Awards & Winners

William Wyler

Date of Birth 01-July-1902
Place of Birth Mulhouse
(Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France)
Nationality United States of America, Switzerland
Also know as Wilhelm Weiller, Willy, 90-Take Willie, Willi Wyler, Lt Col William Wyler, Bill Wyler
Profession Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor
William Wyler was an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Notable works included Ben-Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Mrs. Miniver, all of which won Wyler Academy Awards for Best Director, as well as Best Picture in their respective years. Wyler won his first Oscar nomination for directing Dodsworth in 1936, starring Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton and Mary Astor, "sparking a 20-year run of almost unbroken greatness." Film historian Ian Freer calls Wyler a "bona fide perfectionist", whose penchant for retakes and an attempt to hone every last nuance, "became the stuff of legend." His ability to direct a string of classic literary adaptations into huge box-office and critical successes made him one of "Hollywood's most bankable moviemakers" during the 1930s and 1940s and into the 60's. Other popular Wyler films include Funny Girl, How to Steal a Million, The Children's Hour, The Big Country, Roman Holiday, The Heiress, The Letter, The Westerner, Wuthering Heights, Jezebel, Dodsworth, and Hell's Heroes.

Awards by William Wyler

Check all the awards nominated and won by William Wyler.

1969


Nominations 1969 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture Funny Girl

1968


Nominations 1968 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Funny Girl

1966


DGA Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominations 1966 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture The Collector

1965


Nominations 1965 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director The Collector

1962


Nominations 1962 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture The Children's Hour

1961


Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film The Children's Hour

1960


BAFTA Award for Best Film
Honored for : Ben-Hur
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture
Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations 1960 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture Ben-Hur
BAFTA Award for Best Film Ben-Hur
BAFTA Award for Best Film The Big Country

1959


DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Honored for : Ben-Hur
Academy Award for Best Director
Honored for : Ben-Hur

Nominations 1959 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Ben-Hur
Academy Award for Best Director Ben-Hur

1958


Nominations 1958 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film The Big Country

1957


Palme d'Or
Honored for : Friendly Persuasion

Nominations 1957 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Film Promoting International Understanding Friendly Persuasion

1956


Nominations 1956 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director Friendly Persuasion
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Friendly Persuasion
Academy Award for Best Picture Friendly Persuasion

1954


Nominations 1954 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Roman Holiday

1953


Nominations 1953 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Roman Holiday
Academy Award for Best Director Roman Holiday
BAFTA Award for Best Film Carrie
Academy Award for Best Picture Roman Holiday

1952


Nominations 1952 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film Detective Story
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Detective Story

1951


Nominations 1951 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director Detective Story
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Detective Story

1950


Nominations 1950 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture The Heiress

1949


Nominations 1949 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director The Heiress
Academy Award for Best Picture The Heiress

1948


BAFTA Award for Best Film
Honored for : The Best Years of Our Lives

Nominations 1948 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
BAFTA Award for Best Film The Best Years of Our Lives

1947


Golden Globe Award for Best Picture
Honored for : The Best Years of Our Lives

Nominations 1947 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Golden Globe Award for Best Picture The Best Years of Our Lives

1946


Academy Award for Best Director
Honored for : The Best Years of Our Lives

Nominations 1946 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director The Best Years of Our Lives

1942


Academy Award for Best Director
Honored for : Mrs. Miniver

Nominations 1942 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director Mrs. Miniver

1941


Nominations 1941 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director The Little Foxes

1940


Nominations 1940 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director The Letter

1939


Nominations 1939 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director Wuthering Heights

1936


Nominations 1936 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Director Dodsworth