Editing Academy Award for Best Director (section)

===1950s===

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!scope="col" style="width:8%;"| Year
!scope="col" style="width:30%;"| Director(s)
!scope="col" style="width:30%;"| Film
!scope="col" style="width:2%;" |{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
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!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1950 in film|1950]]<br />{{small|[[23rd Academy Awards|(23rd)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Mankiewicz|[[Joseph L. Mankiewicz]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[All About Eve]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars23">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1951|title=The 23rd Academy Awards (1951) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128185155/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1951|archive-date=January 28, 2017}}</ref>
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|{{sort|Cukor|[[George Cukor]]}}
|''[[Born Yesterday (1950 film)|Born Yesterday]]''
|-
|{{sort|Huston|[[John Huston]]}}
|{{sort|Asphalt|''[[The Asphalt Jungle]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Reed|[[Carol Reed]]}}
|{{sort|Man|''[[The Third Man]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Wilder|[[Billy Wilder]]}}
|''[[Sunset Boulevard (film)|Sunset Boulevard]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1951 in film|1951]]<br />{{small|[[24th Academy Awards|(24th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Stevens|[[George Stevens]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Place|''[[A Place in the Sun (1951 film)|A Place in the Sun]]''}}'''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars24">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1952|title=The 24th Academy Awards (1952) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003505/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1952|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Huston|[[John Huston]]}}
|{{sort|African|''[[The African Queen (film)|The African Queen]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Kazan|[[Elia Kazan]]}}
|{{sort|Streetcar|''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 film)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Minnelli|[[Vincente Minnelli]]}}
|{{sort|American|''[[An American in Paris (film)|An American in Paris]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Wyler|[[William Wyler]]}}
|''[[Detective Story (1951 film)|Detective Story]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1952 in film|1952]]<br />{{small|[[25th Academy Awards|(25th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Ford|[[John Ford]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Quiet|''[[The Quiet Man]]''}}'''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars25">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1953|title=The 25th Academy Awards (1953) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111074417/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1953|archive-date=November 11, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|DeMille|[[Cecil B. DeMille]]}}
|{{sort|Greatest|''[[The Greatest Show on Earth (film)|The Greatest Show on Earth]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Huston|[[John Huston]]}}
|''[[Moulin Rouge (1952 film)|Moulin Rouge]]''
|-
|{{sort|Mankiewicz|[[Joseph L. Mankiewicz]]}}
|''[[5 Fingers]]''
|-
|{{sort|Zinnemann|[[Fred Zinnemann]]}}
|''[[High Noon]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1953 in film|1953]]<br />{{small|[[26th Academy Awards|(26th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Zinnemann|[[Fred Zinnemann]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[From Here to Eternity]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars26">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1954|title=The 26th Academy Awards (1954) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003527/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1954|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Stevens|[[George Stevens]]}}
|''[[Shane (film)|Shane]]''
|-
|{{sort|Walters|[[Charles Walters]]}}
|''[[Lili (1953 film)|Lili]]''
|-
|{{sort|Wilder|[[Billy Wilder]]}}
|''[[Stalag 17]]''
|-
|{{sort|Wyler|[[William Wyler]]}}
|''[[Roman Holiday]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1954 in film|1954]]<br />{{small|[[27th Academy Awards|(27th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Kazan|[[Elia Kazan]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[On the Waterfront]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars27">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1955|title=The 27th Academy Awards (1955) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220053716/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1955|archive-date=December 20, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Hitchcock|[[Alfred Hitchcock]]}}
|''[[Rear Window]]''
|-
|{{sort|Seaton|[[George Seaton]]}}
|{{sort|Country|''[[The Country Girl (1954 film)|The Country Girl]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Wellman|[[William A. Wellman]]}}
|{{sort|High|''[[The High and the Mighty (film)|The High and the Mighty]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Wilder|[[Billy Wilder]]}}
|''[[Sabrina (1954 film)|Sabrina]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1955 in film|1955]]<br />{{small|[[28th Academy Awards|(28th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Mann|[[Delbert Mann]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Marty (film)|Marty]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars28">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1956|title=The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111073646/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1956|archive-date=November 11, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Kazan|[[Elia Kazan]]}}
|''[[East of Eden (film)|East of Eden]]''
|-
|{{sort|Lean|[[David Lean]]}}
|''[[Summertime (1955 film)|Summertime]]''
|-
|{{sort|Logan|[[Joshua Logan]]}}
|''[[Picnic (1955 film)|Picnic]]''
|-
|{{sort|Sturges|[[John Sturges]]}}
|''[[Bad Day at Black Rock]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"| [[1956 in film|1956]]<br />{{small|[[29th Academy Awards|(29th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Stevens|[[George Stevens]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Giant (1956 film)|Giant]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars29">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1957|title=The 29th Academy Awards (1957) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003615/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1957|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Anderson|[[Michael Anderson (director)|Michael Anderson]]}}
|''[[Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)|Around the World in 80 Days]]''
|-
|{{sort|Lang|[[Walter Lang]]}}
|{{sort|King|''[[The King and I (1956 film)|The King and I]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Vidor|[[King Vidor]]}}
|''[[War and Peace (1956 film)|War and Peace]]''
|-
|{{sort|Wyler|[[William Wyler]]}}
|''[[Friendly Persuasion (1956 film)|Friendly Persuasion]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1957 in film|1957]]<br />{{small|[[30th Academy Awards|(30th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Lean|[[David Lean]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Bridge|''[[The Bridge on the River Kwai]]''}}'''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars30">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1958|title=The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003629/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1958|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Logan|[[Joshua Logan]]}}
|''[[Sayonara]]''
|-
|{{sort|Lumet|[[Sidney Lumet]]}}
|''[[12 Angry Men (1957 film)|12 Angry Men]]''
|-
|{{sort|Robson|[[Mark Robson (film director)|Mark Robson]]}}
|''[[Peyton Place (film)|Peyton Place]]''
|-
|{{sort|Wilder|[[Billy Wilder]]}}
|''[[Witness for the Prosecution (1957 film)|Witness for the Prosecution]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1958 in film|1958]]<br />{{small|[[31st Academy Awards|(31st)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Minnelli|[[Vincente Minnelli]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Gigi (1958 film)|Gigi]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars31">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1959|title=The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402003640/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1959|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Brooks|[[Richard Brooks]]}}
|''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''
|-
|{{sort|Kramer|[[Stanley Kramer]]}}
|{{sort|Defiant|''[[The Defiant Ones]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Robson|[[Mark Robson (film director)|Mark Robson]]}}
|{{sort|Inn|''[[The Inn of the Sixth Happiness]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Wise|[[Robert Wise]]}}
|''[[I Want to Live!]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1959 in film|1959]]<br />{{small|[[32nd Academy Awards|(32nd)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Wyler|[[William Wyler]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars32">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1960|title=The 32nd Academy Awards (1960) Nominees and Winners|access-date=August 27, 2013|publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160908182807/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1960|archive-date=September 8, 2016}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Clayton|[[Jack Clayton]]}}
|''[[Room at the Top (1959 film)|Room at the Top]]''
|-
|{{sort|Stevens|[[George Stevens]]}}
|{{sort|Diary|''[[The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film)|The Diary of Anne Frank]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Wilder|[[Billy Wilder]]}}
|''[[Some Like It Hot]]''
|-
|{{sort|Zinnemann|[[Fred Zinnemann]]}}
|{{sort|Nun's|''[[The Nun's Story (film)|The Nun's Story]]''}}
|-
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