<Table> Table key <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indicates the winner </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indicates the winner </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Director (s) </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 1920s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1927 / 28 (1st) </Th> <Td> Borzage! Frank Borzage (Dramatic) </Td> <Td> 7th Heaven </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brenon! Herbert Brenon (Dramatic) </Td> <Td> Sorrell and Son </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vidor! King Vidor (Dramatic) </Td> <Td> Crowd! The Crowd </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Milestone! Lewis Milestone (Comedy) </Td> <Td> Two Arabian Knights </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilde! Ted Wilde (Comedy) </Td> <Td> Speedy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1928 / 1929 (2nd) </Th> <Td> Lloyd! Frank Lloyd </Td> <Td> Divine! The Divine Lady </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Barrymore! Lionel Barrymore </Td> <Td> Madame X </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beaumont! Harry Beaumont </Td> <Td> Broadway! The Broadway Melody </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cummings! Irving Cummings </Td> <Td> In Old Arizona </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lloyd! Frank Lloyd </Td> <Td> Drag </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Weary River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lubitsch! Ernst Lubitsch </Td> <Td> Patriot! The Patriot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 1930s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1929 / 1930 (3rd) </Th> <Td> Milestone! Lewis Milestone </Td> <Td> All Quiet on the Western Front </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brown! Clarence Brown </Td> <Td> Anna Christie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leonard! Robert Z . Leonard </Td> <Td> Divorcee! The Divorcee </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lubitsch! Ernst Lubitsch </Td> <Td> Love! The Love Parade </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vidor! King Vidor </Td> <Td> Hallelujah! </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1930 / 1931 (4th) </Th> <Td> Taurog! Norman Taurog </Td> <Td> Skippy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brown! Clarence Brown </Td> <Td> Free! A Free Soul </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Milestone! Lewis Milestone </Td> <Td> Front! The Front Page </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ruggles! Wesley Ruggles </Td> <Td> Cimarron </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sternberg! Josef von Sternberg </Td> <Td> Morocco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1931 / 1932 (5th) </Th> <Td> Borzage! Frank Borzage </Td> <Td> Bad Girl </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vidor! King Vidor </Td> <Td> Champ! The Champ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sternberg! Josef von Sternberg </Td> <Td> Shanghai Express </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1932 / 1933 (6th) </Th> <Td> Lloyd! Frank Lloyd </Td> <Td> Cavalcade </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capra! Frank Capra </Td> <Td> Lady for a Day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cukor! George Cukor </Td> <Td> Little Women </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1934 (7th) </Th> <Td> Capra! Frank Capra </Td> <Td> It Happened One Night </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Schertzinger! Victor Schertzinger </Td> <Td> One Night of Love </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Van Dyke! W.S. Van Dyke </Td> <Td> Thin! The Thin Man </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1935 (8th) </Th> <Td> Ford! John Ford </Td> <Td> Informer! The Informer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hathaway! Henry Hathaway </Td> <Td> Lives! The Lives of a Bengal Lancer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lloyd! Frank Lloyd </Td> <Td> Mutiny on the Bounty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1936 (9th) </Th> <Td> Capra! Frank Capra </Td> <Td> Mr. Deeds Goes to Town </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> La Cava! Gregory La Cava </Td> <Td> My Man Godfrey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leonard! Robert Z . Leonard </Td> <Td> Great! The Great Ziegfeld </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Van Dyke! W.S. Van Dyke </Td> <Td> San Francisco </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Dodsworth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1937 (10th) </Th> <Td> McCarey! Leo McCarey </Td> <Td> Awful! The Awful Truth </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dieterle! William Dieterle </Td> <Td> Life! The Life of Emile Zola </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Franklin! Sidney Franklin </Td> <Td> Good! The Good Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> La Cava! Gregory La Cava </Td> <Td> Stage Door </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wellman! William A. Wellman </Td> <Td> Star! A Star Is Born </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1938 (11th) </Th> <Td> Capra! Frank Capra </Td> <Td> You Can't Take It with You </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Curtiz! Michael Curtiz </Td> <Td> Angels with Dirty Faces </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Four Daughters </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Taurog! Norman Taurog </Td> <Td> Boys Town </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vidor! King Vidor </Td> <Td> Citadel! The Citadel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1939 (12th) </Th> <Td> Fleming! Victor Fleming </Td> <Td> Gone with the Wind </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capra! Frank Capra </Td> <Td> Mr. Smith Goes to Washington </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ford! John Ford </Td> <Td> Stagecoach </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wood! Sam Wood </Td> <Td> Goodbye, Mr. Chips </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Wuthering Heights </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 1940s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1940 (13th) </Th> <Td> Ford! John Ford </Td> <Td> Grapes! The Grapes of Wrath </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cukor! George Cukor </Td> <Td> Philadelphia! The Philadelphia Story </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hitchcock! Alfred Hitchcock </Td> <Td> Rebecca </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wood! Sam Wood </Td> <Td> Kitty Foyle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Letter! The Letter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1941 (14th) </Th> <Td> Ford! John Ford </Td> <Td> How Green Was My Valley </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hall! Alexander Hall </Td> <Td> Here Comes Mr. Jordan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hawks! Howard Hawks </Td> <Td> Sergeant York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Welles! Orson Welles </Td> <Td> Citizen Kane </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Little! The Little Foxes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1942 (15th) </Th> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Mrs. Miniver </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Curtiz! Michael Curtiz </Td> <Td> Yankee Doodle Dandy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Farrow! John Farrow </Td> <Td> Wake Island </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> LeRoy! Mervyn LeRoy </Td> <Td> Random Harvest </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wood! Sam Wood </Td> <Td> Kings Row </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1943 (16th) </Th> <Td> Curtiz! Michael Curtiz </Td> <Td> Casablanca </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brown! Clarence Brown </Td> <Td> Human! The Human Comedy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> King! Henry King </Td> <Td> Song! The Song of Bernadette </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lubitsch! Ernst Lubitsch </Td> <Td> Heaven Can Wait </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stevens! George Stevens </Td> <Td> More! The More the Merrier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1944 (17th) </Th> <Td> McCarey! Leo McCarey </Td> <Td> Going My Way </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hitchcock! Alfred Hitchcock </Td> <Td> Lifeboat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> King! Henry King </Td> <Td> Wilson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Preminger! Otto Preminger </Td> <Td> Laura </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilder! Billy Wilder </Td> <Td> Double Indemnity </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1945 (18th) </Th> <Td> Wilder! Billy Wilder </Td> <Td> Lost! The Lost Weekend </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brown! Clarence Brown </Td> <Td> National Velvet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hitchcock! Alfred Hitchcock </Td> <Td> Spellbound </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> McCarey! Leo McCarey </Td> <Td> Bells! The Bells of St. Mary's </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Renoir! Jean Renoir </Td> <Td> Southerner! The Southerner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1946 (19th) </Th> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Best! The Best Years of Our Lives </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brown! Clarence Brown </Td> <Td> Yearling! The Yearling </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capra! Frank Capra </Td> <Td> It's a Wonderful Life </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lean! David Lean </Td> <Td> Brief Encounter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Siodmak! Robert Siodmak </Td> <Td> Killers! The Killers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1947 (20th) </Th> <Td> Kazan! Elia Kazan </Td> <Td> Gentleman's Agreement </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cukor! George Cukor </Td> <Td> Double! A Double Life </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dmytryk! Edward Dmytryk </Td> <Td> Crossfire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Koster! Henry Koster </Td> <Td> Bishop! The Bishop's Wife </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lean! David Lean </Td> <Td> Great Expectations </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1948 (21st) </Th> <Td> Huston! John Huston </Td> <Td> Treasure! The Treasure of the Sierra Madre </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Litvak! Anatole Litvak </Td> <Td> Snake! The Snake Pit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Negulesco! Jean Negulesco </Td> <Td> Johnny Belinda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Olivier! Laurence Olivier </Td> <Td> Hamlet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinnemann! Fred Zinnemann </Td> <Td> Search! The Search </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1949 (22nd) </Th> <Td> Mankiewicz! Joseph L. Mankiewicz </Td> <Td> Letter! A Letter to Three Wives </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reed! Carol Reed </Td> <Td> Fallen! The Fallen Idol </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rossen! Robert Rossen </Td> <Td> All the King's Men </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wellman! William A. Wellman </Td> <Td> Battleground </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Heiress! The Heiress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 1950s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1950 (23rd) </Th> <Td> Mankiewicz! Joseph L. Mankiewicz </Td> <Td> All About Eve </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cukor! George Cukor </Td> <Td> Born Yesterday </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Huston! John Huston </Td> <Td> Asphalt! The Asphalt Jungle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reed! Carol Reed </Td> <Td> Man! The Third Man </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilder! Billy Wilder </Td> <Td> Sunset Boulevard </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1951 (24th) </Th> <Td> Stevens! George Stevens </Td> <Td> Place! A Place in the Sun </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Huston! John Huston </Td> <Td> African! The African Queen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazan! Elia Kazan </Td> <Td> Streetcar! A Streetcar Named Desire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Minnelli! Vincente Minnelli </Td> <Td> American! An American in Paris </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Detective Story </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1952 (25th) </Th> <Td> Ford! John Ford </Td> <Td> Quiet! The Quiet Man </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> DeMille! Cecil B. DeMille </Td> <Td> Greatest! The Greatest Show on Earth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Huston! John Huston </Td> <Td> Moulin Rouge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mankiewicz! Joseph L. Mankiewicz </Td> <Td> 5 Fingers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinnemann! Fred Zinnemann </Td> <Td> High Noon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1953 (26th) </Th> <Td> Zinnemann! Fred Zinnemann </Td> <Td> From Here to Eternity </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stevens! George Stevens </Td> <Td> Shane </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Walters! Charles Walters </Td> <Td> Lili </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilder! Billy Wilder </Td> <Td> Stalag 17 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Roman Holiday </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1954 (27th) </Th> <Td> Kazan! Elia Kazan </Td> <Td> On the Waterfront </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hitchcock! Alfred Hitchcock </Td> <Td> Rear Window </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Seaton! George Seaton </Td> <Td> Country! The Country Girl </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wellman! William A. Wellman </Td> <Td> High! The High and the Mighty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilder! Billy Wilder </Td> <Td> Sabrina </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1955 (28th) </Th> <Td> Mann! Delbert Mann </Td> <Td> Marty </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazan! Elia Kazan </Td> <Td> East of Eden </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lean! David Lean </Td> <Td> Summertime </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Logan! Joshua Logan </Td> <Td> Picnic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sturges! John Sturges </Td> <Td> Bad Day at Black Rock </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1956 (29th) </Th> <Td> Stevens! George Stevens </Td> <Td> Giant </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anderson! Michael Anderson </Td> <Td> Around the World in 80 Days </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lang! Walter Lang </Td> <Td> King! The King and I </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Vidor! King Vidor </Td> <Td> War and Peace </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Friendly Persuasion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1957 (30th) </Th> <Td> Lean! David Lean </Td> <Td> Bridge! The Bridge on the River Kwai </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Logan! Joshua Logan </Td> <Td> Sayonara </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lumet! Sidney Lumet </Td> <Td> 12 Angry Men </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robson! Mark Robson </Td> <Td> Peyton Place </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilder! Billy Wilder </Td> <Td> Witness for the Prosecution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1958 (31st) </Th> <Td> Minnelli! Vincente Minnelli </Td> <Td> Gigi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brooks! Richard Brooks </Td> <Td> Cat on a Hot Tin Roof </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kramer! Stanley Kramer </Td> <Td> Defiant! The Defiant Ones </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robson! Mark Robson </Td> <Td> Inn! The Inn of the Sixth Happiness </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wise! Robert Wise </Td> <Td> I Want to Live! </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1959 (32nd) </Th> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Ben - Hur </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clayton! Jack Clayton </Td> <Td> Room at the Top </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stevens! George Stevens </Td> <Td> Diary! The Diary of Anne Frank </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wilder! Billy Wilder </Td> <Td> Some Like It Hot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinnemann! Fred Zinnemann </Td> <Td> Nun's! The Nun's Story </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 1960s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1960 (33rd) </Th> <Td> Wilder! Billy Wilder </Td> <Td> Apartment! The Apartment </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cardiff! Jack Cardiff </Td> <Td> Sons and Lovers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dassin! Jules Dassin </Td> <Td> Never on Sunday </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hitchcock! Alfred Hitchcock </Td> <Td> Psycho </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinnemann! Fred Zinnemann </Td> <Td> Sundowners! The Sundowners </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1961 (34th) </Th> <Td> Wise! Robert Wise Robbins! Jerome Robbins </Td> <Td> West Side Story </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fellini! Federico Fellini </Td> <Td> La Dolce Vita </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kramer! Stanley Kramer </Td> <Td> Judgment at Nuremberg </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rossen! Robert Rossen </Td> <Td> Hustler! The Hustler </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thompson! J. Lee Thompson </Td> <Td> Guns! The Guns of Navarone </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1962 (35th) </Th> <Td> Lean! David Lean </Td> <Td> Lawrence of Arabia </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germi! Pietro