Oscar for bedste instruktør

Oscar for bedste instruktør (engelsk: Academy Award for Achievement in Directing) uddeles ved den årlige Oscar-ceremoni til årets bedste filminstruktør, valgt af medlemmerne af Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Vinderen udvælges blandt fem nominerede, der har instrueret en film i det forløbne kalenderår.

John Ford har modtaget fire Oscars for bedste instruktør, hvilket er rekord (1935 Forræder, 1940 Vredens Druer, 1941 Grøn var min barndoms dal og 1952 Den tavse mand.

Årstallene i nedenstående liste angiver tidspunktet for filmens premiere (i Californien) og dermed året før selve Oscar-uddelingen.

Vindere og nominerede

1920'erne

År	Instruktør(e)	Film
1927/28 (1.)	Borzage Frank Borzage (Drama)	7th Heaven
	Brenon Herbert Brenon (Drama)	Sorrell and Son
	Vidor King Vidor (Drama)	En søn af Folket
	Milestone Lewis Milestone (Komedie)	Two Arabian Knights
	Wilde Ted Wilde (Komedie)	Speedy
1928/1929 (2.)	Lloyd Frank Lloyd	The Divine Lady
	Barrymore Lionel Barrymore	Madame X
	Beaumont Harry Beaumont	Broadway The Broadway Melody
	Cummings Irving Cummings	In Old Arizona
	Lloyd Frank Lloyd	Drag
		Weary River
	Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch	Patriot

1930'erne

År	Instruktør(e)	Film
1929/1930 (3.)	Milestone Lewis Milestone	Intet nyt fra vestfronten
	Brown Clarence Brown	Anna Christie
		Romance
	Leonard Robert Z. Leonard	Utro
	Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch	Prinsgemalen
	Vidor King Vidor	Hallelujah!
1930/1931 (4.)	Taurog Norman Taurog	Skippy
	Brown Clarence Brown	Frie Sjæle
	Milestone Lewis Milestone	The Front Page
	Ruggles Wesley Ruggles	Cimarron
	Sternberg Josef von Sternberg	Morocco
1931/1932 (5.)	Borzage Frank Borzage	Bad Girl
	Vidor King Vidor	Champ, Mesterbokseren
	Sternberg Josef von Sternberg	Shanghai Express
1932/1933 (6.)	Lloyd Frank Lloyd	Cavalcade
	Capra Frank Capra	Lady for a Day
	Cukor George Cukor	Little Women
1934 (7.)	Capra Frank Capra	Det hændte en nat
	Schertzinger Victor Schertzinger	One Night of Love
	Van Dyke W. S. Van Dyke	Den tynde mand
1935 (8.)	Ford John Ford	Foræder
	Hathaway Henry Hathaway	Englands sønner
	Lloyd Frank Lloyd	Mytteriet på Bounty
1936 (9.)	Capra Frank Capra	En gentleman kommer til byen
	La Cava Gregory La Cava	Godfrey ordner alt
	Leonard Robert Z. Leonard	Revykongen Ziegfeld
	Van Dyke W. S. Van Dyke	San Francisco
	Wyler William Wyler	Dodsworth
1937 (10.)	McCarey Leo McCarey	Den frygtelige sandhed
	Dieterle William Dieterle	Emile Zola's liv
	Franklin Sidney Franklin	Den gode jord
	La Cava Gregory La Cava	Stage Door
	Wellman William A. Wellman	Hollywood bag kulisserne
1938 (11.)	Capra Frank Capra	Du kan ikke tage det med dig
	Curtiz Michael Curtiz	Angels with Dirty Faces
		Four Daughters
	Taurog Norman Taurog	Boys Town
	Vidor King Vidor	Borgen
1939 (12.)	Fleming Victor Fleming	Borte med blæsten
	Capra Frank Capra	Mr. Smith kommer til Washington
	Ford John Ford	Diligencen
	Wood Sam Wood	Farvel, Mr. Chips
	Wyler William Wyler	Stormfulde højder

