(One of them is Ben Affleck; no wonder he’s always got that look on his face.) Read on to learn more about everyone who’s ever won the Academy Award for best director.

There are many reasons to be excited for the 2025 Oscars and one of them is the record-breaking set of first-time Best Director nominees.

Sean Baker has won Best Director for Anora at the 2025 Oscars beating out Coralie Fargeat, James Mangold, Jaques Audiard, and Brady Corbet.

“Anora” got its happily ever after. The indie about a sex worker from Brooklyn won five Oscars, including Best Actress for Mikey Madison, Best Picture and Best Director for Sean Baker, who matched ...

Best Director commentary (Updated Feb. 27 ... making him only the second person ever to do so (after Walt Disney) and the first to achieve it for the same film. The Academy loves to anoint ...

the esteemed Italian filmmaker who made cinematic history by becoming the first woman ever to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Her groundbreaking work (original title ...

Whoever won the prize for best director on Sunday night was going ... the first full-length documentary made by a Japanese director ever nominated for an Oscar, Shiori Ito’s searing indictment ...

Anora” and its star Mikey Madison had a huge night, Conan O’Brien threw heaters, and some winners shared political messages.

In his best director acceptance speech ... this is more important than ever,” Baker said. “It’s a communal experience you simply don’t get at home. If we don’t reverse this trend ...

Sean Baker accepts the Best Director Award for "Anora" at the 2025 ... exclaiming that it’s “struggling more than ever” with little pay for those who provide a cultural zeitgeist for ...