| DIRECTOR | FILM | MORE INFO |
| Billy Wilder | The Lost Weekend | Billy Wilder won the Oscar for Best Director for 'The Lost Weekend' (1945) at the 18th Academy Awards. |
| David Lean | The Bridge on the River Kwai | David Lean won the Oscar for Best Director for 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957) at the 30th Academy Awards. |
| Elia Kazan | On the Waterfront | Elia Kazan won the Oscar for Best Director for 'On the Waterfront' (1954) at the 27th Academy Awards. |
| Frank Borzage | Bad Girl | Frank Borzage won the Oscar for Best Director for 'Bad Girl' (1931-1932) at the 5th Academy Awards. |
| Frank Capra | You Can't Take It With You | Frank Capra won the Oscar for Best Director for 'You Can't Take It With You' (1938) at the 11th Academy Awards. |
| Frank Lloyd | Cavalcade | Frank Lloyd won the Oscar for Best Director for 'Cavalcade' (1932-1933) at the 6th Academy Awards. |
| Fred Zinnemann | From Here to Eternity | Fred Zinnemann won the Oscar for Best Director for 'From Here to Eternity' (1953) at the 26th Academy Awards. |
| George Stevens | A Place in the Sun | George Stevens won the Oscar for Best Director for 'A Place in the Sun' (1951) at the 24th Academy Awards. |
| John Ford | The Quiet Man | John Ford won the Oscar for Best Director for 'The Quiet Man' (1952) at the 25th Academy Awards. |
| John Ford | The Informer | John Ford won the Oscar for Best Director for 'The Informer' (1935) at the 8th Academy Awards. |
| John Huston | Treasure of the Sierra Madre | John Huston won the Oscar for Best Director for 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre' (1948) at the 21st Academy Awards. |
| Joseph L. Mankiewicz | All About Eve | Joseph L. Mankiewicz won the Oscar for Best Director for 'All About Eve' (1950) at the 23rd Academy Awards. |
| Leo McCarey | The Awful Truth | Leo McCarey won the Oscar for Best Director for 'The Awful Truth' (1937) at the 10th Academy Awards. |
| Leo McCarey | Going My Way | Leo McCarey won the Oscar for Best Director for 'Going My Way' (1944) at the 17th Academy Awards. |
| Lewis Milestone | All Quiet on the Western Front | Lewis Milestone won the Oscar for Best Director for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' (1929-1930) at the 3rd Academy Awards. |
| Michael Curtiz | Casablanca | Michael Curtiz won the Oscar for Best Director for 'Casablanca' (1943) at the 16th Academy Awards. |
| Norman Taurog | Skippy | Norman Taurog won the Oscar for Best Director for 'Skippy' (1930-1931) at the 4th Academy Awards. |
| Victor Fleming | Gone with the Wind | Victor Fleming won the Oscar for Best Director for 'Gone with the Wind' (1939) at the 12th Academy Awards. |
| William Wyler | The Best Year of Our Lives | William Wyler won the Oscar for Best Director for 'The Best Year of Our Lives' (1946) at the 19th Academy Awards. |
