.S.A.)
Peter Jackson.
Mulholland Drive, Les Films Alain Sarde/Asymmetrical Production; Universal and StudioCanal. (France/U.S.A.)
David Lynch.
Chicago, Producer Circle Co., Zadan/Meron Production; Miramax.
Rob Marshall.
Gangs of New York, Alberto Grimaldi Production; Miramax.
Martin Scorsese.
The Hours, Scott Rudin/Robert Fox Production; Paramount & Miramax.
Stephen Daldry.
The Pianist, R. P. Productions, Heritage Films, Studio Babelsberg, Runtime LTD. Production; Focus Features. (France/Poland/Germany/United Kingdom)
Roman Polanski.
Talk to Her, El Deseo S.A. Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Spain)
Pedro Almodóvar.
City of God, O2 Filmes and VideoFilmes Production, Co-Production Globo Filmes, Lumiere, StudioCanal and Wild Bunch; Miramax. (Brazil/France/U.S.A.)
Fernando Meirelles.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Wingnut Films Production; New Line. (U.S.A./New Zealand)
Peter Jackson.
Lost in Translation, American Zoetrope/Elemental Films Production; Focus Features. (U.S.A./Japan)
Sofia Coppola.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures and Miramax Films Production; 20th Century Fox.
Peter Weir.
Mystic River, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Clint Eastwood.
The Aviator, Forward Pass/Appian Way/IMF Production; Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group and Warner Bros. (U.S.A./Japan/Germany)
Martin Scorsese.
Million Dollar Baby, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Clint Eastwood.
Ray, Universal Pictures/Bristol Bay Production; Universal.
Taylor Hackford.
Sideways, Sideways Productions, Inc. Production; Fox Searchlight/20th Century Fox. (U.S.A./Hungary)
Alexander Payne.
Vera Drake, Simon Channing-Williams/Thin Man Films Production; Fine Line Features, Alain Sarde and UK Film Council in association with Inside Track Films. (United Kingdom/France/New Zealand)
Mike Leigh.
Brokeback Mountain, River Road Entertainment Production; Focus Features.
Ang Lee.
Capote, A-Line Pictures/Cooper’s Town/Infinity Media Production; UA/Sony Pictures Classics.
Bennett Miller.
Crash, Bob Yari/DEJ/BlackFriar’s Bridge/Harris Company/ApolloProscreen GmbH & Co./Bull’s Eye Entertainment Production; Lions Gate Films. (U.S.A./Germany)
Paul Haggis.
Good Night, and Good Luck, Good Night Good Luck LLC Production; Warner Independent Pictures. (Japan/France/United Kingdom/U.S.A.)
George Clooney.
Munich, Universal Pictures/DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal and DreamWorks.
Steven Spielberg.
Babel, Anonymous Content/Zeta Film/Central Films Production; Paramount and Paramount Vantage.
Alejandro González Iñárritu.
The Departed, Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Martin Scorsese.
Letters from Iwo Jima, DreamWorks Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Clint Eastwood.
The Queen, Granada Production; Miramax, Pathé and Granada. (United Kingdom/France/Italy)
Stephen Frears.
United 93, Universal Pictures/StudioCanal/Working Title Films Production; Universal and StudioCanal. (U.S.A./United Kingdom/France)
Paul Greengrass.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Kennedy/Marshall Company and Jon Kilik Production; Miramax/Pathé Renn. (France/U.S.A.)
Julian Schnabel.
Juno, Mandate Pictures/Mr. Mudd Production; Fox Searchlight.
Jason Reitman.
Michael Clayton, Clayton Productions, LLC Production; Warner Bros.
Tony Gilroy.
No Country for Old Men, Scott Rudin/Mike Zoss Production; Miramax and Paramount Vantage.
Joel Coen and
Ethan Coen.
There Will Be Blood, JoAnne Sellar/Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Paramount Vantage and Miramax.
Paul Thomas Anderson.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Kennedy/Marshall Production; Paramount and Warner Bros.
David Fincher.
Frost/Nixon, Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Production; Universal.
Ron Howard.
Milk, Groundswell and Jinks/Cohen Company Production; Focus Features.
