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).
Major associations Academy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1936 Best Director Dodsworth 1939 Wuthering Heights 1940 The Letter 1941 The Little Foxes 1942 Mrs. Miniver 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives 1949 The Heiress 1951 Detective Story 1953 Best Picture Roman Holiday Best Director 1956 Best Picture Friendly Persuasion Best Director 1959 Ben-Hur 1965 The Collector Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
BAFTA Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.British Academy Film Awards1947 Best Film from Any Source The Best Years of Our Lives 1951 Detective Story 1952 Carrie 1953 Roman Holiday 1959 Ben-Hur The Big Country
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1959 Best Director Ben-Hur 1961 The Children's Hour 1965 The Collector 1968 Funny Girl
Other awards Cannes Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1952 Grand Prix Detective Story 1957 Palme d'Or Friendly Persuasion 1965 The Collector
Directors Guild of America Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1952 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Detective Story 1954 Roman Holiday 1957 Friendly Persuasion 1959 The Big Country 1960 Ben-Hur 1962 The Children's Hour 1966 Lifetime Achievement Award 1969 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Funny Girl
National Board of Review Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1946 Best Director The Best Years of Our Lives 1955 The Desperate Hours
New York Film Critics Circle Year Category Nominated work Result Ref. 1936 Best Director Dodsworth 1940 The Letter 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives 1955 The Desperate Hours 1959 Ben-Hur
Venice International Film Festival Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.1938 Best Foreign Film Jezebel Special Recommendation 1952 Golden Lion Carrie 1953 Roman Holiday
Direction for Oscar-related performances Year Performer Film ResultAcademy Award for Best Actor1937Walter HustonDodsworth1940Laurence OlivierWuthering Heights1943Walter PidgeonMrs. Miniver1947Fredric MarchThe Best Years of Our Lives1960Charlton HestonBen-HurAcademy Award for Best Actress1939Bette DavisJezebel1941The Letter1942The Little Foxes1943Greer GarsonMrs. Miniver1950Olivia de HavillandThe Heiress1952Eleanor ParkerDetective Story1954Audrey HepburnRoman Holiday1966Samantha EggarThe Collector1969Barbra StreisandFunny GirlAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor1937Walter BrennanCome and Get It1941The WesternerJames StephensonThe Letter1943Henry TraversMrs. Miniver1947Harold RussellThe Best Years of Our Lives1950Ralph RichardsonThe Heiress1954Eddie AlbertRoman Holiday1957Anthony PerkinsFriendly Persuasion1959Burl IvesThe Big Country1960Hugh GriffithBen-HurAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actress1937Bonita GranvilleThese ThreeMaria OuspenskayaDodsworth1938Claire TrevorDead End1939Fay BainterJezebel1940Geraldine FitzgeraldWuthering Heights1942Patricia CollingeThe Little FoxesTeresa Wright1943Mrs. MiniverMay Whitty1952Lee GrantDetective Story1962Fay BainterThe Children's Hour1969Kay MedfordFunny Girl
See also William Wyler filmography
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