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| Precursor Category | Precursor Nominees | Oscar Nominees | Oscar Category |
2010 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan {O} David Fincher - The Social Network {O} Tom Hooper - The King's Speech {O} Christopher Nolan - Inception David O. Russell - The Fighter {O} |
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - True Grit David Fincher - The Social Network Tom Hooper - The King's Speech {P} David O. Russell - The Fighter |
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| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Darren Aronofsky - Black Swan {O} David O. Russell - The Fighter {O} Christopher Nolan - Inception {O} Tom Hooper - The King's Speech {O} David Fincher - The Social Network {O} |
Black Swan The Fighter Inception The Kids Are All Right The King's Speech {P} 127 Hours The Social Network Toy Story 3 True Grit Winter's Bone |
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| Precursor Category | Precursor Nominees | Oscar Nominees | Oscar Category |
2009 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker {O} James Cameron - Avatar {O} Lee Daniels - Precious {O} Jason Reitman - Up in the Air {O} Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds {O} |
Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker {P} James Cameron - Avatar Lee Daniels - Precious Jason Reitman - Up in the Air Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
James Cameron - Avatar {O} Kathryn Bigelow - The Hurt Locker {O} Quentin Tarantino - Inglourious Basterds {O} Lee Daniels - Precious {O} Jason Reitman - Up in the Air {O} |
Avatar The Blind Side District 9 An Education The Hurt Locker {P} Inglourious Basterds Precious A Serious Man Up Up in the Air |
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2008 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire {O} David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button {O} Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon {O} Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Gus Van Sant - Milk {O} |
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire {P} Stephen Daldry - The Reader David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon Gus Van Sant - Milk |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button {O} Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon {O} Gus Van Sant - Milk {O} Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire {O} |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk The Reader Slumdog Millionaire {P} |
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2007 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood {O} Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men {O} Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton {O} Sean Penn - Into the Wild Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly {O} |
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men {P} Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton Jason Reitman - Juno Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Sean Penn - Into the Wild Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton {O} Joel Coen, Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men {O} Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood {O} |
Atonement Juno Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men {P} There Will Be Blood |
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2006 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Bill Condon - Dreamgirls Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris - Little Miss Sunshine Stephen Frears - The Queen {O} Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Babel {O} Martin Scorsese - The Departed {O} |
Clint Eastwood - Letters from Iwo Jima Stephen Frears - The Queen Paul Greengrass - United 93 Alejandro González Iñárritu - Babel Martin Scorsese - The Departed {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu - Babel {O} Martin Scorsese - The Departed {O} Bill Condon - Dreamgirls Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris - Little Miss Sunshine {O} Stephen Frears - The Queen {O} |
Babel The Departed {P} Letters from Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen |
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2005 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck {O} Paul Haggis - Crash {O} Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain {O} Bennett Miller - Capote {O} Steven Spielberg - Munich {O} |
George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck. Paul Haggis - Crash Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain {P} Bennett Miller - Capote Steven Spielberg - Munich |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Ang Lee - Brokeback Mountain {O} Bennett Miller - Capote {O} Paul Haggis - Crash {O} George Clooney - Good Night, and Good Luck {O} Steven Spielberg - Munich {O} |
Brokeback Mountain {P} Capote Crash Good Night, and Good Luck. Munich |
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2004 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby {O} Marc Forster - Finding Neverland Taylor Hackford - Ray {O} Alexander Payne - Sideways {O} Martin Scorsese - The Aviator {O} |
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby {P} Taylor Hackford - Ray Mike Leigh - Vera Drake Alexander Payne - Sideways Martin Scorsese - The Aviator |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Martin Scorsese - The Aviator {O} Marc Forster - Finding Neverland {O} Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby {O} Taylor Hackford - Ray {O} Alexander Payne - Sideways {O} |
The Aviator Finding Neverland Million Dollar Baby {P} Ray Sideways |
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2003 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation {O} Clint Eastwood - Mystic River {O} Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King {O} Gary Ross - Seabiscuit Peter Weir - Master and Commander {O} |
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation Clint Eastwood - Mystic River Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King {P} Fernando Meirelles - City of God Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King {O} Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation {O} Peter Weir - Master and Commander {O} Clint Eastwood - Mystic River {O} Gary Ross - Seabiscuit {O} |
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King {P} Lost in Translation Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Mystic River Seabiscuit |
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2002 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Stephen Daldry - The Hours {O} Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Rob Marshall - Chicago {O} Roman Polanski - The Pianist {O} Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York {O} |
Pedro Almodóvar - Talk to Her Stephen Daldry - The Hours Rob Marshall - Chicago {P} Roman Polanski - The Pianist Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Rob Marshall - Chicago {O} Martin Scorsese - Gangs of New York {O} Stephen Daldry - The Hours {O} Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers {O} Roman Polanski - The Pianist {O} |
Chicago {P} Gangs of New York The Hours The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Pianist |
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2001 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind {O} Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring {O} Baz Luhrmann - Moulin Rouge Christopher Nolan - Memento Ridley Scott - Black Hawk Down {O} |
