William Wyler - Directing Profile Photo

Personal Info

Profession
Director
Gender
Male
Popularity
1.1
Available Movies
16 released

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William Wyler

Director 3
Oscar Winner
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Awards & Nominations

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Major awards verified (Oscars, Cannes)
● 4 Wins
11 Nominations
3x Oscar
Oscars
3 11 nom.
Year Festival Award For Result
1966 Oscars Best Director The Collector Nominated
1960 Oscars Best Director Ben-Hur Winner
1957 Cannes Palme d'Or Friendly Persuasion Winner
1957 Oscars Best Picture Friendly Persuasion Nominated
1957 Oscars Best Director Friendly Persuasion Nominated
1954 Oscars Best Picture Roman Holiday Nominated
1954 Oscars Best Director Roman Holiday Nominated
1952 Oscars Best Director Detective Story Nominated
1950 Oscars Best Director The Heiress Nominated
1947 Oscars Best Director The Best Years of Our Lives Winner
1943 Oscars Best Director Mrs. Miniver Winner
1942 Oscars Best Director The Little Foxes Nominated
1941 Oscars Best Director The Letter Nominated
1940 Oscars Best Director Wuthering Heights Nominated
1937 Oscars Best Director Dodsworth Nominated
Year Festival Award For
1960 Oscars Best Director Ben-Hur
1957 Cannes Palme d'Or Friendly Persuasion
1947 Oscars Best Director The Best Years of Our Lives
1943 Oscars Best Director Mrs. Miniver
Year Festival Award For
1966 Oscars Best Director The Collector
1957 Oscars Best Picture Friendly Persuasion
1957 Oscars Best Director Friendly Persuasion
1954 Oscars Best Picture Roman Holiday
1954 Oscars Best Director Roman Holiday
1952 Oscars Best Director Detective Story
1950 Oscars Best Director The Heiress
1942 Oscars Best Director The Little Foxes
1941 Oscars Best Director The Letter
1940 Oscars Best Director Wuthering Heights
1937 Oscars Best Director Dodsworth
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About William Wyler

William Wyler Winner of Oscar. We have 16 films with William Wyler available. Among William Wyler's most popular films: Ben-Hur, Roman Holiday, Wuthering Heights, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Big Country.

Best Known Films of William Wyler

Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
1953
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
1939
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Best Years of Ou...
1946
The Big Country
The Big Country
1958

Career Statistics - William Wyler

16
Total Credits
33
Years Active
1936 - 1968
7.6
Avg. Movie Rating
1.1
Popularity Score
Role Breakdown
Director
16 films
Top Genres
Drama (15) Romance (10) Comedy (2) History (2) Western (2)

Frequent Co-Stars of William Wyler

Bette Davis
Bette Davis
3 films together
Teresa Wright
Teresa Wright
3 films together
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck
2 films together
Charlton Heston
Charlton Heston
2 films together
David Niven
David Niven
2 films together
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
2 films together
Walter Brennan
Walter Brennan
2 films together
Joel McCrea
Joel McCrea
2 films together
Herbert Marshall
Herbert Marshall
2 films together
Walter Pidgeon
Walter Pidgeon
2 films together
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
1 film together
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
1 film together

Best Movies with William Wyler

A curated selection of their most acclaimed roles.

William Wyler has 16 films released between 1936 and 1968.

Ben-Hur (1959) 8.1

Ben-Hur

1959

Director

Roman Holiday (1953) 8.0

Roman Holiday

1953

Director

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) 8.1

The Best Years of Our Liv...

1946

Director

The Heiress (1949) 8.1

The Heiress

1949

Director

The Big Country (1958) 7.9

The Big Country

1958

Director

The Little Foxes (1941) 7.9

The Little Foxes

1941

Director

Mrs. Miniver (1942) 7.6

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Director

Wuthering Heights (1939) 7.5

Wuthering Heights

1939

Director

Funny Girl (1968) 7.4

Funny Girl

1968

Director

Dodsworth (1936) 7.7

Dodsworth

1936

Director

The Letter (1940) 7.5

The Letter

1940

Director

Jezebel (1938) 7.4

Jezebel

1938

Director

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