| OSCAR FOR BEST DIRECTOR |
| And the Winner was... |
| 1927 / 28 : COMEDY = Lewis Milestone for TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS, DRAMA = Frank Borzage for 7TH HEAVEN and a special directorial award to Charles Chaplin, for his efforts on THE CIRCUS |
| 1928 / 29 : Frank Lloyd for THE DIVINE LADY |
| 1929 / 30 : Lewis Milestone for ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT |
| 1930 / 31 : Norman Taurog for SKIPPY |
| 1931 / 32 : Frank Borzage for BAD GIRL |
| 1932 / 33 : Frank Lloyd for CAVALCADE |
| 1934 : Frank Capra for IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT |
| 1935 : John Ford for THE INFORMER |
| 1936 : Frank Capra for MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN |
| 1937 : Leo McCarey for THE AWFUL TRUTH |
| 1938 : Frank Capra for YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU |
| 1939 : Victor Fleming for GONE WITH THE WIND |
| 1940 : John Ford for THE GRAPES OF WRATH |
| 1941 : John Ford for HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY |
| 1942 : William Wyler for MRS. MINIVER |
| 1943 : Michael Curtiz for CASABLANCA |
| 1944 : Leo McCarey for GOING MY WAY |
| 1945 : Billy Wilder for THE LOST WEEKEND |
| 1946 : William Wyler for THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES |
| 1947 : Elia Kazan for GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT |
| 1948 : John Huston for THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE |
| 1949 : Joseph L. Mankiewicz for A LETTER TO THREE WIVES |
| 1950 : Joseph L. Mankiewicz for ALL ABOUT EVE |
| 1951 : George Stevens for A PLACE IN THE SUN |
| 1952 : John Ford for THE QUIET MAN |
| 1953 : Fred Zinnemann for FROM HERE TO ETERNITY |
| 1954 : Elia Kazan for ON THE WATERFRONT |
| 1955 : Delbert Mann for MARTY |
| 1956 : George Stevens for GIANT |
| 1957 : David Lean for THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI |
| 1958 : Vincente Minnelli for GIGI |
| 1959 : William Wyler for BEN-HUR |
| 1960 : Billy Wilder for THE APARTMENT |
| 1961 : Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise for WEST SIDE STORY |
| 1962 : David Lean for LAWRENCE OF ARABIA |
| 1963 : Tony Richardson for TOM JONES |
| 1964 : George Cukor for MY FAIR LADY |
| 1965 : Robert Wise for THE SOUND OF MUSIC |
| 1966 : Fred Zinnemann for A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS |
| 1967 : Mike Nichols for THE GRADUATE |
| 1968 : Carol Reed for OLIVER! |
| 1969 : John Schlesinger for MIDNIGHT COWBOY |
| 1970 : Franklin J. Schaffner for PATTON |
| 1971 : William Friedkin for THE FRENCH CONNECTION |
| 1972 : Bob Fosse for CABARET |
| 1973 : George Roy Hill for THE STING |
| 1974 : Francis Ford Coppola for THE GODFATHER PART II |
| 1975 : Milos Forman for ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST |
| 1976 : John G. Avildsen for ROCKY |
| 1977 : Woody Allen for ANNIE HALL |
| 1978 : Michael Cimino for THE DEER HUNTER |
| 1979 : Robert Benton for KRAMER VS. KRAMER |
| 1980 : Robert Redford for ORDINARY PEOPLE |
| 1981 : Warren Beatty in REDS |
| 1982 : Richard Attenborough for GANDHI |
| 1983 : James L. Brooks for TERMS OF ENDEARMENT |
| 1984 : Milos Forman for AMADEUS |
| 1985 : Sydney Pollack for OUT OF AFRICA |
| 1986 : Oliver Stone for PLATOON |
| 1987 : Bernardo Bertolucci for THE LAST EMPEROR |
| 1988 : Barry Levinson for RAIN MAN |
| 1989 : Oliver Stone for BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY |
| 1990 : Kevin Costner for DANCES WITH WOLVES |
| 1991 : Jonathan Demme for THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS |
| 1992 : Clint Eastwood for UNFORGIVEN |
| 1993 : Steven Spielberg for SCHINDLER'S LIST |
| 1994 : Robert Zemeckis for FORREST GUMP |
| 1995 : Mel Gibson for BRAVEHEART |
| 1996 : Anthony Minghella for THE ENGLISH PATIENT |
| 1997 : James Cameron for TITANIC |
| 1998 : Steven Spielberg for SAVING PRIVATE RYAN |
| 1999 : Sam Mendes for AMERICAN BEAUTY |
| 2000 : Steven Soderbergh for TRAFFIC |
| 2001 : Ron Howard for A BEAUTIFUL MIND |
| 2002 : Roman Polanski for "THE PIANIST" |
| 2003 : Peter Jackson for "LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING" |
| 2004 : Clint Eastwood for "MILLION DOLLAR BABY" |
| 2005 : Ang Lee for "BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN" |
| 2006 : |
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