Best Director

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Best Director is a prestigious Academy Award recognizing outstanding achievement in film directing for a given year.

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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

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Academy Awards statuette awardedFor Best Director
Laura academyAwardNominatedFor Best Director
subject surface form: Laura (film)
Arrival academyAwardCategoryNominated Best Director
Nebraska notableOscarNominations Best Director