1941 Academy Awards – Directing Winner
![The Grapes of Wrath John Ford](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-grapes-of-wrath-john-ford-image.jpg)
The Grapes of Wrath
John Ford
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
1941 Academy Awards – Directing Nominees
![Kitty Foyle Sam Wood](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/kitty-foyle-sam-wood-image.jpg)
Kitty Foyle
Sam Wood
![Rebecca Alfred Hitchcock](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/rebecca-image.jpg)
Rebecca
Alfred Hitchcock
![The Letter William Wyler](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-letter-william-wyler-image.jpg)
The Letter
William Wyler
![The Philadelphia Story George Cukor](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-philadelphia-story-george-cukor-image.jpg)