Thursday, December 12

Oscars – Directing

Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!

2020 Academy Awards – Directing

Parasite Bong Joon Ho

Parasite

Bong Joon Ho

2019 Academy Awards – Directing

Roma Alfonso Cuarón

Roma

Alfonso Cuarón

2018 Academy Awards – Directing

The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro

The Shape of Water

Guillermo del Toro

2017 Academy Awards – Directing

La La Land Damien Chazelle

La La Land

Damien Chazelle

2016 Academy Awards – Directing

The Revenant Alejandro G. Iñárritu

The Revenant

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

2015 Academy Awards – Directing

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro G. Iñárritu

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Alejandro G. Iñárritu

2014 Academy Awards – Directing

Gravity Alfonso Cuarón

Gravity

Alfonso Cuarón

2013 Academy Awards – Directing

Life of Pi Ang Lee

Life of Pi

Ang Lee

2012 Academy Awards – Directing

The Artist Michel Hazanavicius

The Artist

Michel Hazanavicius

2011 Academy Awards – Directing

The King's Speech Tom Hooper

The King’s Speech

Tom Hooper

2010 Academy Awards – Directing

The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow

The Hurt Locker

Kathryn Bigelow

2009 Academy Awards – Directing

Slumdog Millionaire Danny Boyle

Slumdog Millionaire

Danny Boyle

2008 Academy Awards – Directing

No Country for Old Men Ethan Coen

No Country for Old Men

Ethan Coen

2007 Academy Awards – Directing

The Departed Martin Scorsese

The Departed

Martin Scorsese

2006 Academy Awards – Directing

Brokeback Mountain Ang Lee

Brokeback Mountain

Ang Lee

2005 Academy Awards – Directing

Million Dollar Baby Clint Eastwood

Million Dollar Baby

Clint Eastwood

2004 Academy Awards – Directing

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Peter Jackson

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Peter Jackson

2003 Academy Awards – Directing

The Pianist Roman Polanski

The Pianist

Roman Polanski

2002 Academy Awards – Directing

A Beautiful Mind Ron Howard

A Beautiful Mind

Ron Howard

2001 Academy Awards – Directing

Traffic Steven Soderbergh

Traffic

Steven Soderbergh

2000 Academy Awards – Directing

American Beauty Sam Mendes

American Beauty

Sam Mendes

1999 Academy Awards – Directing

Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg

Saving Private Ryan

Steven Spielberg

1998 Academy Awards – Directing

Titanic James Cameron

Titanic

James Cameron

1997 Academy Awards – Directing

The English Patient Anthony Minghella

The English Patient

Anthony Minghella

1996 Academy Awards – Directing

Braveheart Mel Gibson

Braveheart

Mel Gibson

1995 Academy Awards – Directing

Forrest Gump Robert Zemeckis

Forrest Gump

Robert Zemeckis

1994 Academy Awards – Directing

Schindler's List Steven Spielberg

Schindler’s List

Steven Spielberg

1993 Academy Awards – Directing

Unforgiven Clint Eastwood

Unforgiven

Clint Eastwood

1992 Academy Awards – Directing

The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme

The Silence of the Lambs

Jonathan Demme

1991 Academy Awards – Directing

Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner

Dances with Wolves

Kevin Costner

1990 Academy Awards – Directing

Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone

Born on the Fourth of July

Oliver Stone

1989 Academy Awards – Directing

Rain Man Barry Levinson

Rain Man

Barry Levinson

1988 Academy Awards – Directing

The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci

The Last Emperor

Bernardo Bertolucci

1987 Academy Awards – Directing

Platoon Oliver Stone

Platoon

Oliver Stone

1986 Academy Awards – Directing

Out of Africa Sydney Pollack

Out of Africa

Sydney Pollack

1985 Academy Awards – Directing

Amadeus Milos Forman

Amadeus

Milos Forman

1984 Academy Awards – Directing

Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks

Terms of Endearment

James L. Brooks

1983 Academy Awards – Directing

Gandhi Richard Attenborough

Gandhi

Richard Attenborough

1982 Academy Awards – Directing

Reds Warren Beatty

Reds

Warren Beatty

1981 Academy Awards – Directing

Ordinary People Robert Redford

Ordinary People

Robert Redford

1980 Academy Awards – Directing

Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton

Kramer vs. Kramer

Robert Benton

1979 Academy Awards – Directing

The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino

The Deer Hunter

Michael Cimino

1978 Academy Awards – Directing

Annie Hall Woody Allen

Annie Hall

Woody Allen

1977 Academy Awards – Directing

Rocky John G. Avildsen

Rocky

John G. Avildsen

1976 Academy Awards – Directing

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Milos Forman

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Milos Forman

1975 Academy Awards – Directing

The Godfather: Part II Francis Ford Coppola

The Godfather: Part II

Francis Ford Coppola

1974 Academy Awards – Directing

The Sting George Roy Hill

The Sting

George Roy Hill

1973 Academy Awards – Directing

Cabaret Bob Fosse

Cabaret

Bob Fosse

1972 Academy Awards – Directing

The French Connection William Friedkin

The French Connection

William Friedkin

1971 Academy Awards – Directing

Patton Franklin J. Schaffner

Patton

Franklin J. Schaffner

1970 Academy Awards – Directing

Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger

Midnight Cowboy

John Schlesinger

1969 Academy Awards – Directing

Oliver! Carol Reed

Oliver!

