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    Ang Lee All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Ang Lee

    Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film, BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Lion, San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Academy Award for Best Director, Golden Bear, Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film, London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, Satellite Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture More
    2006, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2001, 1994, 1993, 1996
    Brokeback Mountain, Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Lust, Caution, Eat Drink Man Woman, The Wedding Banquet More
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    Anthony Minghella All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Anthony Minghella

    National Board of Review Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film More
    1999, 1996, 1997, 2003, 1991
    The Talented Mr. Ripley, The English Patient, Cold Mountain, Truly, Madly, Deeply More
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    Barry Levinson All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Barry Levinson

    DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, Academy Award for Best Director More
    1988, 1991, 1989
    Rain Man, Bugsy
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    Bernardo Bertolucci All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Bernardo Bertolucci

    Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, David di Donatello for Best Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Leopard of Honour, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, David di Donatello for Best Script, Academy Award for Best Director, Sutherland Trophy, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film, César Award for Best Foreign Film, David di Donatello for Best Director, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director More
    1987, 1988, 1970, 1971
    The Last Emperor, The Conformist
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    Billy Wilder All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Billy Wilder

    Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, Academy Award for Best Director, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award, Academy Award for Best Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Film, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, AFI Life Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honor More
    1961, 1960, 1945, 1951, 1946, 1975, 1985, 1950, 1986, 1990
    The Apartment, Some Like It Hot, The Lost Weekend, Sunset Boulevard, The Front Page More
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    Bob Fosse All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Bob Fosse

    National Board of Review Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, BAFTA Award for Best Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director, Palme d'Or More
    1972, 1973, 1980
    Cabaret, All That Jazz
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    Carol Reed All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Carol Reed

    BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Academy Award for Best Director, Cannes Grand Prize of the Festival More
    1947, 1968, 1948, 1949
    Odd Man Out, Oliver!, The Fallen Idol, The Third Man
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    Clint Eastwood All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Clint Eastwood

    Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Satellite Award for Best Original Song, People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, People's Choice Award for Favorite All-Time Entertainer, Academy Award for Best Director, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, César Award for Best Foreign Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, AFI Life Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honor, London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor, San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Director, Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Bodil Award for Best American Film, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, Satellite Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Best Actor More
    1992, 2007, 1981, 2011, 2006, 2009, 1987, 2004, 1989, 1988, 2005, 2003, 1996, 2000, 1985, 1984, 2008, 1993, 2010 More
    Unforgiven, Grace is Gone, Hereafter, Invictus, Million Dollar Baby, Bird, Mystic River, Letters from Iwo Jima, Gran Torino, Flags of Our Fathers More
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    Danny Boyle All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Danny Boyle

    BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film, Goya Award for Best European Film, Academy Award for Best Director, David di Donatello for Best European Film, People´s Choice Award for Best European Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Golden Space Needle Award for Best Director, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director, Satellite Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Czech Lion Award for Best Foreign Language More
    1994, 1997, 2010, 2008, 2009, 1996
    Shallow Grave, Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire
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    David Lean All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    David Lean

    Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Film, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Academy Award for Best Director, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director, AFI Life Achievement Award, DGA Honorary Life Member Award, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Golden Bear, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award More
    1958, 1957, 1984, 1954, 1952, 1967, 1962, 1990, 1966, 1973, 1963
    The Bridge on the River Kwai, A Passage to India, Hobson's Choice, The Sound Barrier, Doctor Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia More
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    Delbert Mann All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Delbert Mann

    Academy Award for Best Director, Palme d'Or, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, DGA Honorary Life Member Award More
    1955, 2002
    Marty
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    Elia Kazan All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Elia Kazan

    DGA Honorary Life Member Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Academy Award for Best Director, Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honor More
    1983, 1955, 1954, 1947, 1964, 1956, 1948, 1957, 1987
    On the Waterfront, Gentleman's Agreement, America, America, East of Eden, Baby Doll More
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    Ethan Coen All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Ethan Coen

    Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award, London Film Critics Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Dramatic, Academy Award for Best Director, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Picture, Palme d'Or, Satellite Award for Best Director, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay More
    2010, 1996, 2007, 2008, 1997, 1985, 2002, 1991, 2001, 2009
    A Serious Man, Fargo, No Country for Old Men, Blood Simple, The Man Who Wasn't There, Barton Fink More
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    Francis Ford Coppola All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Francis Ford Coppola

    Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Palme d'Or, Academy Award for Best Director, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director, Golden Globe Award for Best Film - Musical or Comedy, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Satellite Mary Pickford Award, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Academy Award for Best Picture, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director More
    1973, 1974, 1972, 1979, 1970, 2001, 1980, 1998
    The Godfather, The Conversation, The Tin Drum, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II, American Graffiti, Patton More
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    Frank Borzage All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Frank Borzage

    Academy Award for Best Director, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
    1932, 1928, 1961
    Bad Girl, Seventh Heaven
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    Frank Capra All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Frank Capra

    Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Picture, DGA Honorary Life Member Award, AFI Life Achievement Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award More
    1934, 1938, 1941, 1982, 1936, 1937, 1933, 1947, 1959
    It Happened One Night, You Can't Take It With You, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, It's a Wonderful Life More
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    Frank Lloyd

    Academy Award for Best Director
    1933, 1929
    Cavalcade, The Divine Lady
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    Franklin Schaffner All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Franklin Schaffner

    National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Academy Award for Best Director, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film More
    1970
    Patton
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    Fred Zinnemann All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Fred Zinnemann

    BAFTA Award for Best Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award, David di Donatello European David Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Academy Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Academy Award for Best Picture More
    1967, 1954, 1970, 1978, 1966, 1953
    A Man for All Seasons, From Here to Eternity, Julia
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    George Cukor All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    George Cukor

    DGA Lifetime Achievement Award, Academy Award for Best Director, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film More
    1981, 1964, 1965
    My Fair Lady
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    George Roy Hill All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    George Roy Hill

    Cannes Jury Prize, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Academy Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, BAFTA Award for Best Film More
    1972, 1973, 1970
    Slaughterhouse-Five, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
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    George Stevens All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    George Stevens

    National Board of Review Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Director, The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, DGA Lifetime Achievement Award More
    1956, 1951, 1952, 1960
    Giant, A Place in the Sun
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    James Cameron All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    James Cameron

    Blue Ribbon Award for Best Foreign Language Film, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film, MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence, Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Film Editing, Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama, Satellite Award for Best Director, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director, Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film, Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film, Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Hochi Film Award for Best Foreign Film, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Director, Mainichi Film Concours Readers' Choice Award for Best Film, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, PGA Producer of the Year Award for Motion Picture Producer of the Year, Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Special Citation, Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay, Ray Bradbury Award, Satellite Nikola Tesla Award More
    1998, 1997, 2010, 1992, 1999, 1985, 2003
    Titanic, Avatar, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Rambo: First Blood Part II, The Terminator More
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    James L. Brooks All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    James L. Brooks

    Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Director, Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director More
    1984, 1981, 1980, 1983, 1975, 1979, 1998, 1987
    Terms of Endearment, Taxi, Lou Grant, Rhoda, As Good as It Gets, Broadcast News More
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    Joel Coen All Academy Award for Best Director Winners People picture

    Joel Coen

    Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award, London Film Critics Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Picture, Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, Cannes Best Director Award, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Film, Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay, Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize - U.S. Dramatic, Academy Award for Best Director, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, National Board of Review Award for Best Film, Independent Spirit Award for Best Director, Satellite Award for Best Director, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay, Academy Award for Best Picture, Palme d'Or, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay More
    2010, 1996, 2007, 2008, 2001, 1997, 1985, 1986, 2002, 1991, 2009
    A Serious Man, Fargo, No Country for Old Men, The Man Who Wasn't There, Blood Simple, Barton Fink More

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