Who was the director of The Hurt Locker?
Kathryn Bigelow Click to see the answer
Who was the director of Michael Clayton?
Tony Gilroy
What was Clint Eastwood's debut film as director?
Play Misty for Me
Which film won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1965?
Robert Wise
Who was the director of 'Avatar'?
James Cameron
Who was the director of 'Titanic'?
James Cameron
Who won the Oscar for Best Director BEFORE the others?
Steven Spielberg Click to see the answer
Monty Python's Terry Gilliam directed which of the folowing films?
Brazil
Who directed the Oscar winning film 'A Beautiful Mind'?
Ron Howard
Who was the director of the 1951 movie The Day the Earth Stood Still?
Robert Wise
Who was the director of 'Inglourious Basterds'?
Quentin Tarantino
Who was the director of Milk?
Gus Van Sant
Who was the director of The Pianist?
Roman Polanski
Which song title was also a David Lynch film?
Blue Velvet
Who was the director of Lincoln?
Steven Spielberg
Who directed the film 'Unforgiven'?
Clint Eastwood Click to see the answer
Who was the director of A Beautiful Mind?
Ron Howard
Who was the director of 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest'?
Gore Verbinski
Which film director is nicknamed the 'Godfather of Zombies'?
George A. Romero
Who directed the film 'JFK'?
Oliver Stone
Who was the director of 'Million Dollar Baby'?
Clint Eastwood
Who was the director of Life of Pi?
Ang Lee
Which actor/director was behind the films 'Annie Hall' and 'Manhattan'?
Woody Allen
The 2002 film, 'The Pianist', won 'Best Director', but who directed it?
Roman Polanski
Who was the director of the first Spider-Man trilogy?
Sam Raimi
Which of these movies by Martin Scorsese was released Earliest?
Goodfellas
Who was the director of 'The Hunger Games'?
Gary Ross
Who directed the film 'The Silence of the Lambs'?
Johnathan Demme Click to see the answer
Who directed the cult film 'Plan 9 From Outer Space'?
Ed Wood Jr.
Which of these won the Best Director Oscar EARLIER than the others?
Sam Mendes
Which 2004 film, directed by Mike Nicholls concerns two obsessive couples whose intimacy pushes them further apart?
Closer
Which director famously directed the 1984 Macintosh ad?
Ridley Scott
Who was the director of 'American Beauty'?
Sam Mendes
Who was the director of 'Black Hawk Down'?
Ridley Scott
Who was the director of Chicago?
Rob Marshall
Who was the director of Mulholland Drive?
David Lynch
Who was the director of 'Star Wars'?
George Lucas
Which Cabaret director didn't win Best Director when the film won Best Film?
Francis Ford Coppolla
Who was the director of 'Traffic'?
Steven Soderbergh
Who was the director of 'Good Night, and Good Luck'?
George Clooney
Martin Scorsese: Which of these Scorsese movies was released first?
Raging Bull
Who was the director of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'?
Peter Jackson
Vertigo was a 1958 psychological thriller from which British director?
Alfred Hitchcock Click to see the answer
Which World War II battle was filmed by Michael Bay in 2002?
Pearl Harbor
Which of these 20th century figures is the cricketer among the film directors?
Jack Hobbs
Who was the director of Iron Man?
Jon Favreau
Who was the director of 'E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial'?
Steven Spielberg
Who was the director of 'The Departed'?
Martin Scorsese
Which of these movies by Steven Spielberg was released EARLIEST?
Duel
Before he became a famous movie director, what did George Lucas originally want to be?
A Race Car Driver
Who was the director of 'The Dark Knight'?
Christopher Nolan
Who directed the film 'Gladiator'?
Ridley Scott
Who was the director of Slumdog Millionaire?
Danny Boyle
Who won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film 'Brokeback Mountain'?
Ang Lee
Who directed the 1977 movie 'Star Wars' ?
George Lucas
Martin Scorsese: Which of these Scorsese movies was released first?
Cape Fear
Who directed the film 'Breakfast at Tiffanys'?
Blake Edwards
Who was the director of 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'?