Germi </Td> <Td> Divorce Italian Style </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mulligan! Robert Mulligan </Td> <Td> To Kill a Mockingbird </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Penn! Arthur Penn </Td> <Td> Miracle! The Miracle Worker </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Perry! Frank Perry </Td> <Td> David and Lisa </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1963 (36th) </Th> <Td> Richardson! Tony Richardson </Td> <Td> Tom Jones </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fellini! Federico Fellini </Td> <Td> 81⁄2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kazan! Elia Kazan </Td> <Td> America America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Preminger! Otto Preminger </Td> <Td> Cardinal! The Cardinal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ritt! Martin Ritt </Td> <Td> Hud </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1964 (37th) </Th> <Td> Cukor! George Cukor </Td> <Td> My Fair Lady </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cacoyannis! Michael Cacoyannis </Td> <Td> Zorba the Greek </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Glenville! Peter Glenville </Td> <Td> Becket </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kubrick! Stanley Kubrick </Td> <Td> Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stevenson! Robert Stevenson </Td> <Td> Mary Poppins </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1965 (38th) </Th> <Td> Wise! Robert Wise </Td> <Td> Sound! The Sound of Music </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lean! David Lean </Td> <Td> Doctor Zhivago </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Schlesinger! John Schlesinger </Td> <Td> Darling </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Teshigahara! Hiroshi Teshigahara </Td> <Td> Woman! Woman in the Dunes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wyler! William Wyler </Td> <Td> Collector! The Collector </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1966 (39th) </Th> <Td> Zinnemann! Fred Zinnemann </Td> <Td> Man! A Man for All Seasons </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Antonioni! Michelangelo Antonioni </Td> <Td> Blowup </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brooks! Richard Brooks </Td> <Td> Professionals! The Professionals </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lelouch! Claude Lelouch </Td> <Td> Man! A Man and a Woman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nichols! Mike Nichols </Td> <Td> Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1967 (40th) </Th> <Td> Nichols! Mike Nichols </Td> <Td> Graduate! The Graduate </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brooks! Richard Brooks </Td> <Td> In Cold Blood </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jewison! Norman Jewison </Td> <Td> In the Heat of the Night </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kramer! Stanley Kramer </Td> <Td> Guess Who's Coming to Dinner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Penn! Arthur Penn </Td> <Td> Bonnie and Clyde </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1968 (41st) </Th> <Td> Reed! Carol Reed </Td> <Td> Oliver! </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Harvey! Anthony Harvey </Td> <Td> Lion! The Lion in Winter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kubrick! Stanley Kubrick </Td> <Td> 2001: A Space Odyssey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pontecorvo! Gillo Pontecorvo </Td> <Td> Battle! The Battle of Algiers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zeffirelli! Franco Zeffirelli </Td> <Td> Romeo and Juliet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1969 (42nd) </Th> <Td> Schlesinger! John Schlesinger </Td> <Td> Midnight Cowboy </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gavras! Costa - Gavras </Td> <Td> Z </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hill! George Roy Hill </Td> <Td> Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Penn! Arthur Penn </Td> <Td> Alice's Restaurant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pollack! Sydney Pollack </Td> <Td> They Shoot Horses, Don't They? </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 1970s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1970 (43rd) </Th> <Td> Schaffner! Franklin J. Schaffner </Td> <Td> Patton </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Altman! Robert Altman </Td> <Td> M * A * S * H </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fellini! Federico Fellini </Td> <Td> Fellini Satyricon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hiller! Arthur Hiller </Td> <Td> Love Story </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russell! Ken Russell </Td> <Td> Women in Love </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1971 (44th) </Th> <Td> Friedkin! William Friedkin </Td> <Td> French! The French Connection </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bogdanovich! Peter Bogdanovich </Td> <Td> Last! The Last Picture Show </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jewison! Norman Jewison </Td> <Td> Fiddler on the Roof </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kubrick! Stanley Kubrick </Td> <Td> Clockwork! A Clockwork Orange </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Schlesinger! John Schlesinger </Td> <Td> Sunday Bloody Sunday </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1972 (45th) </Th> <Td> Fosse! Bob Fosse </Td> <Td> Cabaret </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boorman! John Boorman </Td> <Td> Deliverance </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coppola! Francis Ford Coppola </Td> <Td> Godfather! The Godfather </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mankiewicz! Joseph L. Mankiewicz </Td> <Td> Sleuth </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Troell! Jan Troell </Td> <Td> Emigrants! The Emigrants </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1973 (46th) </Th> <Td> Hill! George Roy Hill </Td> <Td> Sting! The Sting </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bergman! Ingmar Bergman </Td> <Td> Cries and Whispers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bertolucci! Bernardo Bertolucci </Td> <Td> Last Tango in Paris </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Friedkin! William Friedkin </Td> <Td> Exorcist! The Exorcist </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lucas! George Lucas </Td> <Td> American Graffiti </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (47th) </Th> <Td> Coppola! Francis Ford Coppola </Td> <Td> Godfather! The Godfather Part II </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cassavetes! John Cassavetes </Td> <Td> Woman! A Woman Under the Influence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fosse! Bob Fosse </Td> <Td> Lenny </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polanski! Roman Polanski </Td> <Td> Chinatown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Truffaut! François Truffaut </Td> <Td> Day for Night </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (48th) </Th> <Td> Forman! Miloš Forman </Td> <Td> One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Altman! Robert Altman </Td> <Td> Nashville </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fellini! Federico Fellini </Td> <Td> Amarcord </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kubrick! Stanley Kubrick </Td> <Td> Barry Lyndon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lumet! Sidney Lumet </Td> <Td> Dog Day Afternoon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1976 (49th) </Th> <Td> Avildsen! John G. Avildsen </Td> <Td> Rocky </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bergman! Ingmar Bergman </Td> <Td> Face to Face </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lumet! Sidney Lumet </Td> <Td> Network </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakula! Alan J. Pakula </Td> <Td> All the President's Men </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Wertmüller! Lina Wertmüller </Td> <Td> Seven Beauties </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1977 (50th) </Th> <Td> Allen! Woody Allen </Td> <Td> Annie Hall </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lucas! George Lucas </Td> <Td> Star Wars </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ross! Herbert Ross </Td> <Td> Turning! The Turning Point </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spielberg! Steven Spielberg </Td> <Td> Close Encounters of the Third Kind </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zinnemann! Fred Zinnemann </Td> <Td> Julia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1978 (51st) </Th> <Td> Cimino! Michael Cimino </Td> <Td> Deer! The Deer Hunter </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Allen! Woody Allen </Td> <Td> Interiors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ashby! Hal Ashby </Td> <Td> Coming Home </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beatty! Warren Beatty Henry! Buck Henry </Td> <Td> Heaven Can Wait </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Parker! Alan Parker </Td> <Td> Midnight Express </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1979 (52nd) </Th> <Td> Benton! Robert Benton </Td> <Td> Kramer vs. Kramer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coppola! Francis Ford Coppola </Td> <Td> Apocalypse Now </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fosse! Bob Fosse </Td> <Td> All That Jazz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Molinaro! Édouard Molinaro </Td> <Td> La Cage aux Folles </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yates! Peter Yates </Td> <Td> Breaking Away </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 1980s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1980 (53rd) </Th> <Td> Redford! Robert Redford </Td> <Td> Ordinary People </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lynch! David Lynch </Td> <Td> Elephant! The Elephant Man </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Polanski! Roman Polanski </Td> <Td> Tess </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rush! Richard Rush </Td> <Td> Stunt! The Stunt Man </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorsese! Martin Scorsese </Td> <Td> Raging Bull </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1981 (54th) </Th> <Td> Beatty! Warren Beatty </Td> <Td> Reds </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hudson! Hugh Hudson </Td> <Td> Chariots of Fire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malle! Louis Malle </Td> <Td> Atlantic City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Rydell! Mark Rydell </Td> <Td> On Golden Pond </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spielberg! Steven Spielberg </Td> <Td> Raiders of the Lost Ark </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1982 (55th) </Th> <Td> Attenborough! Richard Attenborough </Td> <Td> Gandhi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lumet! Sidney Lumet </Td> <Td> Verdict! The Verdict </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Petersen! Wolfgang Petersen </Td> <Td> Das Boot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pollack! Sydney Pollack </Td> <Td> Tootsie </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spielberg! Steven Spielberg </Td> <Td> E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (56th) </Th> <Td> Brooks! James L. Brooks </Td> <Td> Terms of Endearment </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beresford! Bruce Beresford </Td> <Td> Tender Mercies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bergman! Ingmar Bergman </Td> <Td> Fanny and Alexander </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nichols! Mike Nichols </Td> <Td> Silkwood </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yates! Peter Yates </Td> <Td> Dresser! The Dresser </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1984 (57th) </Th> <Td> Forman! Miloš Forman </Td> <Td> Amadeus </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Allen! Woody Allen </Td> <Td> Broadway Danny Rose </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benton! Robert Benton </Td> <Td> Places in the Heart </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joffé! Roland