With a lifetime total of
12, William Wyler was nominated for more directing
Oscars than anyone else.
Top Director Oscar Nominations (Wins)
- William Wyler 12 (3)
- Billy Wilder 8 (2)
- David Lean 7 (2)
- Fred Zinnemann 7 (2)
- Woody Allen 6 (1)
- Frank Capra 6 (3)
- Martin Scorsese 6 (1)
- Steven Spielberg 6 (2)
Wyler also shows a 100%
Rotten Tomatoes celebrity "Tomatometer" reading with the range of his movies garnering between 67% and 100% positive reviews. As is often the case, Wyler's top 5 biggest box office grossers aren't necessarily people's favorite movies. Here's how the top 5 line up against Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer of positive reviews:
- Ben Hur, 1959 91%
- The Best Years of Our Lives, 1946 97%
- Mrs. Miniver, 1942 86%
- Funny Girl, 1968 92%
- Friendly Persuasion, 1956 100%
Other Wyler films with 100% Tomatometer ratings might be higher on my list of box office hits if I had the missing rental information (that includes
100% rated
Wuthering Heights, 1939;
The Letter, 1940; and
The Little Foxes, 1941)
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