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There have been 25 instances in which the director of a Best Picture winner did not receive the Oscar for Best Director:
- 1927/28 -- "Wings" (directed by William A Wellman). Oscar winner for drama: Frank Borzage ("Seventh Heaven").
- 1928/29 -- "The Broadway Melody" (Harry Beaumont). Winner: Frank Lloyd, "The Divine Lady."
- 1930/31 -- "Cimarron" (Wesley Ruggles). Winner: Norman Taurog, "Skippy."
- 1931/32 -- "Grand Hotel" (Edmund Goulding). Winner: Frank Borzage, "Bad Girl."
- 1935 -- "Mutiny on the Bounty" (Frank Lloyd). Winner: John Ford, "The Informer."
- 1936 -- "The Great Ziegfeld" (Robert Z. Leonard). Winner: Frank Capra, "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town."
- 1937 -- "The Life of Emile Zola" (William Dieterle). Winner: Leo McCarey, "The Awful Truth."
- 1940 -- "Rebecca" (Alfred Hitchcock). Winner: John Ford ("The Grapes of Wrath").
- 1948 -- "Hamlet" (Sir Laurence Olivier). Winner: John Huston ("The Treasure of the Sierra Madre."
- 1949 -- "All the King's Men" (Robert Rossen). Winner: Joseph L. Mankiewicz, "A Letter to Three Wives."
- 1951 -- "An American in Paris" (Vincente Minnelli). Winner: George Stevens, "A Place in the Sun."
- 1952 -- "The Greatest Show on Earth" (Cecil B. De Mille). Winner: John Ford, "The Quiet Man."
- 1956 -- "Around the World in Eighty Days" (Michael Anderson). Winner: George Stevens, "Giant."
- 1967 -- "In the Heat of the Night" (Norman Jewison). Winner: Mike Nichols, "The Graduate."
- 1972 -- "The Godfather" (Francis Ford Coppola). Winner: Bob Fosse, "Cabaret."
- 1981 -- "Chariots of Fire" (Hugh Hudson). Winner: Warren Beatty, "Reds."
- 1989 -- "Driving Miss Daisy" (Bruce Beresford). Winner: Oliver Stone, "Born on the Fourth of July."
- 1998 -- "Shakespeare in Love" (John Madden). Winner: Steven Spielberg, "Saving Private Ryan."
- 2000 -- "Gladiator" (Ridley Scott). Winner: Steven Soderbergh, "Traffic"
- 2002 -- "Chicago" (Rob Marshall). Winner: Roman Polanski, "The Pianist."
- 2005 -- "Crash" (Paul Haggis). Winner: Ang Lee, "Brokeback Mountain."
- 2012 -- "Argo" (Ben Affleck). Winner: Ang Lee, "Life of Pi."
- 2013 -- "12 Years a Slave" (Steve McQueen). Winner: Alfonso Cuarón, "Gravity."
- 2015 -- "Spotlight" (Tom McCarthy). Winner: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, "The Revenant."
- 2016 -- "Moonlight" (Barry Jenkins). Winner: Damien Chazelle, "La La Land."
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How many Oscars did it happened one night win?
Five: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay.
How many Oscar did Million Dollar Baby win?
"Million Dollar Baby" won 4 Academy Awards 1) Best Picture 2) Best Director 3) Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 4) Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
How many Oscars has David Lean won?
Two. He won Best Director for Best Picture winners The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia(1962).
How many Oscars did kings speech win?
"The King's Speech" won four 2010 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor (Colin Firth), Best Director (Tom Hooper) and Best Original Screenplay (David Seidler). The only other 2010 film to win four Oscars was "Inception," which won in several technical categories.
Who is the best film maker in Bollywood?
There are many whose names come into mind. Yash Chopra was one of them. Vishal Bhardwaj is also an amazing director.
Who is the worlds best film director?
Peter Jackson. He has directed many films but the best are probably Lord of the Rings.
How many Oscar's each did the 3 best picture westerns win?
Cimarron (1930/31) won Best Picture, Screenplay and Art DirectionDances with Wolves (1990) won 7 Oscars: Best Picture, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing, Cinematography, Sound and Original Score.Unforgiven (1992) won 4 Oscars: Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor and Editing.
How many Oscars did it happened one night win?
Five: Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay.
How many Oscars did Steven Spielberg win for Schindler's List?
Two. One for Best Director and one as a producer of the Best Picture of 1993.
How many Academy Awards has steven spielberg won?
Steven Spielberg has won many, many awards, inclucing: Academy Awards (Oscars), BAFTA Awards, Emmy Awards, Director's Guild of America Awards and Golden Globes. Please see related links for a more complete list.
Who is the best movie director?
There are many good movie directors out ther, for example Ridley Scott, George Lucus, Ron Howard and James Cameron.....e.t.c.But one director stands out from them all, that is Steven Spielberg. He has created many films which have broke many box office records throughout his career. He is the best director of all time.
How many Oscar did Million Dollar Baby win?
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How many Academy Awards does Kevin Costner have?
Two. Costner received Academy Awards for producing and directing "Dances With Wolves," the Western drama that was named Best Picture of 1990. He also starred in the film as Union officer John Dunbar.
How many Best Picture winners were adapted from books?
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How many Oscars did Rain Man win?
It won four Oscars including: best picture, best actor (Dustin Hoffman), best director (Barry Levinson), and best original screenplay.
How many Oscars has David Lean won?
Two. He won Best Director for Best Picture winners The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Lawrence of Arabia(1962).
How many Oscars has Jonathan Demme won?
One. Jonathan Demme was named Best Director of 1991 for his work on "The Silence of the Lambs," which won the Oscar for Best Picture.