Robert Altman - Gosford Park Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind {P} Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring David Lynch - Mulholland Drive Ridley Scott - Black Hawk Down |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Ron Howard - A Beautiful Mind {O} Ridley Scott - Black Hawk Down Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring {O} Christopher Nolan - Memento Baz Luhrmann - Moulin Rouge {O} |
A Beautiful Mind {P} Gosford Park In the Bedroom The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Moulin Rouge |
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2000 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon {O} Ridley Scott - Gladiator {O} Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brockovich {O} Steven Soderbergh - Traffic {O} |
Stephen Daldry - Billy Elliot Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon {P} Ridley Scott - Gladiator Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brockovich Steven Soderbergh - Traffic |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Cameron Crowe - Almost Famous Ang Lee - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon {O} Steven Soderbergh - Erin Brockovich {O} Ridley Scott - Gladiator {O} Steven Soderbergh - Traffic {O} |
Chocolat Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon {P} Erin Brockovich Gladiator Traffic |
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| Precursor Category | Precursor Nominees | Oscar Nominees | Oscar Category |
1999 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Frank Darabont - The Green Mile Spike Jonze - Being John Malkovich {O} Michael Mann - The Insider {O} Sam Mendes - American Beauty {O} M. Night Shyamalan - The Sixth Sense {O} |
Lasse Hallström - The Cider House Rules Spike Jonze - Being John Malkovich Michael Mann - The Insider Sam Mendes - American Beauty {P} M. Night Shyamalan - The Sixth Sense |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Sam Mendes - American Beauty {O} Spike Jonze - Being John Malkovich Frank Darabont - The Green Mile {O} Michael Mann - The Insider {O} M. Night Shyamalan - The Sixth Sense {O} |
American Beauty {P} The Cider House Rules The Green Mile The Insider The Sixth Sense |
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1998 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful {O} John Madden - Shakespeare in Love {O} Terrence Malick - The Thin Red Line {O} Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan {O} Peter Weir - The Truman Show {O} |
Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful John Madden - Shakespeare in Love Terrence Malick - The Thin Red Line Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan {P} Peter Weir - The Truman Show |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful {O} Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan {O} John Madden - Shakespeare in Love {O} Terrence Malick - The Thin Red Line {O} Peter Weir - The Truman Show |
Elizabeth Life Is Beautiful Saving Private Ryan {P} Shakespeare in Love The Thin Red Line |
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1997 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
James L. Brooks - As Good As It Gets James Cameron - Titanic {O} Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential {O} Steven Spielberg - Amistad Gus Van Sant - Good Will Hunting {O} |
James Cameron - Titanic {P} Peter Cattaneo - The Full Monty Atom Egoyan - The Sweet Hereafter Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential Gus Van Sant - Good Will Hunting |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Steven Spielberg - Amistad James L. Brooks - As Good As It Gets {O} Gus Van Sant - Good Will Hunting {O} Curtis Hanson - L.A. Confidential {O} James Cameron - Titanic {O} |
As Good As It Gets The Full Monty Good Will Hunting L.A. Confidential Titanic {P} |
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1996 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Joel Coen - Fargo {O} Cameron Crowe - Jerry Maguire Scott Hicks - Shine {O} Mike Leigh - Secrets & Lies {O} Anthony Minghella - The English Patient {O} |
Joel Coen - Fargo Milos Forman - The People vs. Larry Flynt Scott Hicks - Shine Mike Leigh - Secrets & Lies Anthony Minghella - The English Patient {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Anthony Minghella - The English Patient {O} Joel Coen - Fargo {O} Cameron Crowe - Jerry Maguire {O} Mike Leigh - Secrets & Lies {O} Scott Hicks - Shine {O} |
The English Patient {P} Fargo Jerry Maguire Secrets & Lies Shine |
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1995 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Mike Figgis - Leaving Las Vegas {O} Mel Gibson - Braveheart {O} Ron Howard - Apollo 13 Ang Lee - Sense and Sensibility Michael Radford - The Postman {O} |
Mike Figgis - Leaving Las Vegas Mel Gibson - Braveheart Chris Noonan - Babe Michael Radford - The Postman (Il Postino) Tim Robbins - Dead Man Walking |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Ron Howard - Apollo 13 {O} Mel Gibson - Braveheart {O} Mike Figgis - Leaving Las Vegas Michael Radford - The Postman {O} Ang Lee - Sense and Sensibility {O} |
Apollo 13 {P} Babe Braveheart The Postman (Il Postino) Sense and Sensibility |
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1994 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Frank Darabont - The Shawshank Redemption Mike Newell - Four Weddings and a Funeral Robert Redford - Quiz Show {O} Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction {O} Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump {O} |
Woody Allen - Bullets over Broadway Krzysztof Kieslowski - Red Robert Redford - Quiz Show Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Robert Zemeckis - Forrest Gump {O} Mike Newell - Four Weddings and a Funeral {O} Quentin Tarantino - Pulp Fiction {O} Robert Redford - Quiz Show {O} Frank Darabont - The Shawshank Redemption {O} |
Forrest Gump {P} Four Weddings and a Funeral Pulp Fiction Quiz Show The Shawshank Redemption |
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1993 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Jane Campion - The Piano {O} Andrew Davis - The Fugitive James Ivory - The Remains of the Day {O} Martin Scorsese - The Age of Innocence Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List {O} |
Robert Altman - Short Cuts Jane Campion - The Piano James Ivory - The Remains of the Day Jim Sheridan - In the Name of the Father Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Martin Scorsese - The Age of Innocence Andrew Davis - The Fugitive {O} Jane Campion - The Piano {O} James Ivory - The Remains of the Day {O} Steven Spielberg - Schindler's List {O} |
The Fugitive In the Name of the Father The Piano The Remains of the Day Schindler's List {P} |
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1992 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Robert Altman - The Player {O} Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven {O} James Ivory - Howards End {O} Neil Jordan - The Crying Game {O} Rob Reiner - A Few Good Men |
Robert Altman - The Player Martin Brest - Scent of a Woman Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven {P} James Ivory - Howards End Neil Jordan - The Crying Game |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Neil Jordan - The Crying Game {O} Rob Reiner - A Few Good Men {O} James Ivory - Howards End {O} Robert Altman - The Player Clint Eastwood - Unforgiven {O} |
