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Academy awards Achievement in cinematic direction [1940 era]


1940 year (13 th)

John FordThe Grapes of Wrath

Nomination :

George CukorThe Philadelphia Story
Sam WoodKitty Foyle : The Natural History of a Woman
William WylerThe Letter
Alfred HitchcockRebecca


1941 year (14 th)

John FordHow Green Was My Valley

Nomination :

Orson WellesCitizen Kane
Alexander HallHere Comes Mr. Jordan
William WylerThe Little Foxes
Howard HawksSERGEANT YORK


1942 year (15 th)

William WylerMrs. Miniver

Nomination :

Mervyn LeRoyRandom Harvest
Michael CurtizYANKEE DOODLE DANDY


1943 year (16 th)

Michael CurtizCasablanca

Nomination :

Henry KingThe Song of Bernadette
Ernst LubitschHeaven Can Wait


1944 year (17 th)

Leo McCareyGoing My Way

Nomination :

Otto PremingerLaura
Billy WilderDouble Indemnity
Alfred HitchcockLifeboat


1945 year (18 th)

Billy WilderThe Lost Weekend

Nomination :

Leo McCareyThe Bells of St.Mary's
Jean RenoirTHE SOUTHENER
Clarence BrownNational Velvet
Alfred HitchcockSpellbound


1946 year (19 th)

William WylerThe Best Years Of Our Lives

Nomination :

Robert SiodmakTHE KILLERS
Frank CapraIt's a Wonderful Life
Clarence BrownThe Yearling
David LeanBrief Encounter


1947 year (20 th)

Elia KazanGentleman's Agreement

Nomination :

Edward DmytrykCrossfire
David LeanGreat Expectations
Henry KosterThe Bishop's Wife
George CukorA Double Life


1948 year (21 th)

John HustonThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre

Nomination :

Anatole LitvakThe Snake Pit
Fred ZinnemannThe Search
Laurence OlivierHamlet
Jean NegulescoJohnny Belinda


1949 year (22 th)

Joseph L. MankiewiczA Letter to Three Wives

Nomination :

Robert RossenAll The King's Men
William A. WellmanBattleground
William WylerThe Heiress
Carol ReedThe Fallen Idol
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