1940'erne

År	Instruktør(e)	Film
1940 (13.)	Ford John Ford	Vredens druer
	Cukor George Cukor	Natten før brylluppet
	Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock	Rebecca
	Wood Sam Wood	Kitty Foyle
	Wyler William Wyler	Kvindeløgne
1941 (14.)	Ford John Ford	Grøn var min barndoms dal
	Hall Alexander Hall	Here Comes Mr. Jordan
	Hawks Howard Hawks	Sergeant York
	Welles Orson Welles	Citizen Kane
	Wyler William Wyler	De små ræve
1942 (15.)	Wyler William Wyler	Mrs. Miniver
	Curtiz Michael Curtiz	Yankee Doodle Dandy
	Farrow John Farrow	Wake Island
	LeRoy Mervyn LeRoy	Random Harvest
	Wood Sam Wood	Kings Row
1943 (16.)	Curtiz Michael Curtiz	Casablanca
	Brown Clarence Brown	Sådan er livet
	King Henry King	Sangen om Bernadette
	Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch	Heaven Can Wait
	Stevens George Stevens	Jo mere vi er sammen
1944 (17.)	McCarey Leo McCarey	Går du min vej?
	Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock	Lifeboat
	King Henry King	Wilson
	Preminger Otto Preminger	Laura
	Wilder Billy Wilder	Kvinden uden samvittighed
1945 (18.)	Wilder Billy Wilder	Forspildte dage
	Brown Clarence Brown	National Velvet
	Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock	Troldbunden
	McCarey Leo McCarey	Sct. Mary's klokker
	Renoir Jean Renoir	The Southerner
1946 (19.)	Wyler William Wyler	De bedste år
	Brown Clarence Brown	Hjortekalven
	Capra Frank Capra	Det er herligt at leve
	Lean David Lean	Det korte møde
	Siodmak Robert Siodmak	Den, der hævner
1947 (20.)	Kazan Elia Kazan	Mand og mand imellem
	Cukor George Cukor	Jalousi
	Dmytryk Edward Dmytryk	Crossfire
	Koster Henry Koster	Biskoppens kone
	Lean David Lean	Great Expectations
1948 (21.)	Huston John Huston	Tre mand søger guld
	Litvak Anatole Litvak	Ormegården
	Negulesco Jean Negulesco	Johnny Belinda
	Olivier Laurence Olivier	Hamlet
	Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann	Et barn eftersøges
1949 (22.)	Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Husveninden
	Reed Carol Reed	Øjenvidnet
	Rossen Robert Rossen	Alle kongens mænd
	Wellman William A. Wellman	Battleground
	Wyler William Wyler	Arvingen

1950'erne

År	Instruktør(e)	Film
1950 (23.)	Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz	Alt om Eva
	Cukor George Cukor	Born Yesterday
	Huston John Huston	Asfaltjunglen
	Reed Carol Reed	Den tredje mand
	Wilder Billy Wilder	Sunset Boulevard
1951 (24.)	Stevens George Stevens	En plads i solen
	Huston John Huston	Afrikas dronning
	Kazan Elia Kazan	Omstigning til Paradis
	Minnelli Vincente Minnelli	En amerikaner i Paris
	Wyler William Wyler	Detective Story
1952 (25.)	Ford John Ford	Quiet The Quiet Man
	DeMille Cecil B. DeMille	Verdens største show
	Huston John Huston	Moulin Rouge
	Mankiewicz Joseph L. Mankiewicz	5 Fingers
	Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann	Sheriffen
1953 (26.)	Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann	Herfra til evigheden
	Stevens George Stevens	Shane den tavse rytter
	Walters Charles Walters	Lili
	Wilder Billy Wilder	Stalag 17
	Wyler William Wyler	Princessen holder fridag
1954 (27.)	Kazan Elia Kazan	I storbyens havn
	Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock	Skjulte øjne
	Seaton George Seaton	The Country Girl
	Wellman William A. Wellman	Ingen vej tilbage
	Wilder Billy Wilder	Sabrina
1955 (28.)	Mann Delbert Mann	Marty
	Kazan Elia Kazan	Øst for paradis
	Lean David Lean	Summertime
	Logan Joshua Logan	Picnic
	Sturges John Sturges	Bad Day at Black Rock
1956 (29.)	Stevens George Stevens	Giganten
	Anderson Michael Anderson	Jorden rundt i 80 dage
	Lang Walter Lang	Kongen og jeg
	Vidor King Vidor	Krig og fred
	Wyler William Wyler	Friendly Persuasion
1957 (30.)	Lean David Lean	Broen over floden Kwai
	Logan Joshua Logan	Sayonara
	Lumet Sidney Lumet	Tolv vrede mænd
	Robson Mark Robson	Peyton Place
	Wilder Billy Wilder	Anklagerns vidne
1958 (31.)	Minnelli Vincente Minnelli	Gigi
	Brooks Richard Brooks	Kat på et varmt bliktag
	Kramer Stanley Kramer	Lænken
	Robson Mark Robson	Sjette lykkes kro
	Wise Robert Wise	Jeg vil leve
1959 (32.)	Wyler William Wyler	Ben-Hur
	Clayton Jack Clayton	Room at the Top
	Stevens George Stevens	Anne Franks dagbog
	Wilder Billy Wilder	Ingen er fuldkommen
	Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann	Nonnen

