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Academy Awards
Most Nominations for Best Director
This list features directors that have been nominated for the most Best Director awards at the Academy Awards.
RANK | DIRECTORS | NOMINATIONS | WINS |
1 | William Wyler | 12 | 3 |
2 | Martin Scorsese | 10 | 1 |
3 | Steven Spielberg | 9 | 2 |
4 | Billy Wilder | 8 | 2 |
5 | David Lean | 7 | 2 |
6 | Fred Zinnemann | 7 | 2 |
7 | Woody Allen | 7 | 1 |
8 | Frank Capra | 6 | 3 |
9 | John Ford | 5 | 4 |
10 | Elia Kazan | 5 | 2 |
11 | George Stevens | 5 | 2 |
12 | Robert Altman | 5 | 1 |
13 | George Cukor | 5 | 1 |
14 | John Huston | 5 | 1 |
15 | Alfred Hitchcock | 5 | 0 |
16 | King Vidor | 5 | 0 |
17 | Clarence Brown | 5 | 0 |
References
Wikipedia. (n.d.). Academy Award for Best Director. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Director [Accessed 1 December 2025].
Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of Academy Award records. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Academy_Award_records [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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