Joffé </Td> <Td> Killing! The Killing Fields </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lean! David Lean </Td> <Td> Passage! A Passage to India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1985 (58th) </Th> <Td> Pollack! Sydney Pollack </Td> <Td> Out of Africa </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Babenco! Héctor Babenco </Td> <Td> Kiss of the Spider Woman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Huston! John Huston </Td> <Td> Prizzi's Honor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kurosawa! Akira Kurosawa </Td> <Td> Ran </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Weir! Peter Weir </Td> <Td> Witness </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1986 (59th) </Th> <Td> Stone! Oliver Stone </Td> <Td> Platoon </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Allen! Woody Allen </Td> <Td> Hannah and Her Sisters </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ivory! James Ivory </Td> <Td> Room! A Room with a View </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joffé! Roland Joffé </Td> <Td> Mission! The Mission </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lynch! David Lynch </Td> <Td> Blue Velvet </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (60th) </Th> <Td> Bertolucci! Bernardo Bertolucci </Td> <Td> Emperor! The Last Emperor </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boorman! John Boorman </Td> <Td> Hope and Glory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hallström! Lasse Hallström </Td> <Td> My Life as a Dog </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jewison! Norman Jewison </Td> <Td> Moonstruck </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lyne! Adrian Lyne </Td> <Td> Fatal Attraction </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1988 (61st) </Th> <Td> Levinson! Barry Levinson </Td> <Td> Rain Man </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crichton! Charles Crichton </Td> <Td> Fish! A Fish Called Wanda </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nichols! Mike Nichols </Td> <Td> Working Girl </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Parker! Alan Parker </Td> <Td> Mississippi Burning </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorsese! Martin Scorsese </Td> <Td> Last! The Last Temptation of Christ </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1989 (62nd) </Th> <Td> Stone! Oliver Stone </Td> <Td> Born on the Fourth of July </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Allen! Woody Allen </Td> <Td> Crimes and Misdemeanors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Branagh! Kenneth Branagh </Td> <Td> Henry V </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sheridan! Jim Sheridan </Td> <Td> My Left Foot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Weir! Peter Weir </Td> <Td> Dead Poets Society </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 1990s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1990 (63rd) </Th> <Td> Costner! Kevin Costner </Td> <Td> Dances with Wolves </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coppola! Francis Ford Coppola </Td> <Td> Godfather! The Godfather Part III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frears! Stephen Frears </Td> <Td> Grifters! The Grifters </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Schroeder! Barbet Schroeder </Td> <Td> Reversal of Fortune </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorsese! Martin Scorsese </Td> <Td> Goodfellas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1991 (64th) </Th> <Td> Demme! Jonathan Demme </Td> <Td> Silence! The Silence of the Lambs </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Levinson! Barry Levinson </Td> <Td> Bugsy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scott! Ridley Scott </Td> <Td> Thelma & Louise </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Singleton! John Singleton </Td> <Td> Boyz n the Hood </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stone! Oliver Stone </Td> <Td> JFK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1992 (65th) </Th> <Td> Eastwood! Clint Eastwood </Td> <Td> Unforgiven </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Altman! Robert Altman </Td> <Td> Player! The Player </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brest! Martin Brest </Td> <Td> Scent of a Woman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ivory! James Ivory </Td> <Td> Howards End </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jordan! Neil Jordan </Td> <Td> Crying! The Crying Game </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1993 (66th) </Th> <Td> Spielberg! Steven Spielberg </Td> <Td> Schindler's List </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Altman! Robert Altman </Td> <Td> Short Cuts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Campion! Jane Campion </Td> <Td> Piano! The Piano </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ivory! James Ivory </Td> <Td> Remains! The Remains of the Day </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sheridan! Jim Sheridan </Td> <Td> In the Name of the Father </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1994 (67th) </Th> <Td> Zemeckis! Robert Zemeckis </Td> <Td> Forrest Gump </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Allen! Woody Allen </Td> <Td> Bullets over Broadway </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Kieślowski! Krzysztof Kieślowski </Td> <Td> Three Colors: Red </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Redford! Robert Redford </Td> <Td> Quiz Show </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tarantino! Quentin Tarantino </Td> <Td> Pulp Fiction </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1995 (68th) </Th> <Td> Gibson! Mel Gibson </Td> <Td> Braveheart </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Figgis! Mike Figgis </Td> <Td> Leaving Las Vegas </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Noonan! Chris Noonan </Td> <Td> Babe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Radford! Michael Radford </Td> <Td> Il Postino: The Postman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robbins! Tim