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      • Known for his work in numerous genres over five decades, he received numerous awards and accolades, including three Academy Awards. He holds the record of twelve nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director.
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  2. He holds a record twelve nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. For his work Wyler was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award, and the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award.

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  4. Wyler went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director three times, for Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Ben-Hur (1959), all of which also won for Best Picture.

  5. 1949 Winner BAFTA Film Award. Best Film from any Source 1947. The Best Years of Our Lives. Accepted by Jane Wyman on behalf of William Wyler.

    • July 1, 1902
    • July 27, 1981
  6. Check all the awards won and nominated for by William Wyler - AFI Life Achievement Award (1976) , DGA Lifetime Achievement Award (1966) , BAFTA Award for Best Film (1960) and more awards. William Wyler was an American film director, producer and screenwriter.

  7. This article is a List of awards and nominations received by William Wyler. Introduction List of awards and nominations received by William Wyler;

  8. Feb 24, 2024 · William Wyler secured his very first Best Director Oscar nomination at the 9th Academy Awards in 1937 for his work helming the motion picture Dodsworth. Within the first decade of this award...

  9. William Wyler (July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born film director, producer, and screenwriter. Notable works include Ben-Hur (1959), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Mrs. Miniver (1942), all which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, and also won Best Picture.