Carol Reed

1968 Academy Awards – Directing

The Graduate Mike Nichols

The Graduate

Mike Nichols

1967 Academy Awards – Directing

A Man for All Seasons Fred Zinnemann

A Man for All Seasons

Fred Zinnemann

1966 Academy Awards – Directing

The Sound of Music Robert Wise

The Sound of Music

Robert Wise

1965 Academy Awards – Directing

My Fair Lady George Cukor

My Fair Lady

George Cukor

1964 Academy Awards – Directing

Tom Jones Tony Richardson

Tom Jones

Tony Richardson

1963 Academy Awards – Directing

Lawrence of Arabia David Lean

Lawrence of Arabia

David Lean

1962 Academy Awards – Directing

West Side Story Robert Wise

West Side Story

Robert Wise

1961 Academy Awards – Directing

The Apartment Billy Wilder

The Apartment

Billy Wilder

1960 Academy Awards – Directing

Ben-Hur William Wyler

Ben-Hur

William Wyler

1959 Academy Awards – Directing

Gigi Vincente Minnelli

Gigi

Vincente Minnelli

1958 Academy Awards – Directing

The Bridge on the River Kwai David Lean

The Bridge on the River Kwai

David Lean

1957 Academy Awards – Directing

Giant George Stevens

Giant

George Stevens

1956 Academy Awards – Directing

Marty Delbert Mann

Marty

Delbert Mann

1955 Academy Awards – Directing

On the Waterfront Elia Kazan

On the Waterfront

Elia Kazan

1954 Academy Awards – Directing

From Here to Eternity Fred Zinnemann

From Here to Eternity

Fred Zinnemann

1953 Academy Awards – Directing

The Quiet Man John Ford

The Quiet Man

John Ford

1952 Academy Awards – Directing

A Place in the Sun George Stevens

A Place in the Sun

George Stevens

1951 Academy Awards – Directing

All About Eve Joseph L. Mankiewicz

All About Eve

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1950 Academy Awards – Directing

A Letter to Three Wives Joseph L. Mankiewicz

A Letter to Three Wives

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1949 Academy Awards – Directing

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre John Huston

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

John Huston

1948 Academy Awards – Directing

Gentleman's Agreement Elia Kazan

Gentleman’s Agreement

Elia Kazan

1947 Academy Awards – Directing

The Best Years of Our Lives William Wyler

The Best Years of Our Lives

William Wyler

1946 Academy Awards – Directing

The Lost Weekend Billy Wilder

The Lost Weekend

Billy Wilder

1945 Academy Awards – Directing

Going My Way Leo McCarey

Going My Way

Leo McCarey

1944 Academy Awards – Directing

Casablanca Michael Curtiz

Casablanca

Michael Curtiz

1943 Academy Awards – Directing

Mrs. Miniver William Wyler

Mrs. Miniver

William Wyler

1942 Academy Awards – Directing

How Green Was My Valley John Ford

How Green Was My Valley

John Ford

1941 Academy Awards – Directing

The Grapes of Wrath John Ford

The Grapes of Wrath

John Ford

1940 Academy Awards – Directing

Gone with the Wind Victor Fleming

Gone with the Wind

Victor Fleming

1939 Academy Awards – Directing

You Can't Take It with You Frank Capra

You Can’t Take It with You

Frank Capra

1938 Academy Awards – Directing

The Awful Truth Leo McCarey

The Awful Truth

Leo McCarey

1937 Academy Awards – Directing

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Frank Capra

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town

Frank Capra

1936 Academy Awards – Directing

The Informer John Ford

The Informer

John Ford

1935 Academy Awards – Directing

It Happened One Night Frank Capra

It Happened One Night

Frank Capra

1934 Academy Awards – Directing

Cavalcade Frank Lloyd

Cavalcade

Frank Lloyd

1932 Academy Awards – Directing

Bad Girl Frank Borzage

Bad Girl

Frank Borzage

1931 Academy Awards – Directing

Skippy Norman Taurog

Skippy

Norman Taurog

1930s Academy Awards – Directing

All Quiet on the Western Front Lewis Milestone

All Quiet on the Western Front

Lewis Milestone

1930s Academy Awards – Directing

The Divine Lady Frank Lloyd

The Divine Lady

Frank Lloyd

1929 Academy Awards – Directing

7th Heaven Frank Borzage

7th Heaven

Frank Borzage

1929 Academy Awards – Directing

Two Arabian Knights Lewis Milestone

Two Arabian Knights

Lewis Milestone