1960'erne

År	Instruktør(e)	Film
1960 (33.)	Wilder Billy Wilder	Nøglen under måtten
	Cardiff Jack Cardiff	Sons and Lovers
	Dassin Jules Dassin	Never on Sunday
	Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock	Psycho
	Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann	Fjerne horisonter
1961 (34.)	Wise Robert Wise Robbins Jerome Robbins	West Side Story
	Fellini Federico Fellini	Det søde liv
	Kramer Stanley Kramer	Dommen i Nürnberg
	Rossen Robert Rossen	Hajen
	Thompson J. Lee Thompson	Navarones kanoner
1962 (35.)	Lean David Lean	Lawrence af Arabien
	Germi Pietro Germi	Skilsmisse på italiensk
	Mulligan Robert Mulligan	Dræb ikke en sangfugl
	Penn Arthur Penn	Helen Kellers triumf
	Perry Frank Perry	David and Lisa
1963 (36.)	Richardson Tony Richardson	Tom Jones
	Fellini Federico Fellini	8½
	Kazan Elia Kazan	America America
	Preminger Otto Preminger	Kardinalen
	Ritt Martin Ritt	Hud
1964 (37.)	Cukor George Cukor	My Fair Lady
	Cacoyannis Michael Cacoyannis	Zorba, grækeren
	Glenville Peter Glenville	Becket
	Kubrick Stanley Kubrick	Dr. Strangelove - eller Hvordan jeg lærte at glemme mine bekymringer og elske bomben
	Stevenson Robert Stevenson	Mary Poppins
1965 (38.)	Wise Robert Wise	Sound The Sound of Music
	Lean David Lean	Doktor Zivago
	Schlesinger John Schlesinger	Darling
	Teshigahara Hiroshi Teshigahara	Kvinden i sandet
	Wyler William Wyler	Offer for en samler
1966 (39.)	Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann	Mand til alle tider
	Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni	Blowup
	Brooks Richard Brooks	The Professionals
	Lelouch Claude Lelouch	En mand og en kvinde
	Nichols Mike Nichols	Hvem er bange for Virginia Woolf?
1967 (40.)	Nichols Mike Nichols	Graduate The Graduate
	Brooks Richard Brooks	I koldt blod
	Jewison Norman Jewison	I nattens hede
	Kramer Stanley Kramer	Gæt hvem der kommer til middag
	Penn Arthur Penn	Bonnie og Clyde
1968 (41.)	Reed Carol Reed	Oliver!
	Harvey Anthony Harvey	Løve ved vintertide
	Kubrick Stanley Kubrick	Rumrejsen 2001
	Pontecorvo Gillo Pontecorvo	Slaget om Algieriet
	Zeffirelli Franco Zeffirelli	Romeo og Juliet
1969 (42.)	Schlesinger John Schlesinger	Midnight Cowboy
	Gavras Costa Gavras	Z
	Hill George Roy Hill	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
	Penn Arthur Penn	Alice's Restaurant
	Pollack Sydney Pollack	Jamen man skyder da heste?

