List of awards and nominations received by William Wyler
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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).
Academy Awards
| 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 | The Heiress | Nominated | [7] | |
| 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 | — | Honored | ||
BAFTA Awards
| 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
| 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
Cannes Film Festival
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Grand Prix | Detective Story | Nominated | |
| 1957 | Palme d'Or | Friendly Persuasion | Won | |
| 1965 | The Collector | Nominated | ||
Directors Guild of America Awards
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Best Foreign Film | Jezebel | Nominated | |
| Special Recommendation | Won | |||
| 1952 | Golden Lion | Carrie | Nominated | |
| 1953 | Roman Holiday | Nominated | ||