Oscar - Reżyserzy 1950-1959

19 59 William WYLER za film : Ben-Hur pozostałe nominacje : Jack Clayton (Room at the Top) George Stevens (The Diary of Anne Frank) Billy Wilder (Some Like it Hot) Fred Zinnemann (The Nun's Story)	19 58 Vincente MINNELLI za film : Gigi pozostałe nominacje : Richard Brooks (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof) Stanley Kramer (The Defiant Ones) Mark Robson The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Robert Wise (I Want to Live !)	19 57 David LEAN za film :The Bridge on the River Kwai pozostałe nominacje : Joshua Logan (Sayonara) Sidney Lumet (12 Angry Man) Mark Robson (Peyton Place) Billy Wilder (Witness for the Prosecution)	19 56 George STEVENS za film : Giant pozostałe nominacje : Michael Anderson Around the World in 80 Days ) Walter Lang (The King and I) King Vidor (War and Peace) William Wyler (Friendly Persuasion)	19 55 Delbert MANN za film : Marty pozostałe nominacje : Elia Kazan (East of Eden) David Lean (Summertime) Joshua Logan (Picnic) John Sturges (Bad Day at Black Rock)
19 54 Elia KAZAN za film : On the Waterfront pozostałe nominacje : Alfred Hitchcock (Rear Window) George Seaton (The Country Girl) William A. Wellman (The High and the Mighty) Billy Wilder (Sabrina)	19 53 Fred ZINNEMANN za film : From Here to Eternity pozostałe nominacje : George Stevens (Shane) Charles Walters (Lili) Billy Wilder (Stalag 17) William Wyler (Roman Holiday)	19 52 John FORD za film : The Quiet Man pozostałe nominacje : Cecil DeMille (The Greatest Show on Earth ) John Huston (Moulin Rouge) Joseph L. Mankiewicz (Five Fingers) Fred Zinnemann (High Noon)	19 51 George STEVENS za film : A Place in the Sun pozostałe nominacje : John Huston (The African Queen) Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire) Vincente Minnelli (An American in Paris) William Wyler (Detective Story)	19 50 Joseph L.MANKIEWICZ za film : All About Eve pozostałe nominacje : George Cukor (Born Yesterday) John Huston (The Asphalt Jungle) Carol Reed (The Third Man) Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard)