Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award For Best Director is a structured entertainment dataset with 72 entries. Its fields include Name, Director, Year. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
The page shows a 40-row preview for fast browsing. The complete dataset is available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- 40-row preview of 72
- Fields
- 3 columns
- Source
- Wikidata
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Name, Director, Year, Film.
Sorting and filtering apply to the 40 loaded preview rows. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 72 records.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1930 to 1986
- Across 40 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Director, and Year across entertainment entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 72 downloadable records
Name↕ | Director↕ | Year↕ | Film↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
All Quiet on the Western Front | Lewis Milestone | 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front |
The Divine Lady | Frank Lloyd | 1930 | The Divine Lady |
Skippy | Norman Taurog | 1931 | Skippy |
Bad Girl | Frank Borzage | 1932 | Bad Girl |
It Happened One Night | Frank Capra | 1935 | It Happened One Night |
The Informer | John Ford | 1936 | The Informer |
The Awful Truth | Leo McCarey | 1938 | The Awful Truth |
Gone with the Wind | Victor Fleming | 1940 | Gone with the Wind |
Mrs. Miniver | William Wyler | 1943 | Mrs. Miniver |
Casablanca | Michael Curtiz | 1944 | Casablanca |
The Lost Weekend | Billy Wilder | 1946 | The Lost Weekend |
Gentleman's Agreement | Elia Kazan | 1948 | Gentleman's Agreement |
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre | John Huston | 1949 | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
A Letter to Three Wives | Joseph L. Mankiewicz | 1950 | A Letter to Three Wives |
A Place in the Sun | George Stevens | 1952 | A Place in the Sun |
From Here to Eternity | Fred Zinnemann | 1954 | From Here to Eternity |
Marty | Delbert Mann | 1956 | Marty |
The Bridge on the River Kwai | David Lean | 1958 | The Bridge on the River Kwai |
Gigi | Vincente Minnelli | 1959 | Gigi |
West Side Story | Jerome Robbins | 1962 | West Side Story |
Tom Jones | Tony Richardson | 1964 | Tom Jones |
My Fair Lady | George Cukor | 1965 | My Fair Lady |
The Graduate | Mike Nichols | 1968 | The Graduate |
Oliver! | Carol Reed | 1969 | Oliver! |
Midnight Cowboy | John Schlesinger | 1970 | Midnight Cowboy |
Patton | Franklin J. Schaffner | 1971 | Patton |
The French Connection | William Friedkin | 1972 | The French Connection |
Cabaret | Bob Fosse | 1973 | Cabaret |
The Sting | George Roy Hill | 1974 | The Sting |
The Godfather Part II | Francis Ford Coppola | 1975 | The Godfather Part II |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest | Miloš Forman | 1976 | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest |
Rocky | John G. Avildsen | 1977 | Rocky |
Annie Hall | Woody Allen | 1978 | Annie Hall |
The Deer Hunter | Michael Cimino | 1979 | The Deer Hunter |
Kramer vs. Kramer | Robert Benton | 1980 | Kramer vs. Kramer |
Ordinary People | Robert Redford | 1981 | Ordinary People |
Reds | Warren Beatty | 1982 | Reds |
Gandhi | Richard Attenborough | 1983 | Gandhi |
Terms of Endearment | James L. Brooks | 1984 | Terms of Endearment |
Out of Africa | Sydney Pollack | 1986 | Out of Africa |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Academy Award for Best Director organized?
The table starts in the source data's order. Community voting is enabled as a separate approval signal beside eligible rows; votes do not replace the source values.
How much data is available on this page?
The complete dataset contains 72 entries. This page loads the first 40 rows as a fast preview, so on-page sorting and filtering apply to that preview. Downloads contain all 72 rows.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 72 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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