1981 Academy Awards – Directing Winner
![Ordinary People Robert Redford](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ordinary-people-robert-redford-image.jpg)
Ordinary People
Robert Redford
The accidental death of the older son of an affluent family deeply strains the relationships among the bitter mother, the good-natured father, and the guilt-ridden younger son.
1981 Academy Awards – Directing Nominees
![Raging Bull Martin Scorsese](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/raging-bull-martin-scorsese-image.jpg)
Raging Bull
Martin Scorsese
![Tess Roman Polanski](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/tess-roman-polanski-image.jpg)
Tess
Roman Polanski
![The Elephant Man David Lynch](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-elephant-man-david-lynch-image.jpg)
The Elephant Man
David Lynch
![The Stunt Man Richard Rush](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-stunt-man-richard-rush-image.jpg)