Best Director
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Best Director is a prestigious Academy Award recognizing outstanding achievement in film directing for a given year.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Best Director canonical | 6 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Oscar for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Academy Award for Best Actor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Actress NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
best direction of a feature film
ⓘ
outstanding achievement in film directing ⓘ |
| ceremonyLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | film award ceremony ⓘ |
| commonName | Best Director ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibility |
feature films released within the eligibility year
ⓘ
films that meet Academy distribution and exhibition rules ⓘ |
| field | film directing ⓘ |
| finalVotingBody | all voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1929 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingRules | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences rules for the directing branch ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType | competitive award ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | statuette ⓘ |
| hasSubcategory |
Academy Award for Best Director (Comedy) [historical early years distinction]
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director (Drama) [historical early years distinction] NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | one of the most prestigious awards for film directors ⓘ |
| inception | 1927–1928 film season ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| language | primarily English ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
global press coverage
ⓘ
television broadcast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prestige within the film industry
ⓘ
recognizing artistic and technical excellence in directing ⓘ |
| officialName | Academy Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| region | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
BAFTA Award for Best Direction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Globe Award for Best Director NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | feature-length films ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
artistic vision
ⓘ
narrative execution ⓘ overall directorial achievement ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voted on by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| symbol | Oscar statuette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | previous calendar year of film releases ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | Dolby Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingBody | Directors Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Laura (film)