O Premio Oscar a o Millor Director ye uno d'os premios Oscar que concede cada anyada l'Academia d'as Artes y as Ciencias Cinematograficas de Hollywood en a ciudat de Los Angeles (California), seu social d'a entidat, y que premia a o millor director cinematografico d'as cintas de l'anyada.

Ganadors y nominaus Anyos 1920 Nomás que en ista primera anyada, o premio deseparaba la dirección de dramas d'a dirección de comedia.

AnyoGanadorcintaNominatos 1928: 1era edición (1927-28) Dramatico Frank Borzage – Seventh Heaven Herbert Brenon – Sorrell and SonKing Vidor – The Crowd 1928: 1era edición (1927-28) Comedia Lewis Milestone – Two Arabian Knights Ted Wilde – Speedy 1929: 2nda edición(1928-29) Frank Lloyd – The Divine Lady Lionel Barrymore – Madame X Harry Beaumont – The Broadway Melody Irving Cummings – In Old Arizona Frank Lloyd - Drag Ernst Lubitsch – The Patriot

Anyos 1930 AnyoGanadorcintaNominatos 1930: 3era edición (1929-30) Lewis Milestone – All Quiet on the Western Front Clarence Brown – Anna Christie ay Romance Robert Z. Leonard – The Divorcée Ernst Lubitsch – The Love Parade King Vidor – Hallelujah 1931: 4ena edición (1930-31) Norman Taurog – Skippy Clarence Brown – A Free Soul Lewis Milestone – The Front Page Wesley Ruggles – Cimarron Josef von Sternberg – Morocco 1932: 5ena edición (1931-32) Frank Borzage – Bad Girl King Vidor – The Champ Josef von Sternberg – Shanghai Express 1933: 6ena edición (1932-33) Frank Lloyd – Cavalcade Frank Capra – Lady for a Day George Cukor – Little Women (L'Academia anunció que Capra estió o segundo, y Cukor o zaguero.) 1934: 7ena edición Frank Capra – It Happened One Night Victor Schertzinger – One Night of Love W. S. Van Dyke – The Thin Man (L'Academia anunció que Van Dyke estió o segundo, y Schertzinger o zaguero.) 1935: 8ena edición John Ford – The Informer Henry Hathaway – The Lives of a Bengal LancerFrank Lloyd – Mutiny on the Bounty (L'Academia anunció que o candidato Michael Curtiz, por Captain Blood, estió segundo, y Hathaway tercero.) 1936: 9ena edición Frank Capra – Mr. Deeds Goes to Town Gregory La Cava – My Man Godfrey Robert Z. Leonard – The Great Ziegfeld W. S. Van Dyke – San Francisco William Wyler – Dodsworth 1937: 10ena edición Leo McCarey – The Awful TruthWilliam Dieterle – The Life of Emile ZolaSidney Franklin – The Good Earth Gregory La Cava – Stage DoorWilliam A. Wellman – A Star Is Born 1938: 11ena edición Frank Capra – You Can't Take It with You Michael Curtiz – Angels with Dirty FacesMichael Curtiz – Four DaughtersNorman Taurog – Boys TownKing Vidor – The Citadel 1939: 12ena edición Victor Fleming – Gone with the Wind Frank Capra – Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonJohn Ford – StagecoachSam Wood – Goodbye, Mr. Chips William Wyler – Wuthering Heights

Anyos 1940

AnyoGanadorcintaNominatos 1940: 13ena edición John Ford – The Grapes of Wrath George Cukor – The Philadelphia StoryAlfred Hitchcock – Rebecca Sam Wood – Kitty Foyle William Wyler – The Letter 1941: 14ena edición John Ford – How Green Was My Valley Alexander Hall – Here Comes Mr. Jordan Howard Hawks – Sergeant York Orson Welles – Citizen Kane William Wyler – The Little Foxes 1942: 15ena edición William Wyler – Mrs. Miniver Michael Curtiz – Yankee Doodle Dandy John Farrow – Wake Island Mervyn LeRoy – Random Harvest Sam Wood – Kings Row 1943: 16ena edición Michael Curtiz – Casablanca Clarence Brown – The Human Comedy Henry King – The Song of Bernadette Ernst Lubitsch – Heaven Can Wait George Stevens – The More the Merrier 1944: 17ena edición Leo McCarey – Going My Way Alfred Hitchcock – Lifeboat Henry King – Wilson Otto Preminger – Laura Billy Wilder – Double Indemnity 1945: 18ena edición Billy Wilder – The Lost Weekend Clarence Brown – National Velvet Alfred Hitchcock – Spellbound Leo McCarey – The Bells of St. Mary's Jean Renoir – The Southerner 1946: 19ena edición William Wyler – The Best Years of Our Lives Clarence Brown – The Yearling Frank Capra – It's a Wonderful Life David Lean – Brief Encounter Robert Siodmak – The Killers 1947: 20ena edición Elia Kazan – Gentleman's Agreement George Cukor – A Double Life Edward Dmytryk – Crossfire Henry Koster – The Bishop's Wife David Lean – Great Expectations 1948: 21ena edición John Huston – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Anatole Litvak – The Snake Pit Jean Negulesco – Johnny Belinda Laurence Olivier – Hamlet Fred Zinnemann – The Search 1949: 22ena edición Joseph L. Mankiewicz – A Letter to Three Wives Carol Reed – The Fallen Idol Robert Rossen – All the King's Men William A. Wellman – Battleground William Wyler – The Heiress