The Crying Game A Few Good Men Howards End Scent of a Woman Unforgiven {P} |
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1991 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs {O} Barry Levinson - Bugsy {O} Ridley Scott - Thelma & Louise {O} Oliver Stone - JFK {O} Barbra Streisand - The Prince of Tides |
Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs {P} Barry Levinson - Bugsy Ridley Scott - Thelma & Louise John Singleton - Boyz N the Hood Oliver Stone - JFK |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Barry Levinson - Bugsy {O} Oliver Stone - JFK {O} Barbra Streisand - The Prince of Tides {O} Jonathan Demme - The Silence of the Lambs {O} Ridley Scott - Thelma & Louise |
Beauty and the Beast Bugsy JFK The Prince of Tides The Silence of the Lambs {P} |
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1990 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather, Part III {O} Barry Levinson - Avalon Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves {O} Martin Scorsese - Good Fellas {O} Giuseppe Tornatore - Cinema Paradiso |
Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather, Part III Kevin Costner - Dances With Wolves {P} Stephen Frears - The Grifters Barbet Schroeder - Reversal of Fortune Martin Scorsese - Good Fellas |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Barry Levinson - Avalon Giuseppe Tornatore - Cinema Paradiso Kevin Costner - Dances with Wolves {O} Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather, Part III {O} Martin Scorsese - Good Fellas {O} |
Awakenings Dances With Wolves {P} Ghost The Godfather, Part III Good Fellas |
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| Precursor Category | Precursor Nominees | Oscar Nominees | Oscar Category |
1989 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Woody Allen - Crimes and Misdemeanors {O} Rob Reiner - When Harry Met Sally Phil Alden Robinson - Field of Dreams Oliver Stone - Born on the Fourth of July {O} Peter Weir - Dead Poets Society {O} |
Woody Allen - Crimes and Misdemeanors Kenneth Branagh - Henry V Jim Sheridan - My Left Foot Oliver Stone - Born on the Fourth of July {P} Peter Weir - Dead Poets Society |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Oliver Stone - Born on the Fourth of July {O} Woody Allen - Crimes and Misdemeanors Peter Weir - Dead Poets Society {O} Phil Alden Robinson - Field of Dreams {O} Rob Reiner - When Harry Met Sally |
Born on the Fourth of July {P} Dead Poets Society Driving Miss Daisy Field of Dreams My Left Foot |
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1988 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Charles Crichton - A Fish Called Wanda {O} Barry Levinson - Rain Man {O} Mike Nichols - Working Girl {O} Alan Parker - Mississippi Burning {O} Robert Zemeckis - Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
Charles Crichton - A Fish Called Wanda Barry Levinson - Rain Man {P} Mike Nichols - Working Girl Alan Parker - Mississippi Burning Martin Scorsese - The Last Temptation of Christ |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Charles Crichton - A Fish Called Wanda Alan Parker - Mississippi Burning {O} Barry Levinson - Rain Man {O} Robert Zemeckis - Who Framed Roger Rabbit Mike Nichols - Working Girl {O} |
The Accidental Tourist Dangerous Liaisons Mississippi Burning Rain Man {P} Working Girl |
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1987 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor {O} James L. Brooks - Broacast News Lasse Hallstrom - My Life As a Dog {O} Adrian Lyne - Fatal Attraction {O} Steven Spielberg - Empire of the Sun |
Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor {P} John Boorman - Hope and Glory Lasse Hallström - My Life As a Dog Norman Jewison - Moonstruck Adrian Lyne - Fatal Attraction |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
James L. Brooks - Broacast News {O} Steven Spielberg - Empire of the Sun Adrian Lyne - Fatal Attraction {O} Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor {O} Lasse Hallstrom - My Life As a Dog |
Broadcast News Fatal Attraction Hope and Glory The Last Emperor {P} Moonstruck |
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1986 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Woody Allen - Hannah and Her Sisters {O} Randa Haines - Children of a Lesser God James Ivory - A Room with a View {O} Rob Reiner - Stand by Me Oliver Stone - Platoon {O} |
Woody Allen - Hannah and Her Sisters James Ivory - A Room with a View Roland Joffé - The Mission David Lynch - Blue Velvet Oliver Stone - Platoon {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Randa Haines - Children of a Lesser God {O} Woody Allen - Hannah and Her Sisters {O} Oliver Stone - Platoon {O} James Ivory - A Room with a View {O} Rob Reiner - Stand by Me |
Children of a Lesser God Hannah and Her Sisters The Mission Platoon {P} A Room with a View |
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1985 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Ron Howard - Cocoon John Huston - Prizzi's Honor {O} Sydney Pollack - Out of Africa {O} Steven Spielberg - The Color Purple Peter Weir - Witness {O} |
Hector Babenco - Kiss of the Spider Woman John Huston - Prizzi's Honor Akira Kurosawa - Ran Sydney Pollack - Out of Africa Peter Weir - Witness |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Ron Howard - Cocoon Steven Spielberg - The Color Purple {O} Sydney Pollack - Out of Africa {O} John Huston - Prizzi's Honor {O} Peter Weir - Witness {O} |
The Color Purple {P} Kiss of the Spider Woman Out of Africa Prizzi's Honor Witness |
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1984 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Robert Benton - Places in the Heart {O} Milos Forman - Amadeus {O} Norman Jewison - A Soldier's Story Roland Joffe - The Killing Fields {O} David Lean - A Passage to India {O} |
Woody Allen - Broadway Danny Rose Robert Benton - Places in the Heart Milos Forman - Amadeus {P} Roland Joffé - The Killing Fields David Lean - A Passage to India |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Milos Forman - Amadeus {O} Roland Joffe - The Killing Fields {O} David Lean - A Passage to India {O} Robert Benton - Places in the Heart {O} Norman Jewison - A Soldier's Story {O} |
Amadeus {P} The Killing Fields A Passage to India Places in the Heart A Soldier's Story |
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1983 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Bruce Beresford - Tender Mercies {O} Ingmar Bergman - Fanny & Alexander {O} James L. Brooks - Terms of Endearment {O} Lawrence Kasdan - The Big Chill Philip Kaufman - The Right Stuff |
Bruce Beresford - Tender Mercies Ingmar Bergman - Fanny & Alexander James L. Brooks - Terms of Endearment {P} Mike Nichols - Silkwood Peter Yates - The Dresser |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Lawrence Kasdan - The Big Chill {O} Ingmar Bergman - Fanny & Alexander Philip Kaufman - The Right Stuff {O} Bruce Beresford - Tender Mercies {O} James L. Brooks - Terms of Endearment {O} |
The Big Chill The Dresser The Right Stuff Tender Mercies Terms of Endearment {P} |
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1982 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Richard Attenborough - Gandhi {O} Taylor Hackford - An Officer and a Gentleman Wolfgang Petersen - Das Boot {O} Sydney Pollack - Tootsie {O} Steven Spielberg - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial {O} |
