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 Universal Pictures
1979
> Winner: Michael Cimino
> Film: “The Deer Hunter”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Corporation
1980
> Winner: Robert Benton
> Film: “Kramer vs. Kramer”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 3
Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
1981
> Winner: Robert Redford
> Film: “Ordinary People”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1
Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
1982
> Winner: Warren Beatty
> Film: “Reds”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1
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Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Corporation
1983
> Winner: Richard Attenborough
> Film: “Gandhi”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
1984
> Winner: James L. Brooks
> Film: “Terms of Endearment”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 3
Source: Courtesy of Orion Pictures
1985
> Winner: Milos Forman
> Film: “Amadeus”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures
1986
> Winner: Sydney Pollack
> Film: “Out of Africa”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
Source: Courtesy of Orion Pictures
1987
> Winner: Oliver Stone
> Film: “Platoon”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 3
Source: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures
1988
> Winner: Bernardo Bertolucci
> Film: “The Last Emperor”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2
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