List of awards and nominations received by William Wyler explained

Known for his work in numerous genres over five decades he has received numerous award accolades including three Academy Awards. He holds a record twelve nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director. For his work Wyler was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award, and the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. Wyler went on to win the Academy Award for Best Director three times, those being for Mrs. Miniver (1942), The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), and Ben-Hur (1959), all of which also won for Best Picture. He was Oscar-nominated for Dodsworth (1936), Wuthering Heights (1939), The Letter (1940), The Little Foxes (1941), The Heiress (1949), Detective Story (1952), Roman Holiday (1953), Friendly Persuasion (1956), and The Collector (1965).

Major associations

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result		Ref.
		Dodsworth		^[1]
		Wuthering Heights		^[2]
		The Letter		^[3]
		The Little Foxes		^[4]
		Mrs. Miniver		^[5]
		The Best Years of Our Lives		^[6]
		The Heiress		^[7]
Best Director
		Detective Story		^[8]
	Best Picture	Roman Holiday		^[9]
Best Director
	Best Picture	Friendly Persuasion		^[10]
Best Director
		Ben-Hur		^[11]
		The Collector		^[12]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result		Ref.
British Academy Film Awards
		The Best Years of Our Lives		^[13]
		Detective Story		^[14]
		Carrie		^[15]
		Roman Holiday		^[16]
		Ben-Hur		^[17]
The Big Country

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result		Ref.
		Ben-Hur
		The Children's Hour
		The Collector
		Funny Girl

Other awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result		Ref.
1952		Detective Story
1957		Friendly Persuasion
1965		The Collector

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result		Ref.
1952	Outstanding Directorial Achievement	Detective Story
1954		Roman Holiday
1957		Friendly Persuasion
1959		The Big Country
1960		Ben-Hur
1962		The Children's Hour
1966	Lifetime Achievement Award
1969	Outstanding Directorial Achievement	Funny Girl

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result		Ref.
1946	Best Director	The Best Years of Our Lives
1955		The Desperate Hours

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result		Ref.
1936		Dodsworth
1940		The Letter
1946		The Best Years of Our Lives
1955		The Desperate Hours
1959		Ben-Hur

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result		Ref.
1938	Best Foreign Film	Jezebel
Special Recommendation
1952		Carrie
1953		Roman Holiday

Notes and References

1. Web site: 9th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
2. Web site: 12th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
3. Web site: 13th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
4. Web site: 14th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
5. Web site: 15th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
6. Web site: 19th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
7. Web site: 22nd Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
8. Web site: 24th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
9. Web site: 26th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
10. Web site: 29th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
11. Web site: 32nd Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
12. Web site: 38th Academy Awards. Oscars.org. December 22, 2023.
13. Web site: 1st BAFTA Awards. awards.bafta.org. December 22, 2023.
14. Web site: 5th BAFTA Awards. awards.bafta.org. December 22, 2023.
15. Web site: 6th BAFTA Awards. awards.bafta.org. December 22, 2023.
16. Web site: 7th BAFTA Awards. awards.bafta.org. December 22, 2023.
17. Web site: 13th BAFTA Awards. awards.bafta.org. December 22, 2023.