Richard Attenborough - Gandhi {P} Sidney Lumet - The Verdict Wolfgang Petersen - Das Boot Sydney Pollack - Tootsie Steven Spielberg - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Wolfgang Petersen - Das Boot Steven Spielberg - E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial {O} Richard Attenborough - Gandhi {O} Taylor Hackford - An Officer and a Gentleman Sydney Pollack - Tootsie {O} |
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Gandhi {P} Missing Tootsie The Verdict |
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1981 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Warren Beatty - Reds {O} Hugh Hudson - Chariots of Fire {O} Louis Malle - Atlantic City {O} Mark Rydell - On Golden Pond {O} Steven Spielberg - Raiders of the Lost Ark {O} |
Warren Beatty - Reds {P} Hugh Hudson - Chariots of Fire Louis Malle - Atlantic City Mark Rydell - On Golden Pond Steven Spielberg - Raiders of the Lost Ark |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Louis Malle - Atlantic City {O} Hugh Hudson - Chariots of Fire {O} Mark Rydell - On Golden Pond {O} Steven Spielberg - Raiders of the Lost Ark {O} Warren Beatty - Reds {O} |
Atlantic City Chariots of Fire On Golden Pond Raiders of the Lost Ark Reds {P} |
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1980 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Michael Apted - Coal Miner's Daughter David Lynch - The Elephant Man {O} Robert Redford - Ordinary People {O} Richard Rush - The Stunt Man {O} Martin Scorsese - Raging Bull {O} |
David Lynch - The Elephant Man Roman Polanski - Tess Robert Redford - Ordinary People {P} Richard Rush - The Stunt Man Martin Scorsese - Raging Bull |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Michael Apted - Coal Miner's Daughter {O} David Lynch - The Elephant Man {O} Robert Redford - Ordinary People {O} Martin Scorsese - Raging Bull {O} Richard Rush - The Stunt Man |
Coal Miner's Daughter The Elephant Man Ordinary People {P} Raging Bull Tess |
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-={ 1970's }=- | |||
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| Precursor Category | Precursor Nominees | Oscar Nominees | Oscar Category |
1979 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Woody Allen - Manhattan Robert Benton - Kramer vs. Kramer {O} James Bridges - The China Syndrome Francis Ford Coppola - Apocalypse Now {O} Peter Yates - Breaking Away {O} |
Robert Benton - Kramer vs. Kramer {P} Francis Coppola - Apocalypse Now Bob Fosse - All That Jazz Edouard Molinaro - La Cage aux Folles Peter Yates - Breaking Away |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Francis Ford Coppola - Apocalypse Now {O} Peter Yates - Breaking Away {O} James Bridges - The China Syndrome Robert Benton - Kramer vs. Kramer {O} Woody Allen - Manhattan |
All That Jazz Apocalypse Now Breaking Away Kramer vs. Kramer {P} Norma Rae |
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1978 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Hal Ashby - Coming Home {O} Warren Beatty, Buck Henry - Heaven Can Wait {O} Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter {O} Paul Mazursky - An Unmarried Woman Alan Parker - Midnight Express {O} |
Woody Allen - Interiors Hal Ashby - Coming Home Warren Beatty, Buck Henry - Heaven Can Wait Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter {P} Alan Parker - Midnight Express |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Hal Ashby - Coming Home {O} Michael Cimino - The Deer Hunter {O} Warren Beatty, Buck Henry - Heaven Can Wait {O} Alan Parker - Midnight Express {O} Paul Mazursky - An Unmarried Woman {O} |
Coming Home The Deer Hunter {P} Heaven Can Wait Midnight Express An Unmarried Woman |
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1977 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Woody Allen - Annie Hall {O} George Lucas - Star Wars {O} Herbert Ross - The Turning Point {O} Steven Spielberg - Close Encounters of the Third Kind {O} Fred Zinnemann - Julia {O} |
Woody Allen - Annie Hall {P} George Lucas - Star Wars Herbert Ross - The Turning Point Steven Spielberg - Close Encounters of the Third Kind Fred Zinnemann - Julia |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Woody Allen - Annie Hall {O} Steven Spielberg - Close Encounters of the Third Kind Fred Zinnemann - Julia {O} George Lucas - Star Wars {O} Herbert Ross - The Turning Point {O} |
Annie Hall {P} The Goodbye Girl Julia Star Wars The Turning Point |
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1976 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
John G. Avildsen - Rocky {O} Sidney Lumet - Network {O} Alan J. Pakula - All the President's Men {O} Martin Scorsese - Taxi Driver Lina Wertmuller - Seven Beauties {O} |
John G. Avildsen - Rocky {P} Ingmar Bergman - Face to Face Sidney Lumet - Network Alan J. Pakula - All the President's Men Lina Wertmüller - Seven Beauties |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Alan J. Pakula - All the President's Men {O} Sidney Lumet - Network {O} John G. Avildsen - Rocky {O} Lina Wertmuller - Seven Beauties Martin Scorsese - Taxi Driver {O} |
All the President's Men Bound for Glory Network Rocky {P} Taxi Driver |
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1975 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Robert Altman - Nashville {O} Milos Forman - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest {O} Stanley Kubrick - Barry Lyndon {O} Sidney Lumet - Dog Day Afternoon {O} Steven Spielberg - Jaws |
Robert Altman - Nashville Federico Fellini - Amarcord Milos Forman - One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest {P} Stanley Kubrick - Barry Lyndon Sidney Lumet - Dog Day Afternoon |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Stanley Kubrick - Barry Lyndon {O} Sidney Lumet - Dog Day Afternoon {O} Steven Spielberg - Jaws {O} Robert Altman - Nashville {O} Milos Forman - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest {O} |
Barry Lyndon Dog Day Afternoon Jaws Nashville One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest {P} |
Picture |
1974 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Francis Ford Coppola - The Conversation Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather, Part II {O} Bob Fosse - Lenny {O} Sidney Lumet - Murder on the Orient Express Roman Polanski - Chinatown {O} |
John Cassavetes - A Woman under the Influence Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather Part II {P} Bob Fosse - Lenny Roman Polanski - Chinatown Francois Truffaut - Day for Night |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Roman Polanski - Chinatown {O} Francis Ford Coppola - The Conversation {O} Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather, Part II {O} Bob Fosse - Lenny {O} Sidney Lumet - Murder on the Orient Express |
Chinatown The Conversation The Godfather Part II {P} Lenny The Towering Inferno |
Picture |
1973 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Bernardo Bertolucci - Last Tango in Paris {O} William Friedkin - The Exorcist {O} George Roy Hill - The Sting {O} George Lucas - American Graffiti {O} Sidney Lumet - Serpico |
Ingmar Bergman - Cries and Whispers Bernardo Bertolucci - Last Tango in Paris William Friedkin - The Exorcist George Roy Hill - The Sting {P} George Lucas - American Graffiti |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
George Lucas - American Graffiti {O} William Friedkin - The Exorcist {O} Bernardo Bertolucci - Last Tango in Paris George Roy Hill - The Sting {O} Sidney Lumet - Serpico |
American Graffiti Cries and Whispers The Exorcist The Sting {P} A Touch of Class |
Picture |
1972 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather {O} Bob Fosse - Cabaret {O} John Boorman - Deliverance George Roy Hill - Slaughterhouse-Five Martin Ritt - Sounder |
John Boorman - Deliverance Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather {P} Bob Fosse - Cabaret Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Sleuth Jan Troell - The Emigrants |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Bob Fosse - Cabaret {O} John Boorman - Deliverance {O} Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather {O} George Roy Hill - Slaughterhouse-Five Martin Ritt - Sounder {O} |
Cabaret Deliverance The Emigrants The Godfather {P} Sounder |
Picture |
1971 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Peter Bogdanovich - The Last Picture Show {O} William Friedkin - The French Connection {O} Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange {O} Robert Mulligan - Summer of '42 John Schlesinger - Sunday Bloody Sunday {O} |
Peter Bogdanovich - The Last Picture Show William Friedkin - The French Connection {P} Norman Jewison - Fiddler on the Roof Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange John Schlesinger - Sunday Bloody Sunday |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Stanley Kubrick - A Clockwork Orange {O} William Friedkin - The French Connection {O} Peter Bogdanovich - The Last Picture Show {O} Robert Mulligan - Summer of '42 John Schlesinger - Sunday Bloody Sunday |
A Clockwork Orange Fiddler on the Roof The French Connection {P} The Last Picture Show Nicholas and Alexandra |
Picture |
1970 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Robert Altman - M*A*S*H {O} Arthur Hiller - Love Story {O} David Lean - Ryan's Daughter Bob Rafelson - Five Easy Pieces Franklin J. Schaffner - Patton {O} |
Robert Altman - M*A*S*H Federico Fellini - Fellini Satyricon Arthur Hiller - Love Story Ken Russell - Women in Love Franklin J. Schaffner - Patton {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Bob Rafelson - Five Easy Pieces {O} Arthur Hiller - Love Story {O} Robert Altman - M*A*S*H {O} Franklin J. Schaffner - Patton {O} David Lean - Ryan's Daughter |
Airport Five Easy Pieces Love Story M*A*S*H Patton {P} |
Picture |
-={ 1960's }=- | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Precursor Category | Precursor Nominees | Oscar Nominees | Oscar Category |
1969 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Richard Attenborough - Oh! What a Lovely War Costa-Gavras - Z {O} George Roy Hill - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Dennis Hopper - Easy Rider Gene Kelly - Hello, Dolly! Sam Peckinpah - The Wild Bunch Larry Peerce - Goodbye, Columbus Sydney Pollack - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? {O} John Schlesinger - Midnight Cowboy {O} Haskell Wexler - Medium Cool |
Costa-Gavras - Z George Roy Hill - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Arthur Penn - Alice's Restaurant Sydney Pollack - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? John Schlesinger - Midnight Cowboy {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
George Roy Hill - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid {O} Dennis Hopper - Easy Rider Larry Peerce - Goodbye, Columbus Gene Kelly - Hello, Dolly! {O} Haskell Wexler - Medium Cool John Schlesinger - Midnight Cowboy {O} Richard Attenborough - Oh! What a Lovely War Sydney Pollack - They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Sam Peckinpah - The Wild Bunch Costa-Gavras - Z {O} |
Anne of the Thousand Days Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Hello, Dolly! Midnight Cowboy {P} Z |
Picture |
1968 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Paul Almond - Isabel Anthony Harvey - The Lion in Winter {O} Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey {O} Jiri Menzel - Closely Watched Trains Paul Newman - Rachel, Rachel Roman Polanski - Rosemary's Baby Carol Reed - Oliver! {O} Gene Saks - The Odd Couple William Wyler - Funny Girl Franco Zeffirelli - Romeo & Juliet {O} |
Anthony Harvey - The Lion in Winter {P} Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey Gillo Pontecorvo - The Battle of Algiers Carol Reed - Oliver! Franco Zeffirelli - Romeo and Juliet |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Jiri Menzel - Closely Watched Trains William Wyler - Funny Girl {O} Paul Almond - Isabel Anthony Harvey - The Lion in Winter {O} Gene Saks - The Odd Couple Carol Reed - Oliver! {O} Paul Newman - Rachel, Rachel {O} Franco Zeffirelli - Romeo & Juliet {O} Roman Polanski - Rosemary's Baby Stanley Kubrick - 2001: A Space Odyssey |
Funny Girl The Lion in Winter {P} Oliver! Rachel, Rachel Romeo and Juliet |
Picture |
1967 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Robert Aldrich - The Dirty Dozen Richard Brooks - In Cold Blood {O} James Clavell - To Sir, with Love Stanley Donen - Two for the Road Norman Jewison - In the Heat of the Night {O} Stanley Kramer - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner {O} Mike Nichols - The Graduate {O} Arthur Penn - Bonnie and Clyde {O} Stuart Rosenberg - Cool Hand Luke Joseph Strick - Ulysses |
Richard Brooks - In Cold Blood Norman Jewison - In the Heat of the Night Stanley Kramer - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Mike Nichols - The Graduate {P} Arthur Penn - Bonnie and Clyde |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Arthur Penn - Bonnie and Clyde {O} Stuart Rosenberg - Cool Hand Luke Robert Aldrich - The Dirty Dozen Mike Nichols - The Graduate {O} Stanley Kramer - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner {O} Richard Brooks - In Cold Blood Norman Jewison - In the Heat of the Night {O} James Clavell - To Sir, with Love Stanley Donen - Two for the Road Joseph Strick - Ulysses |
Bonnie and Clyde Doctor Dolittle The Graduate {P} Guess Who's Coming to Dinner In the Heat of the Night |
Picture |
1966 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Richard Brooks - The Professionals {O} John Frankenheimer - Grand Prix Lewis Gilbert - Alfie James Hill - Born Free Norman Jewison - The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming Claude Lelouch - A Man and a Woman {O} Silvio Narizzano - Georgy Girl Mike Nichols - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? {O} Robert Wise - The Sand Pebbles Fred Zinnemann - A Man for All Seasons {O} |
Michelangelo Antonioni - Blow-Up Richard Brooks - The Professionals Claude Lelouch - A Man and a Woman Mike Nichols - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Fred Zinnemann - A Man for All Seasons {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Lewis Gilbert - Alfie {O} James Hill - Born Free Silvio Narizzano - Georgy Girl John Frankenheimer - Grand Prix Claude Lelouch - A Man and a Woman Fred Zinnemann - A Man for All Seasons {O} Richard Brooks - The Professionals Norman Jewison - The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming {O} Robert Wise - The Sand Pebbles {O} Mike Nichols - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? {O} |
Alfie A Man for All Seasons {P} The Russians Are Coming The Russians Are Coming The Sand Pebbles Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
Picture |
1965 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Sidney J. Furie - The Ipcress File Sidney Lumet - The Pawnbroker John Schlesinger - Darling {O} Elliot Silverstein - Cat Ballou Robert Wise - The Sound of Music {O} |
