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The 1952 Academy Award for Best Director was won by John Ford for directing "The Quiet Man". |
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The 1953 Academy Award for Best Director was won by Fred Zinnemann for directing "From Here to Eternity". |
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The 1954 Academy Award for Best Director was won by Elia Kazan for directing "On the Waterfront". |
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259 |
The 1955 Academy Award for Best Director was won by Delbert Mann for directing "Marty". |
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The 1956 Academy Award for Best Director was won by George Stevens for directing "Giant". |
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261 |
The 1957 Academy Award for Best Director was won by David Lean for directing "The Bridge on the River Kwai". |
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The 1958 Academy Award for Best Director was won by Vincente Minnelli for directing "Gigi". |
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The 1959 Academy Award for Best Director was won by William Wyler for directing "Ben-Hur". |
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The 1960 Academy Award for Best Director was won by Billy Wilder for directing "The Apartment". |
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265 |
The 1961 Academy Award for Best Director was won by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for directing "West Side Story". |
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The 1962 Academy Award for Best Director was won by David Lean for directing "Lawrence of Arabia". |
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The 1963 Academy Award for Best Director was won by Tony Richardson for directing "Tom Jones". |
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The 1964 Academy Award for Best Director was won by George Cukor for directing "My Fair Lady". |
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The 1965 Academy Award for Best Director was won by Robert Wise for directing "The Sound of Music". |
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The 1966 Academy Award for Best Director was won by Fred Zinnemann for directing "A Man for All Seasons". |
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