This filmmaker has won the most Academy Awards for directing.
Frank Capra
William Wyler
John Ford*
David Lean
Ford has four Directing Oscars to his credit; Capra and Wyler have three apiece; and Lean has won two.
The filmmaker with the most nominations in the writing categories is
Woody Allen*
Charles Brackett
Ben Hecht
Billy Wilder
The prolific Allen has been nominated in the writing categories 13 times, winning two Oscars.
