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Dec 31, 2015 · Although Robert Altman has never won a competitive Oscar, despite his numerous nominations, the Academy awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award back in 2006. 1. Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock is not only one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he is also one of the most influential directors of all time.
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- Quentin Tarantino. Although he is one of cinema's most acclaimed directors, Quentin Tarantino has yet to claim a directing Oscar. He's been nominated three times for Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, failing to win each time.
- Jordan Peele. Although former comedian-turned-filmmaker Jordan Peele doesn't have the lengthy career as some other overdue directors, he has made a name for himself as one of the business's most innovative and distinctive creators.
- Stanley Kubrick. Widely considered one of the best directors in history, Stabley Kubrick helmed some of the all-time most acclaimed and iconic movies.
- Céline Sciamma. A leading figure in European cinema, French writer and director Céline Sciamma has never been nominated for an Oscar. The director, famous for her films exploring womanhood and sexual identity, is behind some of the best modern films, including the universally acclaimed Portrait of a Lady on Fire and the recent Petite Maman.
- Orson Welles. This Oscar season, much has been made of Sam Mendes' 1917 and how the whole movie is edited to look like one continuous shot. It's a serious contender for Best Picture and/or Director, but you can trace its one-shot conceit back decades to the pioneering use of long takes by directors like Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock.
- Akira Kurosawa. During his illustrious fifty-year film career, the great Akira Kurosawa only nabbed a single Best Director nomination—for Ran, his late-career Japanese retelling of Shakespeare's King Lear.
- Alfred Hitchcock. The Master of Suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, received no less than five Best Director nominations over the course of his career. That ain't bad, but it still wasn't enough to land him an actual win.
- Stanley Kubrick. Despite earning nominations for Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick never actually won an Oscar for Best Director.
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- Stanley Kubrick. Easily the most shocking director to land on this list, Stanley Kubrick has directed what are widely considered the greatest movies of all time.
- Sam Raimi. One of the most iconic directors in recent memory and also has one of the most distinct visual styles. Known for directing the Evil Dead trilogy as well as the Spider-Man trilogy, both incredibly beloved by fans and critics, Sam Raimi has not won an Oscar.
- Wes Anderson. The extraordinary, scarf-wearing, genius that is Wes Anderson created a style that is all his own. It is so his own that he is one of the few modern filmmakers who have their style attributed to them.
- Christopher Nolan. A bit of a tough nut to crack, Christopher Nolan is a very cerebral filmmaker in that he likes to deal with high-concept sci-fi that not everyone will be on board for.
Jul 18, 2024 · Some of them, unfortunately, will never have the opportunity. Here are some great filmmakers with zero Best Director Oscars to their names.
These filmmakers directed movies you love—but they never took home Best Directing Oscars for them.
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Jul 21, 2019 · Below are ten Actors and Directors who never nabbed a little gold man... or at least, not the one they deserved! Charlie Chaplin Not only is Charlie Chaplin as iconic as Mickey Mouse and Superman, but he was also a consummate artist and one of the most revolutionary and important figures in the history of narrative film.
