Awards

1976
American Film Institute  /  Lifetime Achievement Award  /  Won for  ""
1965
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award  /  Won for  ""
1959
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Ben-Hur"
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Best Film - Any Source  /  Won for  "Ben-Hur"
Directors Guild of America  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Ben-Hur"
Hollywood Foreign Press Association  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Ben-Hur"
1955
National Board of Review  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Desperate Hours"
1947
British Academy of Film and Television  /  Best Film - Any Source  /  Won for  "The Best Years of Our Lives"
1946
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Best Years of Our Lives"
National Board of Review  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Best Years of Our Lives"
New York Film Critics Circle  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "The Best Years of Our Lives"
1942
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie  /  Best Director  /  Won for  "Mrs. Miniver"

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