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The 52 pages that link to Academy Award for Best Director, each with the reason it gives.

• Steven SpielbergRelated: Spielberg won it for Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan, marking recognition across historical dramas.

• Francis Ford CoppolaRelated: Coppola won the award for The Godfather Part II.

• John FordRelated: Ford won the award four times, more than any other director.

• Elia KazanRelated: Kazan won the award for Gentleman's Agreement and On the Waterfront.

• Jerome RobbinsRelated: Robbins shared the award for directing the 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story.

• Mike NicholsRelated: Nichols won the award for The Graduate, one of several major honors recognizing his film direction.

• William WylerRelated: Wyler won this award three times, for Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Ben-Hur.

• Academy Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayRelated: Its winners sometimes overlap with adapted-screenplay winners, but it recognizes a distinct creative contribution.

• George CukorRelated: Cukor received the award for My Fair Lady after decades of acclaimed work.

• Ang LeeRelated: Lee won twice, for Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi, becoming the first Asian winner in the category.

• Warren BeattyRelated: Beatty won this award for Reds, one of four competitive Oscars the film received.

• Roman PolanskiRelated: Polanski won the award for The Pianist in 2003 despite being unable to attend the ceremony.

• Sidney LumetRelated: Despite four nominations, Lumet never won this award, a notable feature of his critical legacy.

• George StevensRelated: Stevens won the award for A Place in the Sun and Giant.

• Michael CurtizRelated: Curtiz received this award for Casablanca at the 16th Academy Awards.

• Steven SoderberghRelated: Soderbergh won for Traffic in 2001, the same year he was also nominated for Erin Brockovich.

• The ApartmentRelated: Billy Wilder won for directing The Apartment.

• Arthur PennRelated: Penn received Best Director nominations for The Miracle Worker and Bonnie and Clyde.

• Bob FosseRelated: Fosse won for Cabaret, bringing his stage-honed style to international cinema.

• Jonathan DemmeRelated: Demme won the award for The Silence of the Lambs.

• The DepartedRelated: Scorsese received his first competitive directing Oscar for The Departed.

• Danny BoyleRelated: Boyle won the award for Slumdog Millionaire at the 2009 ceremony.

• Franco ZeffirelliRelated: Zeffirelli received a nomination in this category for Romeo and Juliet.

• Jane CampionRelated: Campion won for The Power of the Dog, becoming the third woman to receive it.

• La La LandRelated: Damien Chazelle won for La La Land, becoming the award’s youngest recipient at the time.

• No Country for Old MenRelated: Joel and Ethan Coen shared the directing award for the film.

• Robert WiseRelated: Wise won twice, for West Side Story and The Sound of Music.

• Sam MendesRelated: Mendes won the award for American Beauty at the 72nd Academy Awards.

• Sofia CoppolaRelated: Her nomination for Lost in Translation made her the third woman nominated in the category.

• The Deer HunterRelated: Cimino won for The Deer Hunter, his only directing Oscar.

• Victor FlemingRelated: Fleming won the award for Gone with the Wind at the 1940 ceremony.

• Clarence BrownRelated: Brown received five Best Director nominations but never won the award.

• David O. RussellRelated: Russell received three nominations for Best Director, for The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook, and American Hustle.

• Fred ZinnemannRelated: Zinnemann won this award for From Here to Eternity and A Man for All Seasons.

• Leo McCareyRelated: McCarey won it for The Awful Truth and Going My Way, across comedy and drama.

• Robert ZemeckisRelated: Zemeckis won it for Forrest Gump, cementing the film's critical and commercial standing.

• William FriedkinRelated: Friedkin won it for The French Connection, recognizing his breakthrough in American cinema.

• Alejandro González IñárrituRelated: Iñárritu won this award for Birdman and The Revenant in consecutive years.

• Alfonso CuarónRelated: Cuarón won for Gravity and Roma, becoming the first Mexican director to win the category.

• Sydney PollackRelated: Pollack won the award for Out of Africa at the 58th Academy Awards.

• Coen brothersRelated: Joel and Ethan Coen shared the directing award for No Country for Old Men.

• Franklin J. SchaffnerRelated: Schaffner received the award for Patton at the 43rd Academy Awards.

• John BoormanRelated: Boorman received nominations for Deliverance and Hope and Glory.

• Kathryn BigelowRelated: Bigelow was the first woman to win this award, for The Hurt Locker.

• Carol ReedRelated: Reed won it for Oliver!, recognition that extended his reputation beyond British cinema.

• Michel HazanaviciusRelated: Hazanavicius won the directing award for The Artist in 2012.

• Yann MartelRelated: Ang Lee won this award for directing the film adaptation of Life of Pi.

• John G. AvildsenRelated: Avildsen received the award for Rocky at the 1977 ceremony.

• Lewis MilestoneRelated: Milestone won the award for Two Arabian Knights, an early career breakthrough.