In this article, we list the celebrated directors who were nominated for (and won) an Academy Award for movies made between 2010 and the present day.
Did your favourite directors miss out on an Oscar? Let us know in the comments below.
83rd Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2010
Nominated Directors
Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan
David Fincher – The Social Network
David O. Russell – The Fighter
Joel and Ethan Coen – True Grit
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
Best Director Winner
Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech
84th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2011
Nominated Directors
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
Best Director Winner
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
85th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2012
Nominated Directors
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Michael Haneke – Amour
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Best Director Winner
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
86th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2013
Nominated Directors
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
David O. Russell – American Hustle
Martin Scorsese – The Wolf of Wall Street
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Best Director Winner
Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity
87th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2014
Nominated Directors
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman or
(The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Bennett Miller – Foxcatcher
Morten Tyldum – The Imitation Game
Richard Linklater – Boyhood
Wes Anderson – The Grand Budapest Hotel
Best Director Winner
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman or
(The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
88th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2015
Nominated Directors
Adam McKay – The Big Short
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road
Lenny Abrahamson – Room
Tom McCarthy – Spotlight
Best Director Winner
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant
89th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2016
Nominated Directors
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Damian Chazelle – La La Land
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
Best Director Winner
Damian Chazelle – La La Land
90th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2017
Nominated Directors
Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk
Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Jordan Peele – Get Out
Paul Thomas Anderson – Phantom Thread
Best Director Winner
Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
91st Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2018
Nominated Directors
Adam McKay – Vice
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
Paweł Pawlikowski – Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos – The Favourite
Best Director Winner
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
92nd Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2019
Nominated Directors
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Sam Mendes – 1917
Todd Phillips – Joker
Best Director Winner
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
93rd Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2020
Nominated Directors
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
David Fincher – Mank
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Thomas Vinterberg – Another Round
Best Director Winner
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
94th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2021
Nominated Directors
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
Kenneth Branagh – Belfast
Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car
Steven Spielberg – West Side Story
Best Director Winner
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog
95th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2022
Nominated Directors
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh – The Banshees of Inisherin
Ruben Östlund – Triangle of Sadness
Todd Field – Tár
Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans
Best Directors Winner
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
96th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2023
Nominated Directors
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer
Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest
Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall
Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things
Best Director Winner
To be determined
97th Academy Awards
Best Director: Films of 2024
Nominated Directors
To be determined
Best Director Winner
To be determined
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