Editing Academy Award for Best Director (section)

===1980s===

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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;" | [[1980 in film|1980]]<br />{{small|[[53rd Academy Awards|(53rd)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Redford|[[Robert Redford]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Ordinary People]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars53">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981|title=The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) 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/20150402004127/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Lynch|[[David Lynch]]}}
|{{sort|Elephant|''[[The Elephant Man (1980 film)|The Elephant Man]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Polanski|[[Roman Polanski]]}}
|''[[Tess (1979 film)|Tess]]''
|-
|{{sort|Rush|[[Richard Rush (director)|Richard Rush]]}}
|{{sort|Stunt|''[[The Stunt Man]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Scorsese|[[Martin Scorsese]]}}
|''[[Raging Bull]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1981 in film|1981]]<br />{{small|[[54th Academy Awards|(54th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Beatty|[[Warren Beatty]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Reds (film)|Reds]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars54">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1982|title=The 54th Academy Awards (1982) 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/20150402004138/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1982|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Hudson|[[Hugh Hudson]]}}
|''[[Chariots of Fire]]''
|-
|{{sort|Malle|[[Louis Malle]]}}
|''[[Atlantic City (1980 film)|Atlantic City]]''
|-
|{{sort|Rydell|[[Mark Rydell]]}}
|''[[On Golden Pond (1981 film)|On Golden Pond]]''
|-
|{{sort|Spielberg|[[Steven Spielberg]]}}
|''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1982 in film|1982]]<br />{{small|[[55th Academy Awards|(55th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Attenborough|[[Richard Attenborough]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars55">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1983 |title=The 55th Academy Awards (1983) Nominees and Winners |access-date=August 27, 2013 |publisher=Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/55th-winners.html |archive-date=September 5, 2012 }}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Lumet|[[Sidney Lumet]]}}
|{{sort|Verdict|''[[The Verdict]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Petersen|[[Wolfgang Petersen]]}}
|''[[Das Boot]]''
|-
|{{sort|Pollack|[[Sydney Pollack]]}}
|''[[Tootsie]]''
|-
|{{sort|Spielberg|[[Steven Spielberg]]}}
|''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1983 in film|1983]]<br />{{small|[[56th Academy Awards|(56th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Brooks|[[James L. Brooks]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Terms of Endearment]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars56">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1984|title=The 56th Academy Awards (1984) 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/20150402004202/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1984|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Beresford|[[Bruce Beresford]]}}
|''[[Tender Mercies]]''
|-
|{{sort|Bergman|[[Ingmar Bergman]]}}
|''[[Fanny and Alexander]]''
|-
|{{sort|Nichols|[[Mike Nichols]]}}
|''[[Silkwood]]''
|-
|{{sort|Yates|[[Peter Yates]]}}
|{{sort|Dresser|''[[The Dresser (1983 film)|The Dresser]]''}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1984 in film|1984]]<br />{{small|[[57th Academy Awards|(57th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Forman|[[Miloš Forman]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Amadeus (film)|Amadeus]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars57">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985|title=The 57th Academy Awards (1985) 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/20150402004214/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1985|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Allen|[[Woody Allen]]}}
|''[[Broadway Danny Rose]]''
|-
|{{sort|Benton|[[Robert Benton]]}}
|''[[Places in the Heart]]''
|-
|{{sort|Joffé|[[Roland Joffé]]}}
|{{sort|Killing|''[[The Killing Fields (film)|The Killing Fields]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Lean|[[David Lean]]}}
|{{sort|Passage|''[[A Passage to India (film)|A Passage to India]]''}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1985 in film|1985]]<br />{{small|[[58th Academy Awards|(58th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Pollack|[[Sydney Pollack]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Out of Africa (film)|Out of Africa]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars58">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1986|title=The 58th Academy Awards (1986) 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/20150402004226/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1986|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Babenco|[[Héctor Babenco]]}}
|''[[Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985 film)|Kiss of the Spider Woman]]''
|-
|{{sort|Huston|[[John Huston]]}}
|''[[Prizzi's Honor]]''
|-
|{{sort|Kurosawa|[[Akira Kurosawa]]}}
|''[[Ran (film)|Ran]]''
|-
|{{sort|Weir|[[Peter Weir]]}}
|''[[Witness (1985 film)|Witness]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;"| [[1986 in film|1986]]<br />{{small|[[59th Academy Awards|(59th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Stone|[[Oliver Stone]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Platoon (film)|Platoon]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars59">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987|title=The 59th Academy Awards (1987) 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/20150402004243/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Allen|[[Woody Allen]]}}
|''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]''
|-
|{{sort|Ivory|[[James Ivory]]}}
|{{sort|Room|''[[A Room with a View (1985 film)|A Room with a View]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Joffé|[[Roland Joffé]]}}
|{{sort|Mission|''[[The Mission (1986 film)|The Mission]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Lynch|[[David Lynch]]}}
|''[[Blue Velvet (film)|Blue Velvet]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1987 in film|1987]]<br />{{small|[[60th Academy Awards|(60th)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Bertolucci|[[Bernardo Bertolucci]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Emperor|''[[The Last Emperor]]''}}'''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars60">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988|title=The 60th Academy Awards (1988) 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/20150402004300/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1988|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Boorman|[[John Boorman]]}}
|''[[Hope and Glory (film)|Hope and Glory]]''
|-
|{{sort|Hallström|[[Lasse Hallström]]}}
|''[[My Life as a Dog]]''
|-
|{{sort|Jewison|[[Norman Jewison]]}}
|''[[Moonstruck]]''
|-
|{{sort|Lyne|[[Adrian Lyne]]}}
|''[[Fatal Attraction]]''
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1988 in film|1988]]<br />{{small|[[61st Academy Awards|(61st)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Levinson|[[Barry Levinson]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Rain Man]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars61">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1989|title=The 61st Academy Awards (1989) 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/20110706095646/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/61st-winners.html|archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Crichton|[[Charles Crichton]]}}
|{{sort|Fish|''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]''}}
|-
|{{sort|Nichols|[[Mike Nichols]]}}
|''[[Working Girl]]''
|-
|{{sort|Parker|[[Alan Parker]]}}
|''[[Mississippi Burning]]''
|-
|{{sort|Scorsese|[[Martin Scorsese]]}}
|{{sort|Last|''[[The Last Temptation of Christ (film)|The Last Temptation of Christ]]''}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" | [[1989 in film|1989]]<br />{{small|[[62nd Academy Awards|(62nd)]]}}
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''{{sort|Stone|[[Oliver Stone]]}}'''
| style="background:#FAEB86;" | '''''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'''''
|rowspan="5"|<ref name="Oscars62">{{cite news|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1990|title=The 62nd Academy Awards (1990) 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/20150402002952/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1990|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>
|-
|{{sort|Allen|[[Woody Allen]]}}
|''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]''
|-
|{{sort|Branagh|[[Kenneth Branagh]]}}
|''[[Henry V (1989 film)|Henry V]]''
|-
|{{sort|Sheridan|[[Jim Sheridan]]}}
|''[[My Left Foot]]''
|-
|{{sort|Weir|[[Peter Weir]]}}
|''[[Dead Poets Society]]''
|-
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