David Fincher
Which of these movies by Martin Scorsese was released Earliest?
The Aviator
For which movie did Joel Coen win an Academy Award for Best picture?
No Country for Old Men' (2007) Click to see the answer
For which of his movies did Steven Spielberg win the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, Director's Guild and BAFTA?
Schindler's List' (1993)
How many Golden Globes for Best director has Martin Scorsese won?
3
For which of these movies did Quentin Tarantino win an Academy Award for Best writing, original screenplay?
Django Unchained' (2012)
For which movie did David Lean win his first Academy Award for Best director?
The Bridge on the River Kwai' (1957)
Which was the last of these Woody Allen movies to be released?
Bullets Over Broadway
Martin Scorsese: Which of these Scorsese movies was released first?
The Color of Money Click to see the answer
In which Martin Scorsese movie did David Bowie makes an appearance?
The Last Temptation of Christ' (1988)
Which of these won the Best Director Oscar EARLIER than the others?
Milos Foreman
Who was the director of No Country for Old Men?
Joel and Ethan Coen
For which movie did Roman Polanski win the Academy Award for Best director?
The Pianist' (2002)
Which actor produced the 2007 movie 'Juno' ?
John Malkovich
For which movie did John Ford win his last Academy Award for Best director?
The Quiet Man' (1952)
Who won the Oscar for Best Director BEFORE the others?
Warren Beatty
For which of these movies was Ridley Scott not nominated for an Academy Award for Best director?
The Martian' (2015)
Which actress has been married to film directors David Lynch and Martin Scorsese?
Isabella Rossellini Click to see the answer
For which movie was Federico Fellini nominated for an Academy Award for the first time?
Roma città aperta' (1945)
Who directed the 2009 adaptation of 'Watchmen'?
Zack Snyder
For which movie was Howard Hawks nominated for the Academy Awards for best director?
Sergeant York' (1941)
For which movie did Michael Curtiz win an Academy Award for Best director?
Casablanca' (1942)
Who was the director of Talk to Her?
Pedro Almodóvar
Who directed and played the title role in the 1989 adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Henry V'?
Kenneth Branagh
For which movie did Billy Wilder win his first Academy Award for Best director?
Ninotchka' (1939)
How old was Charles Chaplin when his youngest son Christopher was born?
73
In 2010, which airline removed film director Kevin Smith from a plane because he was too obese to fly?
Southwest
Which was Woody Allen's first film as director?
What's Up, Tiger Lily?
For which movie did Danny Boyle win The Academy Award, the Golden Globe, Director's Guild and BAFTA for Best director?
Slumdog Millionaire' (2008)
How is the actress Ingrid Bergman related to the director Ingmar Bergman?
not related Click to see the answer
How many Academy Awards did Ang Lee's 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2000) win?
4
Classic TV series Columbo helped launch the career of which of these celebrated directors?
Steven Spielberg
For which of his movies did Oliver Stone win the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, Director's Guild and BAFTA?
Platoon' (1986)
Select the Director who won the Best Director Oscar BEFORE the others?
Robert Wise
Who directed and starred in a 1948 movie of 'Hamlet' ?
Laurence Olivier
In his six nominations for the Academy Award for Best director, how many wins did Frank Capra have?
3
For which of these movies was Alfred Hitchcock not nominated for an Academy Award for Best director?
The Birds' (1963)
For which of these movies has William Wyler not won the Academy Award for Best director?
Dodsworth' (1936)
For which movie did William Wyler win his first Academy Award for Best director?
Mrs. Miniver' (1942)
How many Academy Awards for Best director did Quentin Tarantino win?
0
For which movie did John Ford win his first Academy Award for Best director?
The Informer' (1935)
How many Academy Awards did James Cameron's movie 'Titanic' (1997) win?
11
Which great French film director, whose movies include Milou En Mai and Damage died in 1995?
Louis Malle
Who was the director of There Will Be Blood?
Paul Thomas Anderson Click to see the answer
For which movie did David Fincher win the Golden Globe for Best director in Motion picture?
