The Only Director Who’s Won Best Director at the Oscars Four Times

John Ford is recognized as one of the most important and impactful filmmakers of his time. While he’s best known for Westerns, he actually won a record number of awards for a variety of dramatic films, showcasing his skill as a director. He won his first Best Director Oscar in 1935 for the suspenseful drama The Informer, which Dudley Nichols adapted from Liam O’Flaherty’s 1925 novel of the same name.








