All films of the 21st century that received an Oscar for Best Director (23 photos)
Making a film is the work of a huge team of professionals. But still, if a film is a huge success among viewers and critics, then almost all the attention is paid to the director’s achievements. After all, it is he who manages, directs and corrects all creative processes. Plus, many cult directors are actively involved in writing the script and even play leading roles in their projects. And the good old Oscar, whatever one may say, is the highest film award today. So, let's take a look back at all the 21st century films that won an Oscar for Best Director.
And again, a person has every right to disagree with the opinion of the jury and ordinary viewers. For example, fans of Christopher Nolan will definitely be disappointed, because the director does not (yet) have the coveted statuette. Many “folk” directors, such as Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie, do not have this award. And you won’t find such giants as Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, George Lucas, Terry Gilliam and other maestros here either.
In general, cinema is a delicate matter, which means it’s clearly not possible to please every person on the planet. But this only makes creativity more interesting! Well, let's start watching.
2001 - Steven Soderbergh 
He received an Oscar for the film Traffic.
2002 - Ron Howard 
He received an Oscar for the film A Beautiful Mind.
2003 - Roman Polanski 
He received an Oscar for the film The Pianist.
2004 - Peter Jackson 
He won an Oscar for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
2005 - Clint Eastwood 
He received an Oscar for the film Million Dollar Baby.
By the way, Clint Eastwood still holds the award's record - he is the oldest laureate of all who received a statuette for directing. In 2005 he was 74 years old.
2006 - Ang Lee 
He received an Oscar for the film Brokeback Mountain.
2007 - Martin Scorsese 
He received an Oscar for the film The Departed.
2008 - Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 
They won an Oscar for the film No Country for Old Men.
2009 - Danny Boyle 
He won an Oscar for the film Slumdog Millionaire.
2010 - Kathryn Bigelow 
She received an Oscar for the film The Hurt Locker.
Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman to win an Oscar for directing.
2011 - Tom Hooper 
He received an Oscar for the film The King's Speech.
2012 - Michel Hazanavicius 
He received an Oscar for the film The Artist.
2013 - Ang Lee (second Oscar) 
He received an Oscar for the film Life of Pi.
2014 - Alfonso Cuaron 
He received an Oscar for the film Gravity.
2015 - Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu 
He received an Oscar for the film Birdman.
2016 - Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu (2 years in a row!) 
He won an Oscar for the film The Revenant.
This is one of only three times in Oscar history that the same director has won the award two years in a row. In addition, Iñárritu became the first Mexican to receive a statuette for directing.
2017 - Damien Chazelle 
He received an Oscar for the film La La Land.
While Clint Eastwood is the oldest Best Director Oscar winner, Damien Chazelle is the youngest. In 2017 he was 32 years old.
2018 - Guillermo del Toro 
He received an Oscar for the film The Shape of Water.
2019 - Alfonso Cuaron (second Oscar) 
He received an Oscar for the film Roma.
2020 - Bong Joon Ho 
He won an Oscar for the film Parasite.
2021 - Chloe Zhao 
She received an Oscar for the film Nomadland.
2022 - Jane Campion 
She received an Oscar for the film The Power of the Dog.
Chloe Zhao and Jane Campion became the second and third women to win the directing category at the Oscars.
2023 - Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan 
We received an Oscar for the film “Everything Everywhere at Once.”
