Through the Years

Film / David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction

Recent Winners

2007
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United 93

Paul Greengrass
David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
2006
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Brokeback Mountain

Ang Lee
David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
2005
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Vera Drake

Mike Leigh
David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
2004
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Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World

Peter Weir
David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
2003
Winner

The Pianist

Roman Polanski
David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
2002
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The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

Peter Jackson
David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
2001
Winner

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo Hu Cang Long)

Ang Lee
David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
2000
Winner

All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre)

Pedro Almodóvar
David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction

Through The Years

  • Winner

    United 93

    Paul Greengrass
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Babel

    Alejandro González Iñárritu
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Departed

    Martin Scorsese
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Little Miss Sunshine

    • Jonathan Dayton
    • Valerie Faris
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Queen

    Stephen Frears
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    Brokeback Mountain

    Ang Lee
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Capote

    Bennett Miller
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Constant Gardener

    Fernando Meirelles
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Crash

    Paul Haggis
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Good Night, And Good Luck

    George Clooney
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    Vera Drake

    Mike Leigh
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Aviator

    Martin Scorsese
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Collateral

    Michael Mann
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

    Michel Gondry
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Finding Neverland

    Marc Forster
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World

    Peter Weir
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Big Fish

    Tim Burton
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Cold Mountain

    Anthony Minghella
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

    Peter Jackson
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Lost In Translation

    Sofia Coppola
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    The Pianist

    Roman Polanski
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Chicago

    Rob Marshall
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Gangs Of New York

    Martin Scorsese
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Hours

    Stephen Daldry
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

    Peter Jackson
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

    Peter Jackson
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Amélie

    Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    A Beautiful Mind

    Ron Howard
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Gosford Park

    Robert Altman
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Moulin Rouge

    Baz Luhrmann
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo Hu Cang Long)

    Ang Lee
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Billy Elliot

    Stephen Daldry
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Erin Brockovich

    Steven Soderbergh
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Gladiator

    Ridley Scott
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Traffic

    Steven Soderbergh
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre)

    Pedro Almodóvar
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    American Beauty

    Sam Mendes
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The End Of The Affair

    Neil Jordan
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Sixth Sense

    M Night Shyamalan
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Talented Mr Ripley

    Anthony Minghella
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    The Truman Show

    Peter Weir
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Shakespeare In Love

    John Madden
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Elizabeth

    Shekhar Kapur
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Saving Private Ryan

    Steven Spielberg
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

    Baz Luhrmann
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Full Monty

    Peter Cattaneo
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    LA Confidential

    Curtis Hanson
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Titanic

    James Cameron
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    Fargo

    Joel Coen
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The English Patient

    Anthony Minghella
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Secrets & Lies

    Mike Leigh
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Shine

    Scott Hicks
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    The Postman (Il Postino)

    Michael Radford
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Braveheart

    Mel Gibson
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Madness Of King George

    Nicholas Hytner
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Sense And Sensibility

    Ang Lee
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    Four Weddings And A Funeral

    Mike Newell
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Forrest Gump

    Robert Zemeckis
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Pulp Fiction

    Quentin Tarantino
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Three Colours Red (Trois Couleurs: Rouge)

    Krzysztof Kieslowski
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    Schindler's List

    Steven Spielberg
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Piano

    Jane Campion
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Remains Of The Day

    James Ivory
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Shadowlands

    Richard Attenborough
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    The Player

    Robert Altman
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Crying Game

    Neil Jordan
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Howards End

    James Ivory
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Unforgiven

    Clint Eastwood
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
  • Winner

    The Commitments

    Alan Parker
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Dances With Wolves

    Kevin Costner
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    The Silence Of The Lambs

    Jonathan Demme
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
    Nominee

    Thelma And Louise

    Ridley Scott
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction