George Stevens won Best Director in 1951 for “A Place in the Sun”John Ford won Best Director in 1952 for the film “The Quiet Man”Fred Zinnemann won Best Director for “From Here to Eternity”Elia Kazan won Best Director in 1954 for “On the Waterfront”Delbert Mann won Best Director in 1955 for the film “Marty”
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