William WylerAwards

Born:
July 1, 1902 in Mulhouse, Germany
Occupation:
Director, Producer
Biography:
The son of a prosperous Swiss dry goods merchant, William Wyler was studying the violin in Paris when he met Universal Pictures executive Carl Laemmle, a distant cousin of his mother, in 1922. Another version of this fateful meeting claims that Wyler made the acquaintance of one of Laemmle's many...Read More

  • Funny Girl

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Directors Guild of America
    1968

  • The Collector

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1965

  • The Collector

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1965

  • The Children's Hour

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Directors Guild of America
    1961

  • The Children's Hour

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1961

  • Ben-Hur

    Best Director

    Won
    Directors Guild of America
    1959

  • Ben-Hur

    Best Director

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1959

  • Ben-Hur

    Best Director

    Won
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1959

  • Ben-Hur

    Best Film - Any Source

    Won
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1959

  • The Big Country

    Best British Film

    Nominated
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1959

  • The Big Country

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Directors Guild of America
    1958

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1956

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Directors Guild of America
    1956

  • Friendly Persuasion

    Best Picture

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1956

  • The Desperate Hours

    Best Director

    Won
    National Board of Review
    1955

  • Roman Holiday

    Best Picture

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1953

  • Roman Holiday

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Directors Guild of America
    1953

  • Roman Holiday

    Best British Film

    Nominated
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1953

  • Roman Holiday

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1953

  • Carrie

    Best Film - Any Source

    Nominated
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1952

  • Detective Story

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1951

  • Detective Story

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Directors Guild of America
    1951

  • The Heiress

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1949

  • The Heiress

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Hollywood Foreign Press Association
    1949

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    Best Film - Any Source

    Won
    British Academy of Film and Television Arts
    1947

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    Best Director

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1946

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    Best Director

    Won
    National Board of Review
    1946

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    Best Director

    Won
    New York Film Critics Circle
    1946

  • Mrs. Miniver

    Best Director

    Won
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1942

  • The Little Foxes

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1941

  • The Letter

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1940

  • Wuthering Heights

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1939

  • Dodsworth

    Best Director

    Nominated
    Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
    1936

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