1970'erne

År	Instruktør(e)	Film
1980 (53.)	Redford Robert Redford	Ordinary People: En helt almindelig familie
	Lynch David Lynch	Elefantmanden
	Polanski Roman Polanski	Tess
	Rush Richard Rush	Med livet som indsats
	Scorsese Martin Scorsese	Tyren fra Bronx
1981 (54.)	Beatty Warren Beatty	Reds
	Hudson Hugh Hudson	Viljen til sejr
	Malle Louis Malle	Atlantic City
	Rydell Mark Rydell	Deres sensommer
	Spielberg Steven Spielberg	Jagten på den forsvundne skat
1982 (55.)	Attenborough Richard Attenborough	Gandhi
	Lumet Sidney Lumet	Dommen
	Petersen Wolfgang Petersen	Das Boot
	Pollack Sydney Pollack	Tootsie
	Spielberg Steven Spielberg	E.T.
1983 (56.)	Brooks James L. Brooks	Tid til kærtegn
	Beresford Bruce Beresford	Tender Mercies
	Bergman Ingmar Bergman	Fanny og Alexander
	Nichols Mike Nichols	Silkwood
	Yates Peter Yates	Påklæderen
1984 (57.)	Forman Miloš Forman	Amadeus
	Allen Woody Allen	Broadway Danny Rose
	Benton Robert Benton	Places in the Heart
	Joffé Roland Joffé	The Killing Fields
	Lean David Lean	Vejen til Indien
1985 (58.)	Pollack Sydney Pollack	Mit Afrika
	Babenco Héctor Babenco	Edderkoppekvindens kys
	Huston John Huston	Prizzi's Honor
	Kurosawa Akira Kurosawa	Ran
	Weir Peter Weir	Witness
1986 (59.)	Stone Oliver Stone	Platoon
	Allen Woody Allen	Hannah og hendes søstre
	Ivory James Ivory	Et værelse med udsigt
	Joffé Roland Joffé	The Mission
	Lynch David Lynch	Blue Velvet
1987 (60.)	Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci	Den sidste kejser
	Boorman John Boorman	Hope and Glory
	Hallström Lasse Hallström	My Life as a Dog
	Jewison Norman Jewison	Moonstruck
	Lyne Adrian Lyne	Farligt begær
1988 (61.)	Levinson Barry Levinson	Rain Man
	Crichton Charles Crichton	Fisken de kaldte Wanda
	Nichols Mike Nichols	Working Girl
	Parker Alan Parker	Mississippi Burning
	Scorsese Martin Scorsese	Den sidste fristelse
1989 (62.)	Stone Oliver Stone	Født den 4. juli
	Allen Woody Allen	Crimes and Misdemeanors
	Branagh Kenneth Branagh	Henry V
	Sheridan Jim Sheridan	Min venstre fod
	Weir Peter Weir	Døde poeters klub

