Who Won the Oscar for Best Director Every Year Since the Oscars Began

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January 16, 2019 6:20 pm

Last Updated: April 6, 2020 3:35 pm

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1989
> Winner: Barry Levinson
> Film: “Rain Man”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1

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1990
> Winner: Oliver Stone
> Film: “Born on the Fourth of July”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 3

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1991
> Winner: Kevin Costner
> Film: “Dances with Wolves”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2

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1992
> Winner: Jonathan Demme
> Film: “The Silence of the Lambs”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1

Source: Courtesy of Warner Bros.

1993
> Winner: Clint Eastwood
> Film: “Unforgiven”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 4

Source: Courtesy of Universal Pictures

1994
> Winner: Steven Spielberg
> Film: “Schindler’s List”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 3

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

1995
> Winner: Robert Zemeckis
> Film: “Forrest Gump”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1

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1996
> Winner: Mel Gibson
> Film: “Braveheart”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 2

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1997
> Winner: Anthony Minghella
> Film: “The English Patient”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 1

Source: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

1998
> Winner: James Cameron
> Film: “Titanic”
> Lifetime Oscar wins: 3

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