Anyos 1950 AnyoGanadorcintaNominatos 1950: 23ena edición Joseph L. Mankiewicz – All About Eve George Cukor – Born Yesterday John Huston – The Asphalt Jungle Carol Reed – The Third Man Billy Wilder – Sunset Boulevard 1951: 24ena edición George Stevens – A Place in the Sun John Huston – The African Queen Elia Kazan – A Streetcar Named Desire Vincente Minnelli – An American in Paris William Wyler – Detective Story 1952: 25ena edición John Ford – The Quiet Man Cecil B. DeMille – The Greatest Show on Earth John Huston – Moulin RougeJoseph L. Mankiewicz – 5 Fingers Fred Zinnemann – High Noon 1953: 26ena edición Fred Zinnemann – From Here to Eternity George Stevens – Shane Charles Walters – Lili Billy Wilder – Stalag 17 William Wyler – Roman Holiday 1954: 27ena edición Elia Kazan – On the Waterfront Alfred Hitchcock – Rear Window George Seaton – The Country Girl William A. Wellman – The High and the Mighty Billy Wilder – Sabrina 1955: 28ena edición Delbert Mann – Marty Elia Kazan – East of Eden David Lean – Summertime Joshua Logan – Picnic John Sturges – Bad Day at Black Rock 1956: 29ena edición George Stevens – Giant Michael Anderson – Around the World in 80 Days Walter Lang – The King and I King Vidor – War and Peace William Wyler – Friendly Persuasion 1957: 30ena edición David Lean – The Bridge on the River Kwai Joshua Logan – Sayonara Sidney Lumet – 12 Angry Men Mark Robson – Peyton Place Billy Wilder – Witness for the Prosecution 1958: 31ena edición Vincente Minnelli – Gigi Richard Brooks – Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Stanley Kramer – The Defiant Ones Mark Robson – The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Robert Wise – I Want to Live! 1959: 32ena edición William Wyler – Ben-Hur Jack Clayton – Room at the Top George Stevens – The Diary of Anne Frank Billy Wilder – Some Like It Hot Fred Zinnemann – The Nun's Story