The Social Network' (2010)
Who was the director of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World?
Peter Weir
For which movie did Stanley Kubrick win his only Academy Award for Best effects, special visual effects?
2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968)
Besides One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Milos Forman won the Academy Award for Best picture for which movie?
Amadeus' (1984)
For which movie was Ang Lee nominated for the Academy Award for Best director?
Wo hu cang long' (2000)
For which movie did William Wyler win his last Academy Award for Best director?
Ben-Hur' (1959)
How many Federico Fellini's movies won the Academy Award for Best foreign language film?
4
How many of Steven Spielberg's movies have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best picture?
11
How many of George Cukor's movies have been nominated for Academy Award for Best picture?
10
In which Hitchcock movie does a plane shoot at a man in a field?
North By Northwest
How many Academy Awards for Best director did Oliver Stone win?
2
For which of these movies was Quentin Tarantino nominated for an Academy Award for Best director?
Pulp Fiction' (1994)
Who directed the 2013 film adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby'?
Baz Luhrmann
Who wrote and directed the 2004 movie 'Garden State' ?
Zach Braff
How many of Frank Capra's movies have been nominated for Academy Award for Best picture?
7
How many Academy Awards for Best foreign language film has Ingmar Bergman won?
3
Where was the great director Frank Capra born?
Sicily
For which of his movies did Danny Boyle win the Academy Award, the Golden Globe, Director's Guild and BAFTA?
Slumdog Millionaire' (2008) Click to see the answer
Who was the director of The Sixth Sense?
M. Night Shyamalan
Who was the director of The King's Speech?
Tom Hooper
Who was the director of Crash?
Paul Haggis
Who directed the 1946 adaptation of Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations'?
David Lean
For which movie did Martin Scorsese win the Academy Award for Best achievement in directing?
The Departed' (2006)
For which movie did Peter Jackson win an Academy Award for Best director?
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' (2003)
For which movie was Alan J. Pakula nominated for the Academy Award for Best director?
All the President's Men' (1976)
For which movie did Joel Coen win an Academy Award for Best writing, screenplay written directly for the screen?
Fargo' (1996)
For which movie did Clint Eastwood has win an Academy Award for Best director?
Unforgiven' (1992)
Which rock star co-produced the film Enigma?
Mick Jagger
For which movie did Franklin J. Schaffner win the Academy Awards for Best director?
Patton' (1970)
The fictitious Red Apple brand of cigarettes appear in films from which cult director?
Quentin Tarantino
For which movie did Andrei Tarkovsky win the BAFTA Award for Best foreign language film?
Offret' (1986)
Who was the director of The Fighter?
David O. Russell
How many Academy Awards for Best director did Alfred Hitchcock win?
0
For which of these movies has John Ford won an Academy Award for Best director?
The Battle of Midway' (1942)
Who was the director of Toy Story?
John Lasseter
How many of Martin Scorsese's movies have been nominated for the Academy Award for Best picture?
9
Which film was not directed by Stanley Kubrick?
One flew over the cuckoo's nest
Who directed and played the title role in the 1996 adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'?
Kenneth Branagh
Who was the director of Shakespeare in Love?
John Madden
The African Queen is one of film director John Huston's biggest hits. Which of these did he also direct?
Key Largo
Which of these won the Best Director Oscar EARLIER than the others?
John Ford
Who won the Oscar for Best Director BEFORE the others?
Frank Capra
Who was the director of The Thin Red Line?
Terrence Malick
For which movie did Alejandro G. Iñárritu win the Academy Award for Best motion picture?
Birdman' (2014)
Who was the director of Lost in Translation?
Sofia Coppola
In which of these Francis Ford Coppola's movies was Diane Lane not part of the cast?
Gardens of Stone' (1987) Click to see the answer
Which Italian is the first director to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best director?
Federico Fellini
The action of which Martin Scorsese's movie is not about the mob?
Raging Bull' (1980)
Where was Ingmar Bergman born?
Sweden
Which of these actors have won an Academy Award for his performance in a William Wyler movie?
Walter Brennan
In which of these Sidney Lumet movies was Sean Connery not part of the cast?