Gus Van Sant.
The Reader, Mirage Enterprises and Neunte Babelsberg Film GmbH Production; The Weinstein Company. (U.S.A./Germany)
Stephen Daldry.
Slumdog Millionaire, Celador Films Production; Fox Searchlight. (United Kingdom)
Danny Boyle.
Avatar, Lightstorm Entertainment Production; 20th Century Fox.
James Cameron.
The Hurt Locker, Voltage Pictures Production; Summit Entertainment.
Kathryn Bigelow.
Inglourious Basterds, Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures/A Band Apart/Zehnte Babelsberg Production; The Weinstein Company/Universal Pictures. (U.S.A./Germany)
Quentin Tarantino.
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, Lee Daniels Entertainment/Smokewood Entertainment Production; Lionsgate.
Lee Daniels.
Up in the Air, Montecito Picture Company Production; Paramount in association with Cold Spring Pictures and DW Studios.
Jason Reitman.
Black Swan, Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production; Fox Searchlight.
Darren Aronofsky.
The Fighter, Relativity Media Production; Paramount.
David O. Russell.
The King’s Speech, See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production; The Weinstein Company. (United Kingdom)
Tom Hooper.
The Social Network, Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
David Fincher.
True Grit, Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount.
Joel Coen and
Ethan Coen.
The Artist, Le Petite Reine/Studio 37/La Classe Américaine/JD Prod/France 3 Cinéma/Jouror Productions/uFilm Production; The Weinstein Company. (France)
Michel Hazanavicius.
The Descendants, Ad Hominem Enterprises Production; Fox Searchlight.
Alexander Payne.
Hugo, Paramount Pictures and GK Films Production; Paramount.
Martin Scorsese.
Midnight in Paris, Pontchartrain Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (U.S.A./Spain)
Woody Allen.
The Tree of Life, River Road Entertainment Production; Fox Searchlight.
Terrence Malick.
Amour, Les Films du Losange/X Filme Creative Pool/Wega Film Production; Sony Pictures Classics. (Austria)
Michael Haneke.
Beasts of the Southern Wild, Cinereach and Court 13 Production; Fox Searchlight.
Benh Zeitlin.
Life of Pi, Fox 2000 Pictures Production; 20th Century Fox.
Ang Lee.
Lincoln, DreamWorks Pictures/20th Century Fox Production; Walt Disney/20th Century Fox.
Steven Spielberg.
Silver Linings Playbook, Weinstein Company Production; The Weinstein Company.
David O. Russell.
American Hustle, A Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
David O. Russell.
Gravity, A Warner Bros. UK Services Limited Production; Warner Bros.
Alfonso Cuarón.
Nebraska, A Paramount Vantage Production; Paramount.
Alexander Payne.
12 Years a Slave, A River Road, Plan B, New Regency Production; Fox Searchlight.
Steve McQueen.
The Wolf of Wall Street, A Red Granite Production, Paramount.
Martin Scorsese.
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), a New Regency/M Productions/LeGrisbi Production; Fox Searchlight.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Boyhood, an IFC Productions/Detour Filmproduction Production.
Richard Linklater.
Foxcatcher, an Annapurna Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Classics.
Bennett Miller.
The Grand Budapest Hotel, an American Empirical Production; Fox Searchlight.
Wes Anderson.
The Imitation Game, a Black Bear Pictures/Bristol Automotive Production; Weinstein Company.
Morten Tyldum.
The Big Short, a Paramount Pictures Production; Paramount.
Adam McKay.
Mad Max: Fury Road, a Village Roadshow/Kennedy Miller Mitchell Production; Warner Bros.
George Miller.
The Revenant, a Regency Enterprises Production; 20th Century Fox.
Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Room, an Element Pictures Production; A24.
Lenny Abrahamson.
Spotlight, an Anonymous Content/Participant Media/Rocklin/Faust/First Look Media Production; Open Road Films.
Tom McCarthy.
Arrival, A Lava Bear Films/21 Laps Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment Production; Paramount.
Denis Villeneuve.
Hacksaw Ridge, A Pandemonium Films/Permut Productions/Vendian Entertainment/Kylin Pictures production; Summit Entertainment.
