William Wyler at Reel Classics: Academy Awards

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William Wyler

Academy Awards:

1936	DODSWORTH	Best Director Nomination
1939	WUTHERING HEIGHTS	Best Director Nomination
1940	THE LETTER	Best Director Nomination
1941	THE LITTLE FOXES	Best Director Nomination
1942	MRS. MINIVER	Best Director Oscar
1946	THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES	Best Director Oscar
1949	THE HEIRESS	Best Director Nomination
1949	THE HEIRESS	Best Picture Nomination
1951	DETECTIVE STORY	Best Director Nomination
1953	ROMAN HOLIDAY	Best Director Nomination
1953	ROMAN HOLIDAY	Best Picture Nomination
1956	FRIENDLY PERSUASION	Best Director Nomination
1956	FRIENDLY PERSUASION	Best Picture Nomination
1959	BEN-HUR	Best Director Oscar
1965	THE COLLECTOR	Best Director Nomination
1965		The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award-- given to "a creative producer who has been responsible for a consistently high quality of motion picture production." (It is considered the highest accolade a producer can receive.)

NOTE: Technically, Oscars for documentaries are given to the film itself, not any individual producer, director or production company. However, the Academy does usually name an individual or company/organization to accept the Academy Award nomination and/or Oscar on behalf of the film. Thus, when THE FIGHTING LADY (1944) won the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, the award itself was presented to the United States Navy, not Wyler who had directed it. Because this Oscar was not awarded to Wyler as an individual, it does not count towards his personal tally of Academy Award nominations or Oscars.

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