Home›Hollywood and English-Language Studio Cinema›Award›Academy Award for Best DirectorBrowse ByAcademy Award for Best DirectorAward names the prize a specific media work actually won. Wikipedia notes Citizen Kane "was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories and it won for Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Mankiewicz and Welles," its only competitive Oscar despite lasting acclaim. This dimension groups works that have won the same recognized prize.FactsAcademy Award for Best DirectorSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1917 1Academy Award for Best DirectorFilter Results20 entriesCollectionAll1920s and 1930s (3)1940s (1)1950s (2)1960s (2)1970s (5)1980s (1)1990s (4)2000s (2)CreatorAllClint Eastwood (1)David Lean (1)Elia Kazan (1)Ethan Coen (1)Frank Capra (1)Joel Coen (1)John G. Avildsen (1)Jonathan Demme (1)Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1)Lewis Milestone (1)Martin Scorsese (1)Michael Cimino (1)Mike Nichols (1)Milos Forman (1)Oliver Stone (1)Sam Mendes (1)Steven Spielberg (1)William Friedkin (1)Woody Allen (1)MediumAllFilm (20)CountryAllUnited States (18)United States, Hong Kong (1)Release YearAll1930 (1)1934 (1)1939 (1)1942 (1)1950 (1)1954 (1)1962 (1)1967 (1)1971 (1)1975 (1)1976 (1)1977 (1)1978 (1)1986 (1)1991 (1)1992 (1)1993 (1)1999 (1)2006 (1)2007 (1)Original LanguageAllEnglish (19)Spanish (1)GroupAll1920s and 1930s (3)1940s (1)1950s (2)1960s (2)1970s (5)1980s (1)1990s (4)2000s (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20All About EveAcademy Award for Best DirectorAll Quiet on the Western FrontAcademy Award for Best DirectorAmerican BeautyAcademy Award for Best DirectorAnnie HallAcademy Award for Best DirectorCasablancaAcademy Award for Best DirectorGone with the WindAcademy Award for Best DirectorIt Happened One NightAcademy Award for Best DirectorLawrence of ArabiaAcademy Award for Best DirectorNo Country for Old MenAcademy Award for Best DirectorOn the WaterfrontAcademy Award for Best DirectorOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's NestAcademy Award for Best DirectorPlatoonAcademy Award for Best DirectorRockyAcademy Award for Best DirectorSchindler's ListAcademy Award for Best DirectorThe Deer HunterAcademy Award for Best DirectorThe DepartedAcademy Award for Best DirectorThe French ConnectionAcademy Award for Best DirectorThe GraduateAcademy Award for Best DirectorThe Silence of the LambsAcademy Award for Best DirectorUnforgivenAcademy Award for Best DirectorSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia: Classical Hollywood cinema, lead sectionQuote, Wikipedia: Classical Hollywood cinema, lead sectionthe era of "classical Hollywood cinema" is distinguished by a narrative and visual style which began to dominate the film medium in America by 1917.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.