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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).
Year
|
Category
|
Nominated work
|
Result
|
Ref.
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1946 |
Best Director |
The Best Years of Our Lives |
Won |
|
1955 |
The Desperate Hours |
Won |
|
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 |
|
Year
|
Category
|
Nominated work
|
Result
|
Ref.
|
1938 |
Best Foreign Film |
Jezebel |
Nominated |
|
Special Recommendation |
Won |
|
1952 |
Golden Lion |
Carrie |
Nominated |
|
1953 |
Roman Holiday |
Nominated |
|
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