1990'erne

År	instruktør(e)	Film
1990 (63.)	Costner Kevin Costner	Danser med ulve
	Coppola Francis Ford Coppola	Godfather The Godfather Part III
	Frears Stephen Frears	Ærlige svindlere
	Schroeder Barbet Schroeder	Reversal of Fortune
	Scorsese Martin Scorsese	Goodfellas
1991 (64.)	Demme Jonathan Demme	Ondskabens øjne
	Levinson Barry Levinson	Bugsy
	Scott Ridley Scott	Thelma og Louise
	Singleton John Singleton	Boyz n the Hood
	Stone Oliver Stone	JFK
1992 (65.)	Eastwood Clint Eastwood	De nådesløse
	Altman Robert Altman	The Player
	Brest Martin Brest	En duft af kvinde
	Ivory James Ivory	Howards End
	Jordan Neil Jordan	The Crying Game
1993 (66.)	Spielberg Steven Spielberg	Schindlers liste
	Altman Robert Altman	Short Cuts
	Campion Jane Campion	Piano The Piano
	Ivory James Ivory	Resten af dagen
	Sheridan Jim Sheridan	In the Name of the Father
1994 (67.)	Zemeckis Robert Zemeckis	Forrest Gump
	Allen Woody Allen	Bullets over Broadway
	Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski	Rød
	Redford Robert Redford	Quiz Show
	Tarantino Quentin Tarantino	Pulp Fiction
1995 (68.)	Gibson Mel Gibson	Braveheart
	Figgis Mike Figgis	Leaving Las Vegas
	Noonan Chris Noonan	Babe - den kække gris
	Radford Michael Radford	Postbudet
	Robbins Tim Robbins	Dead Man Walking
1996 (69.)	Minghella Anthony Minghella	Den engelske patient
	Coen Joel Coen	Fargo
	Forman Miloš Forman	Folket mod Larry Flynt
	Hicks Scott Hicks	Shine
	Leigh Mike Leigh	Secrets & Lies
1997 (70.)	Cameron James Cameron	Titanic
	Cattaneo Peter Cattaneo	Det bare mænd
	Egoyan Atom Egoyan	The Sweet Hereafter
	Hanson Curtis Hanson	L.A. Confidential
	Van Sant Gus Van Sant	Good Will Hunting
1998 (71.)	Spielberg Steven Spielberg	Saving Private Ryan
	Benigni Roberto Benigni	Livet er smukt
	Madden John Madden	Shakespeare in Love
	Malick Terrence Malick	Den tynde røde linje
	Weir Peter Weir	Truman The Truman Show
1999 (72.)	Mendes Sam Mendes	American Beauty
	Hallström Lasse Hallström	Æblemostreglementet
	Jonze Spike Jonze	Being John Malkovich
	Mann Michael Mann	The Insider
	Shyamalan M. Night Shyamalan	Den sjette sans

2000'erne

År	Instruktør(e)	Film
2000 (73.)	Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh	Traffic
	Daldry Stephen Daldry	Billy Elliot
	Lee Ang Lee	Tiger på spring, drage i skjul
	Scott Ridley Scott	Gladiator
	Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh	Erin Brockovich
2001 (74.)	Howard Ron Howard	Et smukt sind
	Altman Robert Altman	Gosford Park
	Jackson Peter Jackson	Ringenes Herre - Eventyret om ringen
	Lynch David Lynch	Mulholland Drive
	Scott Ridley Scott	Black Hawk Down
2002 (75.)	Polanski Roman Polanski	Pianisten
	Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar	Talk to Her
	Daldry Stephen Daldry	The Hours
	Marshall Rob Marshall	Chicago
	Scorsese Martin Scorsese	Gangs of New York
2003 (76.)	Jackson Peter Jackson	Ringenes Herre - Kongen vender tilbage
	Coppola Sofia Coppola	Lost in Translation
	Eastwood Clint Eastwood	Mystic River
	Meirelles Fernando Meirelles	City of God
	Weir Peter Weir	Master and Commander: Ved verdens ende
2004 (77.)	Eastwood Clint Eastwood	Million Dollar Baby
	Hackford Taylor Hackford	Ray
	Leigh Mike Leigh	Vera Drake
	Payne Alexander Payne	Sideways
	Scorsese Martin Scorsese	The Aviator
2005 (78.)	Lee Ang Lee	Brokeback Mountain
	Clooney George Clooney	Good Night, and Good Luck
	Haggis Paul Haggis	Crash
	Miller Bennett Miller	Capote
	Spielberg Steven Spielberg	München
2006 (79.)	Scorsese Martin Scorsese	Departed The Departed
	Eastwood Clint Eastwood	Letters from Iwo Jima
	Frears Stephen Frears	The Queen
	Greengrass Paul Greengrass	United 93
	Iñárritu Alejandro G. Iñárritu	Babel
2007 (80.)	Coen Joel Coen Coen Ethan Coen	No Country for Old Men
	Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson	There Will Be Blood
	Gilroy Tony Gilroy	Michael Clayton
	Reitman Jason Reitman	Juno
	Schnabel Julian Schnabel	Dykkerklokken og sommerfuglen
2008 (81.)	Boyle Danny Boyle	Slumdog Millionaire
	Daldry Stephen Daldry	The Reader
	Fincher David Fincher	Benjamin Buttons forunderlige liv
	Howard Ron Howard	Frost/Nixon
	Van Sant Gus Van Sant	Milk
2009 (82.)	Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow	Hurt The Hurt Locker
	Cameron James Cameron	Avatar
	Daniels Lee Daniels	Precious
	Reitman Jason Reitman	Up in the Air
	Tarantino Quentin Tarantino	Inglourious Basterds

