The ‘’Best Director award’ has been given out at the Golden Globe Awards ever since its inception in 1943. Elia Kazan who won all four of his nominations has been the most decorated director at the Golden Globes. He is followed closely by Clint Eastwood, David Lean, Miloš Forman, and Oliver Stone with three awards each. Steven Spielberg although the most nominated with ten nominations has won the prestigious award just twice. The first Golden Globe Award For Best Director went to Henry King for his work in the film, The Song of Bernadette. Best Director winners in the history of the Golden Globes are as follows:
List Of Winners - Best Director Motion Picture Golden Globes
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Year
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Film
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Winner
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1943
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The Song of Bernadette
|
Henry King
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1944
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Going My Way
|
Leo McCarey
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1945
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The Lost Weekend
|
Billy Wilder
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1946
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It's a Wonderful Life
|
Frank Capra
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1947
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Gentleman's Agreement
|
Elia Kazan
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1948
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
|
John Huston
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1949
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All the King's Men
|
Robert Rossen
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1950
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Sunset Boulevard
|
Billy Wilder
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1951
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Death of a Salesman
|
László Benedek
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1952
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The Greatest Show on Earth
|
Cecil B. DeMille
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1953
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From Here to Eternity
|
Fred Zinnemann
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1954
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On the Waterfront
|
Elia Kazan
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1955
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Picnic
|
Joshua Logan
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1956
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Baby Doll
|
Elia Kazan
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1957
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
|
David Lean
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1958
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Gigi
|
Vincente Minnelli
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1959
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Ben-Hur
|
William Wyler
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1960
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Sons and Lovers
|
Jack Cardiff
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1962
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Lawrence of Arabia
|
David Lean
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1963
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America, America
|
Elia Kazan
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1964
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My Fair Lady
|
George Cukor
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1965
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Doctor Zhivago
|
David Lean
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1966
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A Man for All Seasons
|
Fred Zinnemann
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1967
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The Graduate
|
Mike Nichols
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1968
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Rachel, Rachel
|
Paul Newman
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1969
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Anne of the Thousand Days
|
Charles Jarrott
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1970
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Love Story
|
Arthur Hiller
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1971
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The French Connection
|
William Friedkin
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1972
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The Godfather
|
Francis Ford Coppola
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1973
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The Exorcist
|
William Friedkin
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1974
|
Chinatown
|
Roman Polanski
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1975
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
|
Miloš Forman
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1976
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Network
|
Sidney Lumet
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1977
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The Turning Point
|
Herbert Ross
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1978
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The Deer Hunter
|
Michael Cimino
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1979
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Apocalypse Now
|
Francis Ford Coppola
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1980
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Ordinary People
|
Robert Redford
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1981
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Reds
|
Warren Beatty
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1982
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Gandhi
|
Richard Attenborough
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1983
|
Yentl
|
Barbra Streisand
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1984
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Amadeus
|
Miloš Forman
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1985
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Prizzi's Honor
|
John Huston
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1986
|
Platoon
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Oliver Stone
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1987
|
The Last Emperor
|
Bernardo Bertolucci
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1988
|
Bird
|
Clint Eastwood
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1989
|
Born on the Fourth of July
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Oliver Stone
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1990
|
Dances with Wolves
|
Kevin Costner
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1991
|
JFK
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Oliver Stone
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1992
|
Unforgiven
|
Clint Eastwood
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1993
|
Schindler's List
|
Steven Spielberg
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1994
|
Forrest Gump
|
Robert Zemeckis
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1995
|
Braveheart
|
Mel Gibson
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1996
|
The People vs. Larry Flynt
|
Miloš Forman
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1997
|
Titanic
|
James Cameron
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1998
|
Saving Private Ryan
|
Steven Spielberg
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1999
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American Beauty
|
Sam Mendes
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2000
|
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
|
Ang Lee
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2001
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Gosford Park
|
Robert Altman
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2002
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Gangs of New York
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Martin Scorsese
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2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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Peter Jackson
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2004
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Million Dollar Baby
|
Clint Eastwood
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2005
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Brokeback Mountain
|
Ang Lee
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2006
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The Departed
|
Martin Scorsese
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2007
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
|
Julian Schnabel
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2008
|
Slumdog Millionaire
|
Danny Boyle
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2009 – Avatar
|
James Cameron
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