Mel Gibson.
La La Land, A Black Label Media/TIK Films Limited/Impostor Pictures/Gilbert Films/Marc Platt Productions production; Summit Entertainment.
Damien Chazelle.
Manchester by the Sea, A K Period Media/B Story/CMP/Pearl Street Films production; Roadside Attractions/Amazon Studios.
Kenneth Lonergan.
Moonlight, An A24/Plan B Entertainment/Pastel Productions production; A24.
Barry Jenkins.
Dunkirk, A Syncopy Pictures Production; Warner Bros.
Christopher Nolan.
Get Out, A Blumhouse Productions/QC Entertainment/Monkeypaw Production; Universal.
Jordan Peele.
Lady Bird, A Mission Films Production; A24.
Greta Gerwig.
Phantom Thread, An Annapurna Pictures Production; Focus Features.
Paul Thomas Anderson.
The Shape of Water, A Double Dare You Production; Fox Searchlight.
Guillermo del Toro.
BlacKkKlansman, A QC Entertainment/Blumhouse Productions/Monkeypaw Productions/40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks Production; Focus Feature.
Spike Lee.
Cold War, An Opus Film/Apocalypso Pictures/MK Production; Amazon Studios.
Paweł Pawlikowski.
The Favourite, A Film4/Waypoint Entertainment/Element Pictures/Scarlet Films Production; Fox Searchlight.
Yorgos Lanthimos.
Roma, A Netflix/Participant Media/Esperanto-Filmoj Production; Netflix.
Alfonso Cuarón.
Vice, An Annapurna Pictures/Gary Sanchez Productions/Plan B Entertainment Production; Annapurna Pictures.
Adam McKay.
The Irishman, A Netflix/Tribeca Productions/Sikelia Productions/Winkler Films Production; Netflix.
Martin Scorsese.
Joker, A Joint Effort Production; Warner Bros.
Todd Phillips.
1917, A DreamWorks Pictures Production; Universal/Amblin Partners.
Sam Mendes.
Once upon a Time . . . in Hollywood, A Columbia Pictures Production; Sony Pictures Releasing.
Quentin Tarantino.
Parasite, A Barunson E&A Production; Neon. (South Korea)
Bong Joon Ho.
Another Round, A Zentropa Entertainments Production; Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Thomas Vinterberg.
Mank, A Netflix International Pictures Production; Netflix.
David Fincher.
Minari, A Plan B Production; A24.
Lee Isaac Chung.
Nomadland, A Highwayman/Hear/Say Productions/Cor Cordium Production; Searchlight.
Chloé Zhao.
Promising Young Woman, A LuckyChap Entertainment/FilmNation Entertainment Production; Focus Features.
Emerald Fennell.
Licorice Pizza, A Ghoulardi Film Company Production; Metro Goldwyn Mayer/United Artists Releasing.
Paul Thomas Anderson.
Belfast, A TKBC Production; Focus Features.
Kenneth Branagh.
The Power of the Dog, A See-Saw Films/Bad Girl Creek/Max Films in assoc. with Brightstar/The New Zealand Film Commission/Cross City Films/BBC Film Production; Netflix.
Jane Campion.
Drive My Car, A C&I Entertainment/Culture Entertainment/Bitters End Production; Sideshow and Janus Films.
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.
West Side Story, A 20th Century Studios Production; Walt Disney.
Steven Spielberg.
The Banshees of Inisherin, Blueprint Pictures/Film4/TSG Entertainment Prod.; Searchlight.
Martin McDonagh.
The Fabelmans, Amblin Partners Prod.; Universal/Amblin Partners.
Steven Spielberg.
Tár, Standard Film Company/EMJAG Prod.; Focus Features.
Todd Field.
Anatomy of a Fall, Les Films Pelléas/Les Films de Pierre Production; Neon.
Justine Triet.
Killers of the Flower Moon, Apple Original Films Production; Apple Original Films.
Martin Scorsese.
Oppenheimer, Universal Pictures/Syncopy/Atlas Entertainment Production; Universal.
Christopher Nolan.
Poor Things, Element Pictures Production; Searchlight.
Yorgos Lanthimos.