Anyos 1960 AnyoGanadorcintaNominatos 1960: 33ena edición Billy Wilder – The Apartment Jack Cardiff – Sons and Lovers Jules Dassin – Never on Sunday Alfred Hitchcock – Psycho Fred Zinnemann – The Sundowners 1961: 34ena edición Robert Wise y Jerome Robbins – West Side Story Federico Fellini – La Dolce Vita Stanley Kramer – Judgment at Nuremberg Robert Rossen – The Hustler J. Lee Thompson – The Guns of Navarone 1962: 35ena edición David Lean – Lawrence of Arabia Pietro Germi – Divorce, Italian Style Robert Mulligan – To Kill a Mockingbird Arthur Penn – The Miracle Worker Frank Perry – David and Lisa 1963: 36ena edición Tony Richardson – Tom Jones Federico Fellini – 8½ Elia Kazan – America, America Otto Preminger – The Cardinal Martin Ritt – Hud 1964: 37ena edición George Cukor – My Fair Lady Michael Cacoyannis – Zorba the Greek Peter Glenville – Becket Stanley Kubrick – Dr. Strangelove Robert Stevenson – Mary Poppins 1965: 38ena edición Robert Wise – The Sound of Music David Lean – Doctor Zhivago John Schlesinger – Darling Hiroshi Teshigahara – Woman in the Dunes William Wyler – The Collector 1966: 39ena edición Fred Zinnemann – A Man for All Seasons Michelangelo Antonioni – Blowup Richard Brooks – The Professionals Claude Lelouch – A Man and a Woman Mike Nichols – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1967: 40ena edición Mike Nichols – The Graduate Richard Brooks – In Cold BloodNorman Jewison – In the Heat of the NightStanley Kramer – Guess Who's Coming to DinnerArthur Penn – Bonnie and Clyde 1968: 41ena edición Carol Reed – Oliver! Anthony Harvey – The Lion in Winter Stanley Kubrick – 2001: A Space Odyssey Gillo Pontecorvo – The Battle of Algiers Franco Zeffirelli – Romeo and Juliet 1969: 42ena edición John Schlesinger – Midnight Cowboy Costa Gavras – Z George Roy Hill – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Arthur Penn – Alice's Restaurant Sydney Pollack – They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Anyos 1970 AnyoGanadorcintaNominatos 1970: 43ena edición Franklin J. Schaffner – Patton Robert Altman – MASH Federico Fellini – Satyricon Arthur Hiller – Love Story Ken Russell – Women in Love 1971: 44ena edición William Friedkin – The French Connection Peter Bogdanovich – The Last Picture Show Norman Jewison – Fiddler on the Roof Stanley Kubrick – A Clockwork Orange John Schlesinger – Sunday Bloody Sunday 1972: 45ena edición Bob Fosse – Cabaret John Boorman – Deliverance Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Joseph L. Mankiewicz – SleuthJan Troell – The Emigrants 1973: 46ena edición George Roy Hill – The Sting Ingmar Bergman – Cries and Whispers Bernardo Bertolucci - Last Tango in Paris William Friedkin - The ExorcistGeorge Lucas – American Graffiti 1974: 47ena edición Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part II John Cassavetes – A Woman Under the Influence Bob Fosse – Lenny Roman Polanski – Chinatown François Truffaut – Day for Night 1975: 48ena edición Miloš Forman – One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Robert Altman – Nashville Federico Fellini – Amarcord Stanley Kubrick – Barry Lyndon Sidney Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon 1976: 49ena edición John G. Avildsen – Rocky Ingmar Bergman – Face to Face Sidney Lumet – Network Alan J. Pakula – All the President's Men Lina Wertmüller – Seven Beauties 1977: 50ena edición Woody Allen – Annie Hall George Lucas – Star Wars Herbert Ross – The Turning Point Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind Fred Zinnemann – Julia 1978: 51ena edición Michael Cimino – The Deer Hunter Woody Allen – Interiors Hal Ashby – Coming Home Warren Beatty & Buck Henry – Heaven Can Wait Alan Parker – Midnight Express 1979: 52ena edición Robert Benton – Kramer vs. Kramer Francis Ford Coppola – Apocalypse Now Bob Fosse – All That Jazz Édouard Molinaro – La Cage aux Folles Peter Yates – Breaking Away

Anyos 1980 AnyoGanadorcintaNominatos 1980: 53ena edición Robert Redford – Ordinary People David Lynch – The Elephant Man Roman Polanski – Tess Richard Rush – The Stunt Man Martin Scorsese – Raging Bull 1981: 54ena edición Warren Beatty – Reds Hugh Hudson – Chariots of Fire Louis Malle – Atlantic City Mark Rydell – On Golden Pond Steven Spielberg – Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982: 55ena edición Richard Attenborough – Gandhi Sidney Lumet – The Verdict Wolfgang Petersen – Das Boot Sydney Pollack – Tootsie Steven Spielberg – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1983: 56ena edición James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment Bruce Beresford – Tender Mercies Ingmar Bergman – Fanny and Alexander Mike Nichols – Silkwood Peter Yates – The Dresser 1984: 57ena edición Miloš Forman – Amadeus Woody Allen – Broadway Danny Rose Robert Benton – Places in the Heart Roland Joffé – The Killing Fields David Lean – A Passage to India 1985: 58ena edición Sydney Pollack – Out of Africa Héctor Babenco – Kiss of the Spider Woman John Huston – Prizzi's Honor Akira Kurosawa – Ran Peter Weir – Witness 1986: 59ena edición Oliver Stone – Platoon Woody Allen – Hannah and Her Sisters James Ivory – A Room with a View Roland Joffé – The Mission David Lynch – Blue Velvet 1987: 60ena edición Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor John Boorman – Hope and Glory Lasse Hallström – My Life as a Dog Norman Jewison – Moonstruck Adrian Lyne – Fatal Attraction 1988: 61ena edición Barry Levinson – Rain Man Charles Crichton – A Fish Called Wanda Mike Nichols – Working Girl Alan Parker – Mississippi Burning Martin Scorsese – The Last Temptation of Christ 1989: 62ena edición Oliver Stone – Born on the Fourth of July Woody Allen – Crimes and Misdemeanors Kenneth Branagh – Henry V Jim Sheridan – My Left Foot Peter Weir – Dead Poets Society

Anyos 1990