William Wyler Oscar Nominations & Wins

The AwardWentTo archive contains 12 Academy Award records credited under the name William Wyler, including 3 wins.

Counts cover film-linked archive records under this credit name, including historical or special award records where present. Other names and shared credits are not combined into a complete lifetime or competitive Oscar total.

Award records
12
Recorded wins
3
Films represented
12
Categories
1

Wins

3 wins marked in the archive records below.

Nominations and award records

This table includes 12 award records under this credit name, including wins. Years follow the source's eligibility/dataset year and may differ from the ceremony calendar year.

Award records credited under this name
Film yearCategory / credited nomineeRecorded result
Film year1936Best Director
Dodsworth
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryMr. Deeds Goes to Town
Frank Capra
Film year1939Best Director
Wuthering Heights
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryGone with the Wind
Victor Fleming
Film year1940Best Director
The Letter
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Grapes of Wrath
John Ford
Film year1941Best Director
The Little Foxes
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryHow Green Was My Valley
John Ford
Film year1942Best Director
Mrs. Miniver
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Win recorded
Film year1946Best Director
The Best Years of Our Lives
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Win recorded
Film year1949Best Director
The Heiress
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryA Letter to Three Wives
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Film year1951Best Director
Detective Story
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryA Place in the Sun
George Stevens
Film year1953Best Director
Roman Holiday
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryFrom Here to Eternity
Fred Zinnemann
Film year1956Best Director
Friendly Persuasion
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryGiant
George Stevens
Film year1959Best Director
Ben-Hur
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Win recorded
Film year1965Best Director
The Collector
Credited nominee / recipientWilliam Wyler
Nomination recorded
Recorded winner in this categoryThe Sound of Music
Robert Wise

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This independent archive groups film-linked award records by film, credited name, category and eligibility year. The film year can differ from the year the ceremony took place. Ceremony numbers are shown where supplied by the records.

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