Academy Awards for Best Director: All winners (1928 - 2024)

The Category for Best Director of the Academy Awards has been awarded since 1928. In the history of the Academy Awards a total of 98 awards have been awarded in this category. The first director to win this category was Frank Borzage in 1928 for the movie Seventh Heaven (7th Heaven) and the last director to win was Christopher Nolan in 2024 for the movie Oppenheimer.