john ford won the most academy awards for best director.
who won the most academy awards for best director?
john ford
iñárritu has been recognized with multiple awards for his films, including four academy awards, two directors guild of america awards, a producers guild of america award, three british academy film awards, three aacta awards, three golden globe awards, two independent spirit awards, two american film institute awards, and three cannes film festival award. he is the first mexican director to be nominated for the academy award for best director and the directors guild of america award for outstanding directing, and the first to win the best director award at the cannes film festival. in 2015, iñárritu won, among many other accolades, the directors guild award for outstanding directing, the producers guild of america award for best theatrical motion picture, and the academy award for best picture, best original screenplay and best directing for "birdman", becoming the first mexican to win three academy awards. in 2016, iñárritu won the academy award for best director for his work on "the revenant", marking the first time in 65 years that a director has won the award in two consecutive years. iñárritu is the third director to accomplish this feat, following john ford and joseph l. mankiewicz.
alejandro gonzález iñárritu
the film was critically acclaimed at major international film festivals and won lee numerous best director and best picture awards worldwide. "brokeback mountain" was the most acclaimed film of 2005, winning 71 awards and an additional 52 nominations. it won the golden lion (best film) award at the venice international film festival and was named 2005's best film by the los angeles, new york, boston, and london film critics. it also won best picture at the 2005 broadcast film critics association, directors guild of america, writers guild of america (adapted screenplay), producers guild of america and the independent spirit awards as well as the golden globe award for best motion picture – drama, with lee winning the golden globe award for best director. "brokeback mountain" also won best film and best director at the 2006 british academy awards (bafta). "brokeback mountain" was nominated for a leading eight oscars and was the front runner for best picture heading into the 5 march ceremony, but lost out to "crash", a story about race relations in los angeles, in a controversial upset. he became the first non-white person to win the best director at the academy awards (when he won again for "life of pi", he became the second non-white person to win). in 2006, following his best director oscar, ang lee was bestowed the order of brilliant star with grand cordon, the second highest civilian honour, by the r.o.c. government.
ang lee