The Appointment' (1969)
Martin Scorsese won his first Golden Globe award for Best director for which movie?
Gangs of New York' (2002) Click to see the answer
Which actor plays a role in six consecutive Christopher Nolan's movies?
Michael Caine
Where was Roman Polanski born?
Paris
Which director has won the most Academy Awards for Best director?
John Ford
In which of these Ridley Scott movies was Russell Crowe not part of the cast?
Black Hawk Down' (2001)
Which movie directed by Frank Capra is considered as most uplifting movie of all time by the American Film Institute?
It's a Wonderful Life' (1946)
What was Charles Chaplin's middle name?
Spencer
Which movie director has made the video for Madonna's song 'Vogue'?
David Fincher
Which actress is the spouse of director Paul Thomas Anderson?
Maya Rudolph
Which Martin Scorsese movie is first movie to gross over $100 million in the United States?
The Aviator' (2004) Click to see the answer
Where was Peter Jackson born?
New Zealand
The action of which David Fincher's movie is not centered around finding a serial killer?
Fight Club' (1999)
What was the name of the character played by Quentin Tarantino in his movie 'Pulp Fiction' (1994)?
Jimmie Dimmick
Oliver Stone was not nominated for an Academy Award for Best director for which of these movies?
Midnight Express' (1978)
What is the name of Ridley Scott's brother who is also a movie director?
Tony
Where was Ang Lee born?
Taiwan
Which actress is the mother of director Sergio Leone?
Bice Valerian
What is the middle name of the director James Cameron?
Francis
Which of these actors won an Academy Award for his performance in an Elia Kazan's movie?
Marlon Brando
What was the last movie Woody Allen won an Academy Award for?
Midnight in Paris' (2011)
In which of these George Cukor's movies was Katharine Hepburn not part of the cast?
A Star Is Born' (1954)
Which famous actress is Francis Ford Coppola's sister?
Talia Shire Click to see the answer
What is Steven Spielberg's middle name?
Allan
Which director has been nominated a record 12 times for the Academy Award for best director?
William Wyler
Which director has most consecutive Academy Award nominations for Best picture?
William Wyler
Which Eric Clapton song is used in Martin Scorsese's movie 'Goodfellas' (1990)?
Sunshine of Your Love'
The term 'paparazzi' comes from a character named Paparazzo from which Federico Fellini's movie?
La Dolce Vita' (1960)
In which of these Peter Jackson's movies was Cate Blanchett not part of the cast?
The Lovely Bones' (2009)
Which actor won an Academy Award for Best actor in leading role for his role in a movie directed by Oliver Stone?
Michael Douglas
Where was Alejandro G. Iñárritu born?
Mexico
In which of these Francis Ford Coppola's movies was James Caan not part of the cast?
The Outsiders' (1983)
Which director is the first one after 1950 to win 'back to back' Academy Award?
Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Which director first filmed a $200 million movie?
James Cameron
In which of these Woody Allen movies was Judy Davis not part of the cast?
Crimes and Misdemeanors' (1989)
Which Italian is the director of the movie 'La vita è bella' (1997)?
Roberto Benigni
What is the real name of the director Woody Allen?
Allan Stewart Konigsberg
Which director is the only person to have ever directed a parent and a child to win an Academy Award?
John Huston
In which of these movies was Francis Ford Coppola's daughter Sofia not part of the cast?
One from the Heart' (1981)
Which Italian director is credited as the inventor of 'Spaghetti Western' genre?
Sergio Leone
Which actress is current spouse of the director Ridley Scott?
Giannina Facio
What was Charles Chaplin's nickname?
The Little Tramp
Which of these actors did not win an Academy Award for his performance in John Ford's movie?
Henry Fonda
Which European director has never been nominated for the Academy Award for Best director?
Emir Kusturica
Which of these actresses have won an Academy Award for his performance in a William Wyler movie?
Bette Davis
Which Ang Lee's movie won the Academy Award for Best foreign language film?
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' (2000)
Which director first filmed a $100 million movie?
James Cameron