21 Directors Who Won Multiple Best Director Oscars
1. John Ford
4 directing Oscars · 5 directing nominations
Ford’s four directing wins remain the category’s benchmark. The winning films range from an Irish betrayal drama to stories of migration, family and community; they are four separate directing awards, rather than a combined count of the Oscars won by his films.
Directing Oscar wins
- The Informer (1935) — Directing
- The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Directing
- How Green Was My Valley (1941) — Directing
- The Quiet Man (1952) — Directing
Records checked against Academy sources through the 98th Academy Awards on 18 October 2026. Film years identify the films, not the date of the award ceremony.
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