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Danny Boyle won for Slumdog Millionaire (2008). Kathryn Bigelow won for The Hurt Locker (2009); first woman to win . Alfonso Cuarón won twice, for Gravity (2013) & Roma (2018); first Mexican winner .
- Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer
- Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Jane Campion, Power of The Dog
- Chloé Zhao, Nomadland
- Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
- Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
- Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape of Water
- Damien Chazelle, La La Land
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, The Revenant
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, Birdman Or
Oppenheimer won big at the 2024 Oscars, including in the Best Director category, where Christopher Nolan picked up his first award.
Everything Everywhere All at Once and its directors Kwan and Scheinert took home seven awards during the 2023 ceremony, the most of any film that year.
Becoming the third woman in Academy Awards history to win Best Director, Jane Campion snagged the Oscar for her modern-day Western at the 2022 ceremony. Campion also made history when she was nominated, as she became the first woman to be nominated twice for Best Director — her first nod was in 1993 for The Piano. Though she didn't win then, she di...
In another history-making win, not only was Zhao the second woman to ever win in the category, but she was the first Asian womanto take an Oscar for directing.
"Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films," said South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Howhen he accepted the Golden Globe for best motion picture, foreign language in 2020. At the Oscars that same year, he gave another touching speech, thanking and acknowledging his fellow nominees —...
This touching film, inspired by Cuarón's own upbringing, was a black-and-white picture that highlightedthe class differences in Mexican culture.
Going into the 90th Academy Awards in 2018, Del Toro's The Shape of Water had a staggering 13 nominations and snagged four trophies, for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Score and Best Production Design.
Any man who can get Ryan Gosling to break out in those dance moves certainly deserves to be awarded! Chazelle's La La Land was a big hit when it came out, and at the Academy Awards in 2017, it also won Best Cinematography, Best Original Song and Best Production Design in addition to Best Actress for Emma Stone.
Iñarritu took home the prestigious award for the second year in a row. Not only was this the film that got Leonardo DiCaprio his long-awaited Oscar, but The Revenant, which was based on the true story of explorer Hugh Glass, also won the award for Best Cinematography.
Starring powerhouses such as Michael Keaton, Edward Norton, Emma Stone and Zach Galifianakis, it's no wonder Birdmanwas a hit. The film also won trophies for Best Cinematography, Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
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John Ford has won the most Academy Awards for best director (four), and Frank Capra and William Wyler each have received three. Other notable recipients include Kathryn Bigelow, who is the first woman to earn the award (2010), and Chloé Zhao, the first director of color to win (2021).
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Mar 11, 2024 · Click through our updated visual history of every winner of the Academy Award for Best Director, from the most recent Oscar winner to the very first champion. Gallery updated March 2024.
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- Bong Joon-ho – Parasite (2019) Who Should Have Won: Bong Joon-ho for Parasite. When considering #1 on this list, I took into account a deserving win for a deserving film.
- The Coen Brothers – No Country for Old Men (2007) Who Should Have Won: The Coen Brothers for No Country for Old Men. 2007 is proof positive that the Academy can be bold and surprising at times.
- Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Who Should Have Won: Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
- Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity (2013) Who Should Have Won: Alfonso Cuarón for Gravity. Alfonso Cuarón is a bit of a magician, and Gravity remains one of his best tricks.
Mar 12, 2023 · With the win, Kwan and Scheinert have become the third directing duo in Oscar history to win the Best Director prize, following in the footsteps of Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise for “West Side...
Feb 9, 2020 · Oscar Winners 2020: Full List of the 92nd Academy Awards Winners and Nominees Parasite makes history as the first foreign language film to win Best Picture, and also picks up Best Director, Best International Feature Film, and Best Original Screenplay.
