Frank Capra (lifespan 94 years, 108 days) is one of three directors (alongside Billy Wilder and Elia Kazan) to have lived over 55 years (56 years, 188 days) after receiving the award.
Oscar Directors: Age of Winning, from Damien Chazelle, the Youngest, to Polanski, the Oldest
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Oscar Directors: age at which they win their first award?
Oscar Directors: Capra, Frank–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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Capra became one of America’s most influential directors during the 1930s, winning 3 Best Director Awards from 6 nominations, along with 3 other Oscar wins from 9 nominations in other categories.
Oscar Directors: Dmytryk, Edward (Nomiee)–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
August 26, 2020 by
Edward Dmytryk (September 4, 1908–July 1, 1999), Canadian-born American director, best known for his 1940s noir films, earning of Oscar nomination for Best Director for Crossfire (1947).
Oscar Directors: Del Toro, Benicio–Background, Career, Awards, Filmography
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Guillermo del Toro August 26, 2020 Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance: Social Class: Nationality: Mexican Education: Training: First Film: Cronos, 1993; age 29 First Oscar Nomination: Shape of Water, 2017; age 53 Other Nominations: Other Awards: Pan’s Labyrinth, 2006; aged, 42 Genre (specialties): horror Collaborators: Ron Perelman; Doug Jones Last Film: Contract: Career Output: Career Span: […]