David Lean - Doctor Zhivago John Schlesinger - Darling Hiroshi Teshigahara - Woman in the Dunes Robert Wise - The Sound of Music {P} William Wyler - The Collector |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Elliot Silverstein - Cat Ballou John Schlesinger - Darling {O} Sidney J. Furie - The Ipcress File Sidney Lumet - The Pawnbroker Robert Wise - The Sound of Music {O} |
Darling Doctor Zhivago Ship of Fools The Sound of Music {P} A Thousand Clowns |
Picture |
1964 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
George Cukor - My Fair Lady {O} Peter Glenville - Becket {O} John Huston - The Night of the Iguana Stanley Kubrick - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb {O} Robert Stevenson - Mary Poppins {O} |
Michael Cacoyannis - Zorba the Greek George Cukor - My Fair Lady {P} Peter Glenville - Becket Stanley Kubrick - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Robert Stevenson - Mary Poppins |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Peter Glenville - Becket {O} Stanley Kubrick - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb {O} Robert Stevenson - Mary Poppins {O} George Cukor - My Fair Lady {O} John Huston - The Night of the Iguana |
Becket Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Mary Poppins My Fair Lady {P} Zorba the Greek |
Picture |
1963 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Federico Fellini - 8 1/2 {O} Elia Kazan - America, America {O} Ralph Nelson - Lilies of the Field Tony Richardson - Tom Jones {O} Martin Ritt - Hud {O} |
Federico Fellini - Federico Fellini's 8-1/2 Elia Kazan - America America Otto Preminger - The Cardinal Tony Richardson - Tom Jones {P} Martin Ritt - Hud |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Elia Kazan - America, America {O} Federico Fellini - 8 1/2 Martin Ritt - Hud Ralph Nelson - Lilies of the Field {O} Tony Richardson - Tom Jones {O} |
America America Cleopatra How the West Was Won Lilies of the Field Tom Jones {P} |
Picture |
1962 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Robert Aldrich - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki - The Longest Day Morton DaCosta - Meredith Willson's The Music Man John Frankenheimer - Birdman of Alcatraz John Frankenheimer - The Manchurian Candidate Pietro Germi - Divorce, Italian Style {O} John Huston - Freud Stanley Kubrick - Lolita David Lean - Lawrence of Arabia {O} Sidney Lumet - Long Day's Journey Into Night Lewis Milestone - Mutiny on the Bounty Robert Mulligan - To Kill a Mockingbird {O} Ralph Nelson - Requiem for a Heavyweight Arthur Penn - The Miracle Worker {O} Tony Richardson - A Taste of Honey Peter Ustinov - Billy Budd |
Pietro Germi - Divorce--Italian Style David Lean - Lawrence of Arabia {P} Robert Mulligan - To Kill a Mockingbird Arthur Penn - The Miracle Worker Frank Perry - David and Lisa |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Peter Ustinov - Billy Budd John Frankenheimer - Birdman of Alcatraz Pietro Germi - Divorce, Italian Style John Huston - Freud David Lean - Lawrence of Arabia {O} Stanley Kubrick - Lolita Sidney Lumet - Long Day's Journey Into Night Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki - The Longest Day {O} John Frankenheimer - The Manchurian Candidate Arthur Penn - The Miracle Worker Morton DaCosta - Meredith Willson's The Music Man {O} Lewis Milestone - Mutiny on the Bounty {O} Ralph Nelson - Requiem for a Heavyweight Tony Richardson - A Taste of Honey Robert Mulligan - To Kill a Mockingbird {O} Robert Aldrich - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? |
Lawrence of Arabia {P} The Longest Day Meredith Willson's Meredith Willson's The Music Man Mutiny on the Bounty To Kill a Mockingbird |
Picture |
1961 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Marlon Brando - One-Eyed Jacks Frank Capra - Pocketful of Miracles Jack Clayton - The Innocents Blake Edwards - Breakfast at Tiffany's Peter Glenville - Summer and Smoke John Huston - The Misfits Elia Kazan - Splendor in the Grass Henry Koster - Flower Drum Song Stanley Kramer - Judgment at Nuremberg {O} Philip Leacock - Hand in Hand Mervyn LeRoy - A Majority of One Joshua Logan - Fanny Anthony Mann - El Cid Robert Mulligan - The Great Impostor Daniel Petrie - A Raisin in the Sun Robert Rossen - The Hustler {O} Robert Stevenson - The Absent Minded Professor J. Lee Thompson - The Guns of Navarone {O} Peter Ustinov - Romanoff and Juliet Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins - West Side Story {O} William Wyler - The Children's Hour |
Federico Fellini - La Dolce Vita Stanley Kramer - Judgment at Nuremberg Robert Rossen - The Hustler J. Lee Thompson - The Guns of Navarone Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins - West Side Story {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Robert Stevenson - The Absent Minded Professor Blake Edwards - Breakfast at Tiffany's William Wyler - The Children's Hour Anthony Mann - El Cid Joshua Logan - Fanny {O} Henry Koster - Flower Drum Song Robert Mulligan - The Great Impostor J. Lee Thompson - The Guns of Navarone {O} Philip Leacock - Hand in Hand Robert Rossen - The Hustler {O} Jack Clayton - The Innocents Stanley Kramer - Judgment at Nuremberg {O} Mervyn LeRoy - A Majority of One John Huston - The Misfits Marlon Brando - One-Eyed Jacks Frank Capra - Pocketful of Miracles Daniel Petrie - A Raisin in the Sun Peter Ustinov - Romanoff and Juliet Elia Kazan - Splendor in the Grass Peter Glenville - Summer and Smoke Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins - West Side Story {O} |
Fanny The Guns of Navarone The Hustler Judgment at Nuremberg West Side Story {P} |
Picture |
1960 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Richard Brooks - Elmer Gantry Jack Cardiff - Sons and Lovers {O} Vincent J. Donehue - Sunrise at Campobello Lewis Gilbert - Sink the Bismarck! Alfred Hitchcock - Psycho {O} Walter Lang - Can-Can Delbert Mann - The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Vincente Minnelli - Bells Are Ringing Vincente Minnelli - Home from the Hill Carol Reed - Our Man in Havana Alain Resnais - Hiroshima Mon Amour Charles Walters - Please Don't Eat the Daisies Billy Wilder - The Apartment {O} Fred Zinnemann - The Sundowners {O} |
Jack Cardiff - Sons and Lovers Jules Dassin - Never on Sunday Alfred Hitchcock - Psycho Billy Wilder - The Apartment {P} Fred Zinnemann - The Sundowners |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Billy Wilder - The Apartment {O} Vincente Minnelli - Bells Are Ringing Walter Lang - Can-Can Delbert Mann - The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Richard Brooks - Elmer Gantry {O} Alain Resnais - Hiroshima Mon Amour Vincente Minnelli - Home from the Hill Carol Reed - Our Man in Havana Charles Walters - Please Don't Eat the Daisies Alfred Hitchcock - Psycho Lewis Gilbert - Sink the Bismarck! Jack Cardiff - Sons and Lovers {O} Fred Zinnemann - The Sundowners {O} Vincent J. Donehue - Sunrise at Campobello |
The Alamo The Apartment {P} Elmer Gantry Sons and Lovers The Sundowners |
Picture |
-={ 1950's }=- | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Precursor Category | Precursor Nominees | Oscar Nominees | Oscar Category |
1959 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Charles Barton - The Shaggy Dog Frank Capra - A Hole in the Head Richard Fleischer - Compulsion John Ford - The Horse Soldiers Howard Hawks - Rio Bravo Alfred Hitchcock - North by Northwest Leo McCarey - Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! Otto Preminger - Anatomy of a Murder Douglas Sirk - Imitation of Life George Stevens - The Diary of Anne Frank {O} Billy Wilder - Some Like It Hot {O} William Wyler - Ben-Hur {O} Fred Zinnemann - The Nun's Story {O} |
