Special Report
Who Won the Oscar for Best Director Every Year Since the Oscars Began
January 16, 2019 6:20 pm
Last Updated: April 6, 2020 3:35 pm
Source: Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures
2009
> Winner: Danny Boyle
> Film: “Slumdog Millionaire”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1
Source: Courtesy of Summit Entertainment
2010
> Winner: Kathryn Bigelow
> Film: “The Hurt Locker”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of The Weinstein Company
2011
> Winner: Tom Hooper
> Film: “The King’s Speech”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1
Source: Courtesy of The Weinstein Company
2012
> Winner: Michel Hazanavicius
> Film: “The Artist”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1
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Source: Courtesy of Fox 2000 Pictures
2013
> Winner: Ang Lee
> Film: “Life of Pi”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
2014
> Winner: Alfonso Cuarón
> Film: “Gravity”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures
2015
> Winner: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
> Film: “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 4
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
2016
> Winner: Alejandro G. Iñárritu
> Film: “The Revenant”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 4
Source: Courtesy of Lionsgate
2017
> Winner: Damien Chazelle
> Film: “La La Land”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1
Source: Courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures
2018
> Winner: Guillermo del Toro
> Film: “The Shape of Water”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
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