Academy Award winners for the best achievement in directing
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| Year | Winner | Film | Name in Finnish |
| 1927 - 28 | Frank Borzage | Seventh Heaven | Seitsemännessä taivaassa |
| 1928 - 29 | Frand Lloyd | The Divine Lady | Lady Hamiltonin lemmentarina |
| 1929 - 30 | Lewis Milestone | All Quiet on the Western Front | Länsirintamalta ei mitään uutta |
| 1930 - 31 | Norman Taurog | Skippy | Papan poika seikkailemassa |
| 1931 - 32 | Frank Borzage | Bad Girl | |
| 1932 - 33 | Frank Lloyd | Cavalcade | |
| 1934 | Frank Capra | It Happened One Night | Tapahtuipa eräänä yönä |
| 1935 | John Ford | The Informer | Ilmiantaja |
| 1936 | Frank Capra | Mr Deeds Goes to Town | Mr. Deeds tulee kaupunkiin |
| 1937 | Leo McCarey | The Awful Truth | Rouvani sulhanen |
| 1938 | Frank Capra | You Can't Take It With You | Komedia meistä ihmisistä |
| 1939 | Victor Fleming | Gone with the Wind | Tuulen viemää |
| 1940 | John Ford | The Grapes of Wrath | Vihan hedelmät |
| 1941 | John Ford | How Green Was My Valley | Vihreä oli laaksoni |
| 1942 | William Wyler | Mrs Miniver | |
| 1943 | Michael Curtiz | Casablanca | |
| 1944 | Leo McCarey | Going My Way | Kulje tietäni |
| 1945 | Billy Wilder | The Lost Weekend | Tuhlattuja päiviä |
| 1946 | William Wyler | The Best Years of Our Lives | Parhaat vuotemme |
| 1947 | Elia Kazan | Gentleman's Agreement | Hiljainen sopimus |
| 1948 | John Huston | Treasure of Sierra Madre | Sierra Madren aarre |
| 1949 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | A Letter to Three Wives | Minun mieheni - vai sinun? |
| 1950 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | All About Eve | Kaikki Eevasta |
| 1951 | George Stevens | A Place in the Sun | Paikka auringossa |
| 1952 | John Ford | The Quiet Man | Vaitelias mies |
| 1953 | Fred Zinneman | From Here to Eternity | Täältä ikuisuuteen |
| 1954 | Elia Kazan | On the Waterfront | Alaston satama |
| 1955 | Delbert Mann | Marty | |
| 1956 | George Stevens | Giant | Jättiläinen |
| 1957 | David Lean | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Kwai-joen silta |
| 1958 | Vincente Minnelli | Gigi | |
| 1959 | William Wyler | Ben Hur | |
| 1960 | Billy Wilder | The Apartment | Poikamiesboksi |
| 1961 | J. Robbins & R. Wise | West Side Story | |
| 1962 | David Lean | Lawrence of Arabia | Arabian Lawrence |
| 1963 | Tony Richardson | Tom Jones | Tom Jones - hulivilihurmuri |
| 1964 | George Cukor | My Fair Lady | |
| 1965 | Robert Wise | The Sound of Music | |
| 1966 | Fred Zinneman | A Man for All Seasons | Kunnian mies |
| 1967 | Mike Nichols | The Graduate | Miehuuskoe |
| 1968 | Carol Reed | Oliver! | |
| 1969 | John Schlesinger | Midnight Cowboy | Keskiyön cowboy |
| 1970 | Franklin J. Schaffner | Patton | Panssarikenraali Patton |
| 1971 | William Friedkin | The French Connection | Kovaotteiset miehet |
| 1972 | Bob Fosse | Cabaret | |
| 1973 | George Roy Hill | The Sting | Puhallus |
| 1974 | Francis Ford Coppola | The Godfather | Kummisetä |
| 1975 | Milos Forman | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Yksi lensi yli käenpesän |
| 1976 | John G. Avildsen | Rocky | |
| 1977 | Woody Allen | Annie Hall | |
| 1978 | Michael Cimino | The Deer Hunter | Kauriinmetsästäjä |
| 1979 | Robert Benton | Kramer vs Kramer | Kramer vastaan Kramer |
| 1980 | Robert Redford | Ordinary People | Tavallisia ihmisiä |
| 1981 | Warren Beatty | Reds | Punaiset |
| 1982 | Richard Attenborough | Gandhi | |
| 1983 | James L. Brooks | Terms of Endearment | Hellyyden ehdoilla |
| 1984 | Milos Forman | Amadeus | |
| 1985 | Sydney Pollack | Out of Africa | Minun Afrikkani |
| 1986 | Oliver Stone | Platoon | Platoon - nuoret sotilaat |
| 1987 | Bernardo Bertolucci | The Last Emperor | Viimeinen keisari |
| 1988 | Barry Levinson | Rain Man | Sademies |
| 1989 | Oliver Stone | Born on the Fourth of July | Syntynyt 4. heinäkuuta |
| 1990 | Kevin Costner | Dances with Wolves | Tanssii susien kanssa |
| 1991 | Jonathan Demme | The Silence of the Lambs | Uhrilampaat |
| 1992 | Clint Eastwood | Unforgiven | Armoton |
| 1993 | Steven Spielberg | Schindler's List | Schindlerin lista |
| 1994 | Robert Zemeckis | Forrest Gump | |
| 1995 | Mel Gibson | Braveheart | Braveheart - taipumaton |
| 1996 | Anthony Minghella | The English Patient | Englantilainen potilas |
| 1997 | James Cameron | Titanic | |
| 1998 | Steven Spielberg | Saving Private Ryan | Pelastakaa sotamies Ryan |
| 1999 | Sam Mendes | American Beauty | |
| 2000 | Steven Soderbergh | Traffic | |
| 2001 | Ron Howard | A Beautiful Mind | Kaunis mieli |
| 2002 | Roman Polanski | The Pianist | Pianisti |
| 2003 | Peter Jackson | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Taru Sormusten herrasta: Kuninkaan paluu |
| 2004 | Clint Eastwood | Million Dollar Baby | |
| 2005 | Ang Lee | Brokeback Mountain | |
| 2006 | Martin Scorsese | The Departed | |
| 2007 | Joel and Ethan Coen | No Country for Old Men | |
| 2008 | Danny Boyle | Slumdog Millionaire | Slummien miljonääri |
Academy Awards Nominations List
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