The Best Director award is one of the most coveted — and at times, hot button — trophies at the Academy Awards Best Director at the Academy Awards is a field that has celebrated some of the most iconic people in film, including the Coen brothers, Ang Lee and Steven Spielberg. But it is not without controversy: over 95 Oscars ceremonies, only seven women have been nominated, and just three have won, the first in 2009. Here, a rundown of every Best Director Oscar winner since the inception of the Academy Awards in 1929. ✔️ SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEUe_b4SBlsl66a2n3OYDnQ #data #stats #oscars #oscar2024 #winner #directors #filmdirector #martinscorcese #spielberg #nolan #quentintarantino