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 Warner Bros.
1949
> Winner: John Huston
> Film: “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
1950
> Winner: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
> Film: “A Letter to Three Wives”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 4
Source: Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox
1951
> Winner: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
> Film: “All About Eve”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 4
Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
1952
> Winner: George Stevens
> Film: “A Place in the Sun”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
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Source: Courtesy of Republic Pictures
1953
> Winner: John Ford
> Film: “The Quiet Man”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 4
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Corporation
1954
> Winner: Fred Zinnemann
> Film: “From Here to Eternity”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 4
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Corporation
1955
> Winner: Elia Kazan
> Film: “On the Waterfront”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of United Artists
1956
> Winner: Delbert Mann
> Film: “Marty”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1
Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.
1957
> Winner: George Stevens
> Film: “Giant”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Corporation
1958
> Winner: David Lean
> Film: “The Bridge on the River Kwai”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
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