Awards
Wyler is the most nominated director in Academy Awards history with 12 nominations. In addition to that, Wyler has the distinction of having won the Academy Award for Best Direction on three occasions, for his direction of Ben Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives, and Mrs. Miniver. He is tied with Frank Capra and behind John Ford, who won four Oscars in this category.
Wyler also has the distinction of having directed more actors to Oscar-nominated performances than any other director in history: thirty-six. Out of these nominees, fourteen went on to win Oscars.
William Wyler received the fourth AFI LIfe Achievement Award in 1976.
| Year | Film | Category | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | |||||||
| 1936 | Dodsworth | Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 1939 | Wuthering Heights | Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 1940 | The Letter | Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 1941 | The Little Foxes | Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 1942 | Mrs. Miniver | Best Director | Won | ||||
| 1946 | The Best Years of Our Lives | Best Director | Won | ||||
| 1949 | The Heiress | Best Motion Picture | Nominated | ||||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||||
| 1952 | Detective Story | Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| 1953 | Roman Holiday | Best Motion Picture | Nominated | ||||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||||
| 1957 | Friendly Persuasion | Best Motion Picture | Nominated | ||||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||||||
| 1959 | Ben-Hur | Best Director | Won | ||||
| 1965 | The Collector | Best Director | Nominated | ||||
| Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award | Won | ||||||
| Directors Guild of America | |||||||
| 1952 | Detective Story | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Nominated | ||||
| 1954 | Roman Holiday | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Nominated | ||||
| 1957 | Friendly Persuasion | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Nominated | ||||
| 1959 | The Big Country | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Nominated | ||||
| 1960 | Ben-Hur | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Won | ||||
| 1962 | The Children's Hour | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Nominated | ||||
| 1966 | Lifetime Achievement Award | ||||||
| 1969 | Funny Girl | Outstanding Directorial Achievement | Nominated | ||||
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