List of awards and nominations received by William Wyler

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This article is a List of awards and nominations received by William Wyler

Known for his work in numerous genres over five decades he has received numerous award accolades including three Academy Awards. He holds a record twelve nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. For his work Wyler was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award, and the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. Wyler went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Ben-Hur (1959), all of which also won for Best Picture. He was Oscar-nominated for Dodsworth (1936), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Letter (1940), The Little Foxes (1941), The Heiress (1949), Detective Story (1952), Roman Holiday (1953), Friendly Persuasion (1956), and The Collector (1965).

Major associations[edit]

Academy Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1936 Best Director Dodsworth Nominated [1]
1939 Wuthering Heights Nominated [2]
1940 The Letter Nominated [3]
1941 The Little Foxes Nominated [4]
1942 Mrs. Miniver Won [5]
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives Won [6]
1949 Best Picture The Heiress Nominated [7]
Best Director Nominated
1951 Detective Story Nominated [8]
1953 Best Picture Roman Holiday Nominated [9]
Best Director Nominated
1956 Best Picture Friendly Persuasion Nominated [10]
Best Director Nominated
1959 Ben-Hur Won [11]
1965 The Collector Nominated [12]
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award Won

BAFTA Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
1947 Best Film from Any Source The Best Years of Our Lives Won [13]
1951 Detective Story Nominated [14]
1952 Carrie Nominated [15]
1953 Roman Holiday Nominated [16]
1959 Ben-Hur Won [17]
The Big Country Nominated

Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1959 Best Director Ben-Hur Won
1961 The Children's Hour Nominated
1965 The Collector Nominated
1968 Funny Girl Nominated

Other awards[edit]

Cannes Film Festival[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1952 Grand Prix Detective Story Nominated
1957 Palme d'Or Friendly Persuasion Nominated
1965 The Collector Nominated

Directors Guild of America Awards[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1952 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Detective Story Nominated
1954 Roman Holiday Nominated
1957 Friendly Persuasion Nominated
1959 The Big Country Nominated
1960 Ben-Hur Won
1962 The Children's Hour Nominated
1966 Lifetime Achievement Award Received
1969 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Funny Girl Nominated

National Board of Review[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1946 Best Director The Best Years of Our Lives Won
1955 The Desperate Hours Won

New York Film Critics Circle[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1936 Best Director Dodsworth Nominated
1940 The Letter Nominated
1946 The Best Years of Our Lives Won
1955 The Desperate Hours Nominated
1959 Ben-Hur Nominated

Venice International Film Festival[edit]

Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
1938 Best Foreign Film Jezebel Nominated
Special Recommendation Won
1952 Golden Lion Carrie Nominated
1953 Roman Holiday Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ "9th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "12th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "13th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "14th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "15th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "19th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "22nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "24th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "26th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "29th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "32nd Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  12. ^ "38th Academy Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  13. ^ "1st BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "5th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "6th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "7th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  17. ^ "13th BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
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