Directors of Best Picture Academy Award winners

The list Directors of Best Picture Academy Award winners includes Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford and Mel Gibson. The list consists of 83 members.

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Ben Affleck

American actor and filmmaker (born 1972)

Overview: Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and philanthropist. His accolades include two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards ...

Date of birth: 15 August 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Television producers from Massachusetts 66T

Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

Male actors of Scottish descent 224T
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Kevin Costner

American actor and filmmaker (born 1955)

Overview: Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, film director and musician. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Pr ...

Date of birth: 18 January 1955

Age: 69

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Jewel (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from California 964T

Golden Raspberry Award winners 272T

Male actors of Scottish descent 224T
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Clint Eastwood

American actor and director (born 1930)

Overview: Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor, film director and producer. After achieving success in the Western TV series Rawhide, he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man ...

Date of birth: 31 May 1930

Age: 94

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

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Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement recipients 95T

Oakland Technical High School alumni 70T

Members of Sons of Confederate Veterans 55T
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Robert Redford

American actor and filmmaker (born 1936)

Overview: Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor, director, and activist. He is the recipient of various accolades, including; two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, three ...

Date of birth: 18 August 1936

Age: 88

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Sibylle Szaggars (Married)

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Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement recipients 95T

Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of Irish descent 681T
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Mel Gibson

American actor and director (born 1956)

Overview: Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson AO (born January 3, 1956) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max ...

Date of birth: 3 January 1956

Age: 68

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Rosalind Ross (Long-Term)

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Christianity-related controversies in film 36T

Gibson family 5T

American writers of Irish descent 45T
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Laurence Olivier

English actor and director (1907–1989)

Overview: Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM (22 May 1907 – 11 July 1989) was an English actor and director who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, was one of a trio of male actors ...

Date of birth: 22 May 1907

Date of death: 11 July 1989

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Fleet Air Arm personnel of World War II 88T

Directors of Golden Lion winners 63T

20th-century theatre managers 40T
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Woody Allen

American filmmaker, actor, and comedian (born 1935)

Overview: Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning movies ...

Date of birth: 30 November 1935

Age: 88

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Parody film directors 67T

American parodists 175T

Postmodernist filmmakers 64T
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Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

Overview: Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era and one of the most popular directors and producers ...

Date of birth: 18 December 1946

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Kate Capshaw (Married)

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Dyslexic writers 21T

20th-century American screenwriters 1,746T

Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award 95T
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Sam Mendes

British stage and film director (born 1965)

Overview: Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret ...

Date of birth: 1 August 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: English

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Alison Balsom (Married)

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Jewish theatre directors 22T

Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award 95T

Action film directors 107T
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Guillermo del Toro

Mexican film director

Overview: Guillermo del Toro Gómez (born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, actor, and former special effects makeup artist. He is best known for the Academy Award-winning fantasy films Pan's Labyrinth ...

Date of birth: 9 October 1964

Age: 59

Nationality: Mexican

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Kim Morgan (Married)

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Directors of Golden Lion winners 63T

Filmmakers who won the Best Foreign Language Film BAFTA Award 52T

Superhero film directors 65T
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Danny Boyle

British cinematographer

Overview: Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English film, television and stage director and film and television producer.

Date of birth: 20 October 1956

Age: 67

Nationality: British

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

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Directors Guild of America Award winners 201T

People educated at Thornleigh Salesian College 6T

Best Director BAFTA Award winners 46T
12.

Ron Howard

American actor and director

Overview: Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American film director, producer and actor. Howard first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an ...

Date of birth: 1 March 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Cheryl Howard (Married)

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Male actors of Scottish descent 224T

Male actors of Irish descent 682T

Male actors of English descent 380T
13.

Martin Scorsese

American film director

Overview: Martin Charles Scorsese (skor-SESS-ee, born November 17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. He emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He has received many accolades, including an Academy ...

Date of birth: 17 November 1942

Age: 81

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Scorsese family 5T

Kirk Douglas Award recipients 18T

Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement recipients 96T
14.

Kathryn Bigelow

American filmmaker (born 1951)

Overview: Kathryn Ann Bigelow (born November 27, 1951) is an American filmmaker. Bigelow has received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Time magazine ...

Date of birth: 27 November 1951

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Female

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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American women television directors 306T

Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award 103T

Art & Language 23T
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James Cameron

Canadian filmmaker (born 1954)

Overview: James Francis Cameron CC (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1954

Age: 70

Nationality: Canadian

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Suzy Amis (Married)

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Canadian veganism activists 1T

Screenwriters from Ontario 2T

Canadian male television writers 139T
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Alfred Hitchcock

English film director (1899–1980)

Overview: Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker who was one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed ...

Date of birth: 13 August 1899

Date of death: 29 April 1980

Age: 80 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Silent film screenwriters 56T

20th-century screenwriters 1,245T

AFI Life Achievement Award recipients 47T
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George Cukor

American film director

Overview: George Dewey Cukor (July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO when David O. Selznick, the ...

Date of birth: 7 July 1899

Date of death: 24 January 1983

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award 95T

Film directors from Los Angeles, California 286T

Directors Guild of America Award winners 201T
18.

Christopher Nolan

Film director and producer

Overview: Christopher Edward Nolan CBE (born 30 July 1970) is a British-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His directorial efforts have grossed more than US$5.1billion worldwide, garnered 34 Oscar ...

Date of birth: 30 July 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: British

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Emma Thomas (Married)

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British film production company founders 14T

Superhero film directors 65T

21st-century American male writers 3,233T
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Vincente Minnelli

Film and theatre director

Overview: Vincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director. He directed the classic movie musicals Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) ...

Date of birth: 28 February 1903

Date of death: 25 July 1986

Age: 83 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Director

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Catholics from Ohio 131T

Window dressers 16T

Directors of Palme d'Or winners 99T
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Tony Richardson

British film director

Overview: Cecil Antonio "Tony" Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director and producer whose career spanned five decades. In 1964 he won the Academy Award for Best Director ...

Date of birth: 5 June 1928

Date of death: 14 November 1991

Age: 63 (age at death)

Nationality: English

Occupation: Film Director

Gender: Male

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Best British Screenplay BAFTA Award winners 19T

20th-century British screenwriters 395T

Directors Guild of America Award winners 201T