Robbins </Td> <Td> Dead Man Walking </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (69th) </Th> <Td> Minghella! Anthony Minghella </Td> <Td> English! The English Patient </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coen! Joel Coen </Td> <Td> Fargo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Forman! Miloš Forman </Td> <Td> People! The People vs. Larry Flynt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hicks! Scott Hicks </Td> <Td> Shine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leigh! Mike Leigh </Td> <Td> Secrets & Lies </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1997 (70th) </Th> <Td> Cameron! James Cameron </Td> <Td> Titanic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cattaneo! Peter Cattaneo </Td> <Td> Monty! The Full Monty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Egoyan! Atom Egoyan </Td> <Td> Sweet! The Sweet Hereafter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hanson! Curtis Hanson </Td> <Td> L.A. Confidential </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Van Sant! Gus Van Sant </Td> <Td> Good Will Hunting </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1998 (71st) </Th> <Td> Spielberg! Steven Spielberg </Td> <Td> Saving Private Ryan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benigni! Roberto Benigni </Td> <Td> Life Is Beautiful </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madden! John Madden </Td> <Td> Shakespeare in Love </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malick! Terrence Malick </Td> <Td> Thin! The Thin Red Line </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Weir! Peter Weir </Td> <Td> Truman! The Truman Show </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1999 (72nd) </Th> <Td> Mendes! Sam Mendes </Td> <Td> American Beauty </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hallström! Lasse Hallström </Td> <Td> Cider! The Cider House Rules </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jonze! Spike Jonze </Td> <Td> Being John Malkovich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mann! Michael Mann </Td> <Td> Insider! The Insider </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Shyamalan! M. Night Shyamalan </Td> <Td> Sixth! The Sixth Sense </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 2000s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2000 (73rd) </Th> <Td> Soderbergh! Steven Soderbergh </Td> <Td> Traffic </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daldry! Stephen Daldry </Td> <Td> Billy Elliot </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lee! Ang Lee </Td> <Td> Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scott! Ridley Scott </Td> <Td> Gladiator </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soderbergh! Steven Soderbergh </Td> <Td> Erin Brockovich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2001 (74th) </Th> <Td> Howard! Ron Howard </Td> <Td> Beautiful! A Beautiful Mind </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Altman! Robert Altman </Td> <Td> Gosford Park </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson! Peter Jackson </Td> <Td> Lord! The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lynch! David Lynch </Td> <Td> Mulholland Drive </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scott! Ridley Scott </Td> <Td> Black Hawk Down </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2002 (75th) </Th> <Td> Polanski! Roman Polanski </Td> <Td> Pianist! The Pianist </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Almodóvar! Pedro Almodóvar </Td> <Td> Talk to Her </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daldry! Stephen Daldry </Td> <Td> Hours! The Hours </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Marshall! Rob Marshall </Td> <Td> Chicago </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorsese! Martin Scorsese </Td> <Td> Gangs of New York </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2003 (76th) </Th> <Td> Jackson! Peter Jackson </Td> <Td> Lord! The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coppola! Sofia Coppola </Td> <Td> Lost in Translation </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eastwood! Clint Eastwood </Td> <Td> Mystic River </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Meirelles! Fernando Meirelles </Td> <Td> City of God </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Weir! Peter Weir </Td> <Td> Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (77th) </Th> <Td> Eastwood! Clint Eastwood </Td> <Td> Million Dollar Baby </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hackford! Taylor Hackford </Td> <Td> Ray </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leigh! Mike Leigh </Td> <Td> Vera Drake </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Payne! Alexander Payne </Td> <Td> Sideways </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorsese! Martin Scorsese </Td> <Td> Aviator! The Aviator </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2005 (78th) </Th> <Td> Lee! Ang Lee </Td> <Td> Brokeback Mountain </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clooney! George Clooney </Td> <Td> Good Night, and Good Luck </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haggis! Paul Haggis </Td> <Td> Crash </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miller! Bennett Miller </Td> <Td> Capote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spielberg! Steven Spielberg </Td> <Td> Munich </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2006 (79th) </Th> <Td> Scorsese! Martin Scorsese </Td> <Td> Departed! The Departed </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eastwood! Clint Eastwood </Td> <Td> Letters from Iwo Jima </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Frears! Stephen Frears </Td> <Td> Queen! The Queen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Greengrass! Paul Greengrass </Td> <Td> United 93 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iñárritu! Alejandro González Iñárritu </Td> <Td> Babel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2007 (80th) </Th> <Td> Coen! Joel Coen Coen! Ethan Coen </Td> <Td> No Country for Old Men </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anderson! Paul Thomas Anderson </Td> <Td> There Will Be Blood </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gilroy! Tony Gilroy </Td> <Td> Michael Clayton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reitman! Jason Reitman </Td> <Td> Juno </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Schnabel! Julian Schnabel </Td> <Td> Diving! The Diving Bell and the Butterfly </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2008 (81st) </Th> <Td> Boyle! Danny Boyle </Td> <Td> Slumdog Millionaire </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daldry! Stephen Daldry </Td> <Td> Reader! The Reader </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fincher! David Fincher </Td> <Td> Curious! The Curious Case of Benjamin Button </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Howard! Ron Howard </Td> <Td> Frost / Nixon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Van Sant! Gus Van Sant </Td> <Td> Milk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2009 (82nd) </Th> <Td> Bigelow! Kathryn Bigelow </Td> <Td> Hurt! The Hurt Locker </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cameron! James Cameron </Td> <Td> Avatar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daniels! Lee Daniels </Td> <Td> Precious: Based on the Novel' Push' by Sapphire </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Reitman! Jason Reitman </Td> <Td> Up in the Air </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tarantino! Quentin Tarantino </Td> <Td> Inglourious Basterds </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> 2010s </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> (83rd) </Th> <Td> Hooper! Tom Hooper </Td> <Td> King's! The King's Speech </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aronofsky! Darren Aronofsky </Td> <Td> Black Swan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Coen! Joel Coen Coen! Ethan Coen </Td> <Td> True Grit </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fincher! David Fincher </Td> <Td> Social! The Social Network </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russell! David O. Russell </Td> <Td> Fighter! The Fighter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2011 (84th) </Th> <Td> Hazanavicius! Michel Hazanavicius </Td> <Td> Artist! The Artist </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Allen! Woody Allen </Td> <Td> Midnight in Paris </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Malick! Terrence Malick </Td> <Td> Tree! The Tree of Life </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Payne! Alexander Payne </Td> <Td> Descendants! The Descendants </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorsese! Martin Scorsese </Td> <Td> Hugo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2012 (85th) </Th> <Td> Lee! Ang Lee </Td> <Td> Life of Pi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Haneke! Michael Haneke </Td> <Td> Amour </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russell! David O. Russell </Td> <Td> Silver Linings Playbook </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spielberg! Steven Spielberg </Td> <Td> Lincoln </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zeitlin! Benh Zeitlin </Td> <Td> Beasts of the Southern Wild </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2013 (86th) </Th> <Td> Cuarón! Alfonso Cuarón </Td> <Td> Gravity </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> McQueen! Steve McQueen </Td> <Td> 12 Years a Slave </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Payne! Alexander Payne </Td> <Td> Nebraska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russell! David O. Russell </Td> <Td> American Hustle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Scorsese! Martin Scorsese </Td> <Td> Wolf! The Wolf of Wall Street </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2014 (87th) </Th> <Td> Iñárritu! Alejandro G. Iñárritu </Td> <Td> Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anderson! Wes Anderson </Td> <Td> Grand! The Grand Budapest Hotel </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Linklater! Richard Linklater </Td> <Td> Boyhood </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miller! Bennett Miller </Td> <Td> Foxcatcher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tyldum! Morten Tyldum </Td> <Td> Imitation! The Imitation Game </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2015 (88th) </Th> <Td> Iñárritu! Alejandro G. Iñárritu </Td> <Td> The Revenant </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Abrahamson! Lenny Abrahamson </Td> <Td> Room </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> McCarthy! Tom McCarthy </Td> <Td> Spotlight </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> McKay! Adam McKay </Td> <Td> Big! The Big Short </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Miller! George Miller </Td> <Td> Mad Max: Fury Road </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2016 (89th) </Th> <Td> Chazelle! Damien Chazelle </Td> <Td> La La Land </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gibson! Mel Gibson </Td> <Td> Hacksaw Ridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jenkins! Barry Jenkins </Td> <Td> Moonlight </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lonergan! Kenneth Lonergan </Td> <Td> Manchester by the Sea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Villeneuve! Denis Villeneuve </Td> <Td> Arrival </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 2017 (90th) </Th> <Td> del Toro! Guillermo del Toro </Td> <Td> The Shape of Water </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anderson! Paul Thomas Anderson </Td> <Td> Phantom Thread </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gerwig! Greta Gerwig </Td> <Td> Lady Bird </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Nolan! Christopher Nolan </Td> <Td> Dunkirk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Peele! Jordan Peele </Td> <Td> Get Out </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Director (s) </Th> <Th> Film </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr>

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