Jack Clayton - Room at the Top George Stevens - The Diary of Anne Frank Billy Wilder - Some Like It Hot William Wyler - Ben-Hur {P} Fred Zinnemann - The Nun's Story |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Otto Preminger - Anatomy of a Murder {O} William Wyler - Ben-Hur {O} Richard Fleischer - Compulsion George Stevens - The Diary of Anne Frank {O} Frank Capra - A Hole in the Head John Ford - The Horse Soldiers Douglas Sirk - Imitation of Life Alfred Hitchcock - North by Northwest Fred Zinnemann - The Nun's Story {O} Leo McCarey - Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! Howard Hawks - Rio Bravo Charles Barton - The Shaggy Dog Billy Wilder - Some Like It Hot |
Anatomy of a Murder Ben-Hur {P} The Diary of Anne Frank The Nun's Story Room at the Top |
Picture |
1958 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
George Abbott, Stanley Donen - Damn Yankees! Richard Brooks - The Brothers Karamazov Richard Brooks - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof {O} Delmer Daves - Cowboy Edward Dmytryk - The Young Lions Richard Fleischer - The Vikings Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo Stanley Kramer - The Defiant Ones {O} Vincente Minnelli - Gigi {O} Martin Ritt - The Long, Hot Summer Mark Robson - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness {O} George Seaton - Teacher's Pet Robert Wise - I Want to Live! {O} William Wyler - The Big Country |
Richard Brooks - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Stanley Kramer - The Defiant Ones Vincente Minnelli - Gigi {P} Mark Robson - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Robert Wise - I Want To Live! |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
William Wyler - The Big Country Richard Brooks - The Brothers Karamazov Richard Brooks - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof {O} Delmer Daves - Cowboy George Abbott, Stanley Donen - Damn Yankees! Stanley Kramer - The Defiant Ones {O} Vincente Minnelli - Gigi {O} Robert Wise - I Want to Live! Mark Robson - The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Martin Ritt - The Long, Hot Summer George Seaton - Teacher's Pet Alfred Hitchcock - Vertigo Richard Fleischer - The Vikings Edward Dmytryk - The Young Lions |
Auntie Mame Cat on a Hot Tin Roof The Defiant Ones Gigi {P} Separate Tables |
Picture |
1957 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
George Cukor - Les Girls Stanley Donen - Funny Face Jose Ferrer - The Great Man John Huston - Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Elia Kazan - A Face in the Crowd Stanley Kramer - The Pride and the Passion David Lean - The Bridge on the River Kwai {O} Joshua Logan - Sayonara {O} Sidney Lumet - 12 Angry Men {O} Leo McCarey - An Affair to Remember Anthony Mann - Men in War Robert Mulligan - Fear Strikes Out Mark Robson - Peyton Place {O} John Sturges - Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Billy Wilder - Love in the Afternoon Billy Wilder - Witness for the Prosecution {O} Fred Zinnemann - A Hatful of Rain |
David Lean - The Bridge on the River Kwai {P} Joshua Logan - Sayonara Sidney Lumet - 12 Angry Men Mark Robson - Peyton Place Billy Wilder - Witness for the Prosecution |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Leo McCarey - An Affair to Remember David Lean - The Bridge on the River Kwai {O} Elia Kazan - A Face in the Crowd Robert Mulligan - Fear Strikes Out Stanley Donen - Funny Face George Cukor - Les Girls Jose Ferrer - The Great Man John Sturges - Gunfight at the O.K. Corral Fred Zinnemann - A Hatful of Rain John Huston - Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison Billy Wilder - Love in the Afternoon Anthony Mann - Men in War Mark Robson - Peyton Place {O} Stanley Kramer - The Pride and the Passion Joshua Logan - Sayonara {O} Sidney Lumet - 12 Angry Men {O} Billy Wilder - Witness for the Prosecution {O} |
The Bridge on the River Kwai {P} Peyton Place Sayonara 12 Angry Men Witness for the Prosecution |
Picture |
1956 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Michael Anderson - Around the World in 80 Days {O} John Ford - The Searchers Alfred Hitchcock - The Man Who Knew Too Much Alfred Hitchcock - The Trouble with Harry John Huston - Moby Dick Nunnally Johnson - The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Henry King - Carousel Walter Lang - The King and I {O} Joshua Logan - Bus Stop Daniel Mann - The Teahouse of the August Moon Carol Reed - Trapeze Robert Rossen - Alexander the Great Roy Rowland - Meet Me in Las Vegas George Sidney - The Eddy Duchin Story George Stevens - Giant {O} King Vidor - War and Peace {O} Robert Wise - Somebody Up There Likes Me William Wyler - Friendly Persuasion {O} |
Michael Anderson - Around the World in 80 Days Walter Lang - The King and I George Stevens - Giant {P} King Vidor - War and Peace William Wyler - Friendly Persuasion |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Robert Rossen - Alexander the Great Michael Anderson - Around the World in 80 Days {O} Joshua Logan - Bus Stop Henry King - Carousel George Sidney - The Eddy Duchin Story William Wyler - Friendly Persuasion {O} George Stevens - Giant {O} Walter Lang - The King and I {O} Nunnally Johnson - The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Alfred Hitchcock - The Man Who Knew Too Much Roy Rowland - Meet Me in Las Vegas John Huston - Moby Dick John Ford - The Searchers Robert Wise - Somebody Up There Likes Me Daniel Mann - The Teahouse of the August Moon Carol Reed - Trapeze Alfred Hitchcock - The Trouble with Harry King Vidor - War and Peace |
Around the World in 80 Days Friendly Persuasion Giant {P} The King and I The Ten Commandments |
Picture |
1955 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Richard Brooks - Blackboard Jungle John Ford - The Long Gray Line John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy - Mister Roberts Elia Kazan - East of Eden {O} Henry Koster - A Man Called Peter Joshua Logan - Picnic {O} Daniel Mann - The Rose Tattoo Delbert Mann - Marty {O} Mark Robson - The Bridges of Toko-Ri John Sturges - Bad Day at Black Rock {O} Charles Vidor - Love Me or Leave Me Billy Wilder - The Seven Year Itch |
Elia Kazan - East of Eden David Lean - Summertime Joshua Logan - Picnic Delbert Mann - Marty {P} John Sturges - Bad Day at Black Rock |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
John Sturges - Bad Day at Black Rock Richard Brooks - Blackboard Jungle Mark Robson - The Bridges of Toko-Ri Elia Kazan - East of Eden John Ford - The Long Gray Line Charles Vidor - Love Me or Leave Me Henry Koster - A Man Called Peter Delbert Mann - Marty {O} John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy - Mister Roberts {O} Joshua Logan - Picnic {O} Daniel Mann - The Rose Tattoo {O} Billy Wilder - The Seven Year Itch |
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing Marty {P} Mister Roberts Picnic The Rose Tattoo |
Picture |
1954 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
George Cukor - A Star Is Born Edward Dmytryk - The Caine Mutiny Stanley Donen - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Melvin Frank, Norman Panama - Knock on Wood Samuel Fuller - Hell and High Water Alfred Hitchcock - Dial M for Murder Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window {O} Elia Kazan - On the Waterfront {O} Henry King - King of Khyber Rifles Anthony Mann - The Glenn Miller Story Jean Negulesco - Three Coins in the Fountain George Seaton - The Country Girl {O} Don Siegel - Riot in Cell Block 11 William Wellman - The High and Mighty {O} Billy Wilder - Sabrina {O} Robert Wise - Executive Suite |
Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window Elia Kazan - On the Waterfront {P} George Seaton - The Country Girl William Wellman - The High and the Mighty Billy Wilder - Sabrina |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Edward Dmytryk - The Caine Mutiny {O} George Seaton - The Country Girl {O} Alfred Hitchcock - Dial M for Murder Robert Wise - Executive Suite Anthony Mann - The Glenn Miller Story Samuel Fuller - Hell and High Water William A. Wellman - The High and Mighty Henry King - King of Khyber Rifles Melvin Frank, Norman Panama - Knock on Wood Elia Kazan - On the Waterfront {O} Alfred Hitchcock - Rear Window Don Siegel - Riot in Cell Block 11 Billy Wilder - Sabrina Stanley Donen - Seven Brides for Seven Brothers {O} George Cukor - A Star Is Born Jean Negulesco - Three Coins in the Fountain {O} |
The Caine Mutiny The Country Girl On the Waterfront {P} Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Three Coins in the Fountain |
Picture |
1953 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Melvin Frank, Norman Panama - Above and Beyond Henry Koster - The Robe Walter Lang - Call Me Madam Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Julius Caesar Daniel Mann - Come Back, Little Sheba Jean Negulesco - Titanic George Sidney - Young Bess George Stevens - Shane {O} Charles Walters - Lili {O} Billy Wilder - Stalag 17 {O} William Wyler - Roman Holiday {O} Fred Zinnemann - From Here to Eternity {O} |
George Stevens - Shane Charles Walters - Lili Billy Wilder - Stalag 17 William Wyler - Roman Holiday Fred Zinnemann - From Here to Eternity {P} |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Melvin Frank, Norman Panama - Above and Beyond Walter Lang - Call Me Madam Daniel Mann - Come Back, Little Sheba Fred Zinnemann - From Here to Eternity {O} Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Julius Caesar {O} Charles Walters - Lili Henry Koster - The Robe {O} William Wyler - Roman Holiday {O} George Stevens - Shane {O} Billy Wilder - Stalag 17 Jean Negulesco - Titanic George Sidney - Young Bess |
From Here to Eternity {P} Julius Caesar The Robe Roman Holiday Shane |
Picture |
1952 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Charles Crichton - The Lavendar Hill Mob George Cukor - Pat and Mike Michael Curtiz - I'll See You in My Dreams Cecil B. DeMille - The Greatest Show on Earth {O} Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly - Singin' in the Rain John Ford - The Quiet Man {O} Hugo Fregonese - My Six Convicts Howard Hawks - The Big Sky Elia Kazan - Viva Zapata! Henry King - The Snows of Kilimanjaro Akira Kurosawa - Rashomon Albert Lewin - Pandora and the Flying Dutchman Joseph L. Mankiewicz - 5 Fingers {O} Vincente Minnelli - The Bad and the Beautiful George Sidney - Scaramouche Richard Thorpe - Ivanhoe Charles Vidor - Hans Christian Andersen Fred Zinnemann - High Noon {O} |
Cecil B. DeMille - The Greatest Show on Earth John Ford - The Quiet Man {P} John Huston - Moulin Rouge Joseph L. Mankiewicz - Five Fingers Fred Zinnemann - High Noon |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Vincente Minnelli - The Bad and the Beautiful Howard Hawks - The Big Sky Joseph L. Mankiewicz - 5 Fingers Cecil B. DeMille - The Greatest Show on Earth {O} Charles Vidor - Hans Christian Andersen Fred Zinnemann - High Noon {O} Michael Curtiz - I'll See You in My Dreams Richard Thorpe - Ivanhoe {O} Charles Crichton - The Lavendar Hill Mob Hugo Fregonese - My Six Convicts Albert Lewin - Pandora and the Flying Dutchman George Cukor - Pat and Mike John Ford - The Quiet Man {O} Akira Kurosawa - Rashomon George Sidney - Scaramouche Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly - Singin' in the Rain Henry King - The Snows of Kilimanjaro Elia Kazan - Viva Zapata! |
The Greatest Show on Earth High Noon Ivanhoe Moulin Rouge The Quiet Man {P} |
Picture |
1951 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Laszlo Benedek - Death of a Salesman Michael Gordon - Cyrano de Bergerac Alfred Hitchcock - Strangers on a Train Elia Kazan - A Streetcar Named Desire {O} Henry King - David and Bathsheba Mervyn LeRoy - Quo Vadis Anatole Litvak - Decision Before Dawn Vincente Minnelli - An American in Paris {O} George Sidney - Show Boat George Stevens - A Place in the Sun {O} Richard Thorpe - The Great Caruso William Wyler - Detective Story {O} |
John Huston - The African Queen Elia Kazan - A Streetcar Named Desire Vincente Minnelli - An American in Paris George Stevens - A Place in the Sun {P} William Wyler - Detective Story |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Vincente Minnelli - An American in Paris {O} Michael Gordon - Cyrano de Bergerac Henry King - David and Bathsheba Laszlo Benedek - Death of a Salesman Anatole Litvak - Decision Before Dawn {O} William Wyler - Detective Story Richard Thorpe - The Great Caruso George Stevens - A Place in the Sun {O} Mervyn LeRoy - Quo Vadis {O} George Sidney - Show Boat Alfred Hitchcock - Strangers on a Train Elia Kazan - A Streetcar Named Desire {O} |
An American in Paris Decision before Dawn A Place in the Sun {P} Quo Vadis A Streetcar Named Desire |
Picture |
1950 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
John Huston - The Asphault Jungle {O} Joseph L. Mankiewicz - All About Eve {O} Vincente Minnelli - Father's Little Dividend Billy Wilder - Sunset Blvd. {O} |
George Cukor - Born Yesterday John Huston - The Asphalt Jungle Joseph L. Mankiewicz - All about Eve {P} Carol Reed - The Third Man Billy Wilder - Sunset Blvd. |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz - All About Eve {O} John Huston - The Asphault Jungle Vincente Minnelli - Father's Little Dividend Billy Wilder - Sunset Blvd. {O} |
All about Eve {P} Born Yesterday Father of the Bride King Solomon's Mines Sunset Blvd. |
Picture |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Precursor Category | Precursor Nominees | Oscar Nominees | Oscar Category |
1949 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Carol Reed - The Third Man Mark Robson - Champion Robert Rossen - All the King's Men {O} Alfred L. Werker - Lost Boundaries |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz - A Letter to Three Wives Carol Reed - The Fallen Idol Robert Rossen - All the King's Men {P} William A. Wellman - Battleground William Wyler - The Heiress |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Robert Rossen - All the King's Men {O} Mark Robson - Champion Alfred L. Werker - Lost Boundaries Carol Reed - The Third Man |
All the King's Men {P} Battleground The Heiress A Letter to Three Wives Twelve O'Clock High |
Picture |
1948 | |||
| Director (Alphabetized by Director) |
Howard Hawks - Red River Joseph L. Mankiewicz - A Letter to Three Wives Anatole Litvak - The Snake Pit {O} Fred Zinnemann - The Search {O} |
John Huston - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Anatole Litvak - The Snake Pit Jean Negulesco - Johnny Belinda Laurence Olivier - Hamlet Fred Zinnemann - The Search |
Director |
| Director (Alphabetized by Title) |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz - A Letter to Three Wives Howard Hawks - Red River Fred Zinnemann - The Search Anatole Litvak - The Snake Pit {O} |
Hamlet Johnny Belinda The Red Shoes The Snake Pit The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
Picture |
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