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2 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Director (officially known as the Academy Award of Merit for Directing) is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of a film director who has exhibited outstanding directing while working in the film industry .
2 days ago · David Lean holds the record for the director with the most films that won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography at the Oscars with five wins out of six nominations for Great Expectations, The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, and Ryan's Daughter.
1 day ago · Steven Spielberg currently holds the record for most nominations at thirteen, winning one, while Kathleen Kennedy holds the record for most nominations without a win at eight. Sam Spiegel and Saul Zaentz tie for the most wins with three each.
Jun 18, 2024 · The beautifully honest and poetic film won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for best picture, and Zhao became the second woman to win the Oscar for best director. She also received nominations for her editing and her screenplay.
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Jun 10, 2024 · This is the first time the Academy handed out nominations to not just one woman in the category, but two. Bigelow is the sole woman to win best director. Zhao is also the first woman of Asian descent to pick up the nom. Fennell, a first-time director, is a double nominee for “Promising Young Woman” — she was nominated for ...
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Jun 15, 2024 · Some notable winners of the Best Director award include legendary filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow, and Guillermo del Toro.
