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Awards for
William Wyler

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Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1966 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The Collector (1965)

- Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award 
 
1960 Won Oscar Best Director
for: Ben-Hur (1959)

 
1957 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Friendly Persuasion (1956)

Best Picture
for: Friendly Persuasion (1956)

 
1954 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Roman Holiday (1953)

Best Picture
for: Roman Holiday (1953)

 
1952 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Detective Story (1951)

 
1950 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The Heiress (1949)

 
1947 Won Oscar Best Director
for: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

 
1943 Won Oscar Best Director
for: Mrs. Miniver (1942)

 
1942 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The Little Foxes (1941)

 
1941 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: The Letter (1940)

 
1940 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Wuthering Heights (1939)

 
1937 Nominated Oscar Best Director
for: Dodsworth (1936)

 
American Film Institute, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1976 - Life Achievement Award 
 
BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1960 Won BAFTA Film Award Best Film from any Source
for: Ben-Hur (1959)
USA.
Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film from any Source
for: The Big Country (1958)
USA.
 
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1948 Won Bodil Best American Film (Bedste amerikanske film)
for: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

 
Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1965 Nominated Golden Palm
for: The Collector (1965)

 
1957 Won Golden Palm
for: Friendly Persuasion (1956)

 
1952 Nominated Grand Prize of the Festival
for: Detective Story (1951)

 
Directors Guild of America, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1969 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Funny Girl (1968)

 
1966 - Lifetime Achievement Award 
 
1962 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Children's Hour (1961)

 
1960 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Ben-Hur (1959)
Shared with:
Gus Agosti (assistant director) (plaque)
Alberto Cardone (assistant director) (plaque)

 
1959 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: The Big Country (1958)

 
1957 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Friendly Persuasion (1956)

 
1954 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Roman Holiday (1953)

 
1952 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
for: Detective Story (1951)

 
Golden Globes, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1969 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
for: Funny Girl (1968)

 
1966 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
for: The Collector (1965)

 
1962 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
for: The Children's Hour (1961)

 
1960 Won Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
for: Ben-Hur (1959)

 
1950 Nominated Golden Globe Best Motion Picture Director
for: The Heiress (1949)

 
Kinema Junpo Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won Kinema Junpo Award Best Foreign Language Film
for: The Big Country (1958)

 
Laurel Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1971 Nominated Golden Laurel Best Producer-Director
8th place.
 
1970 3rd place Golden Laurel Producer-Director

 
1967 Nominated Golden Laurel Producer-Director
7th place.
 
1966 3rd place Golden Laurel Producer-Director

 
1965 Nominated Golden Laurel Producer-Director
4th place.
 
1964 Nominated Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director
10th place.
 
1963 Nominated Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director
5th place.
 
1962 Nominated Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director
10th place.
 
1961 Nominated Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director
4th place.
 
1960 2nd place Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director

 
1959 3rd place Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director

 
1958 Nominated Golden Laurel Top Producer/Director
5th place.
 
National Board of Review, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1955 Won NBR Award Best Director
for: The Desperate Hours (1955)

 
1946 Won NBR Award Best Director
for: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

 
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1946 Won NYFCC Award Best Director
for: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

 
Venice Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1952 Nominated Golden Lion
for: Carrie (1952)

 
1938 Won Special Recommendation
for: Jezebel (1938)
For its overall artistic contribution.
Nominated Mussolini Cup Best Film
for: Jezebel (1938)

 
Walk of Fame
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
unknown - Star on the Walk of Fame Motion Picture
At 1735 Vine Street.
 

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