2010'erne

År	Instruktør(e)	Film
2010 (83.)	Hooper Tom Hooper	Kongens store tale
	Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky	Black Swan
	Coen Joel Coen og Coen Ethan Coen	True Grit
	Fincher David Fincher	Social The Social Network
	Russell David O. Russell	Fighter The Fighter
2011 (84.)	Hazanavicius Michel Hazanavicius	The Artist
	Allen Woody Allen	Midnight in Paris
	Malick Terrence Malick	Tree The Tree of Life
	Payne Alexander Payne	Descendants The Descendants
	Scorsese Martin Scorsese	Hugo
2012 (85.)	Lee Ang Lee	Life of Pi
	Haneke Michael Haneke	Amour
	Russell David O. Russell	Silver Linings Playbook
	Spielberg Steven Spielberg	Lincoln
	Zeitlin Benh Zeitlin	Beasts of the Southern Wild
2013 (86.)	Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón	Gravity
	Steve McQueen	12 Years a Slave
	Payne Alexander Payne	Nebraska
	Russell David O. Russell	American Hustle
	Scorsese Martin Scorsese	The Wolf of Wall Street
2014 (87.)	Iñárritu Alejandro G. Iñárritu	Birdman
	Anderson Wes Anderson	Grand The Grand Budapest Hotel
	Linklater Richard Linklater	Boyhood
	Miller Bennett Miller	Foxcatcher
	Tyldum Morten Tyldum	Imitation The Imitation Game
2015 (88.)	Iñárritu Alejandro G. Iñárritu	The Revenant
	Abrahamson Lenny Abrahamson	Room
	McCarthy Tom McCarthy	Spotlight
	McKay Adam McKay	The Big Short
	Miller George Miller	Mad Max: Fury Road
2016 (89.)	Chazelle Damien Chazelle	La La Land
	Gibson Mel Gibson	Hacksaw Ridge
	Jenkins Barry Jenkins	Moonlight
	Lonergan Kenneth Lonergan	Manchester by the Sea
	Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve	Arrival
2017 (90.)	Gulliermo del Toro	The Shape of Water
	Paul Thomas Anderson	Phantom Thread
	Greta Gerwig	Lady Bird
	Christopher Nolan	Dunkirk
	Jordan Peele	Get Out
2018 (91.)	Alfonso Cuaron	Roma
	Yorgos Lanthimos	The Favourite
	Spike Lee	BlacKkKlansman
	Adam McKay	Vice
	Paweł Pawlikowski	Cold War
2019 (92.)	Bong Joon-ho	Parasite
	Sam Mendes	1917
	Todd Phillips	Joker
	Martin Scorsese	The Irishman
	Quentin Tarantino	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

2020'erne

År	Instruktør(e)	Film
2020 (93.)	Zhao Chloé Zhao	Nomadland
	Chung Lee Isaac Chung	Minari
	Fennell Emerald Fennell	Promising Young Woman
	Fincher David Fincher	Mank
	Vinterberg Thomas Vinterberg	Druk
2021 (94.)	Campion Jane Campion	The Power of the Dog
	Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson	Licorice Pizza
	Branagh Kenneth Branagh	Belfast
	Hamaguchi Ryusuke Hamaguchi	Drive My Car
	Spielberg Steven Spielberg	West Side Story
2022 (95.)	Daniels Daniel Kwan og Daniel Scheinert	Everything Everywhere All at Once
	Field Todd Field	Tár
	McDonagh Martin McDonagh	The Banshees of Inisherin
	Östlund Ruben Östlund	Triangle of Sadness
	Spielberg Steven Spielberg	The Fabelmans