William Wyler - Awards & Nominations

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.

1976

AFI Life Achievement Award

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

hits counter