Filmmakers Who Won 2 Best Director Oscars Or More!

Won For:
THE INFORMER (1935)

THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940)


HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY (1941)



THE QUIET MAN (1952)


Was Also Nominated For:
STAGECOACH (1939)

Won For:
IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (1934)

MR.DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)

YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU (1938)



Was Also Nominated For:
LADY FOR A DAY (1933),
MR.SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939),
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946).

Won For:
MRS.MINIVER (1942)

THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES (1946)

BEN-HUR (1959)

Also Nominated For:
DODSWORTH (1936),
WUTHERING HEIGHTS (1939),
THE LETTER (1940),
THE LITTLE FOXES (1941),
THE HEIRESS (1949),
DETECTIVE STORY (1951),
ROMAN HOLIDAY (1953),
FRIENDLY PERSUASION (1956) &
THE COLLECTOR (1965).

Won For:
TWO ARABIAN KNIGHTS (1927)
(He Was The Only Oscar Winner For Best Direction
Of A Comedy For That Film!)

ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

Was Also Nominated For:
THE FRONT PAGE (1931)

Won For:
SEVENTH HEAVEN (1927)

BAD GIRL (1931)

Won For:
THE DIVINE LADY (1929)

CAVALCADE (1933)

Was Also Nominated For:
PARASITES (1929),
WEARY RIVER (1929),
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY (1935).

Won For:
THE AWFUL TRUTH (1937)

GOING MY WAY (1944)

Also Nominated For:
THE BELLS OF ST.MARY'S (1945).

Won For:
THE LOST WEEKEND (1945)

THE APARTMENT (1960)

Also Nominated For:
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944),
SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950),
STALAG 17 (1953),
SABRINA (1954),
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1957),
SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959).

Won For:
GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT (1947)

ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)

Also Nominated For:
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (1951),
EAST OF EDEN (1955),
AMERICA,AMERICA (1963).

Won For:
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (1949)

ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)

Also Nominated For:
5 FINGERS (1952),
SLEUTH (1972).

Won For:
A PLACE IN THE SUN (1951)

GIANT (1956)

Also Nominated For:
THE MORE THE MERRIER (1943),
SHANE (1953),
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (1959).

Won For:
FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)

A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (1966)

Also Nominated For:
THE SEARCH (1948),
HIGH NOON (1952),
THE NUN'S STORY (1959),
THE SUNDOWNERS (1960),
JULIA (1977).

Won For:
THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957)

LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

Also Nominated For:
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (1945),
GREAT EXPECTATIONS (1946),
SUMMERTIME (1955),
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965),
A PASSAGE TO INDIA (1984).

Won For:
WEST SIDE STORY (1961,Shared With JEROME ROBBINS)

THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)

Also Nominated For:
I WANT TO LIVE! (1958).

Won For:
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (1975)

AMADEUS (1984)

Also Nominated For:
THE PEOPLE VS.LARRY FLINT (1996).

Won For:
PLATOON (1986)

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989)

Also Nominated For:
JFK (1991).

Won For:
UNFORGIVEN (1992)

MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)

Also Nominated For:
MYSTIC RIVER (2003),
LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (2006).

Won For:
SCHINDER'S LIST (1993)

SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (1998)

Also Nominated For:
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (1977),
RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981),
E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (1982),
MUNICH (2005),
LINCOLN (2012).

Won For:
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005)

LIFE OF PI (2012)

Also Nominated For:
CROUCHING TIGER,HIDDEN DRAGON (2000)