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- 1944. - Henry King, Bernadettina pjesma
- 1945. - Leo McCarey, Ideš mojim putem?
- 1946. - Billy Wilder, Izgubljeni vikend
- 1947. - Frank Capra, Divan život
- 1948. - Elia Kazan, Dogovor gospode
- 1949. - John Huston, Blago Sierra Madre
- 1950. - Robert Rossen, All the King's Men
- 1951. - Billy Wilder, Sunset Boulevard
- 1952. - Laslo Benedek, Death of a Salesman
- 1953. - Cecil B. DeMille, The Greatest Show on Earth
- 1954. - Fred Zinnemann, From Here to Eternity
- 1955. - Elia Kazan, On the Waterfront
- 1956. - Joshua Logan, Picnic
- 1957. - Elia Kazan, Baby Doll
- 1958. - David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai
- 1959. - Vincente Minnelli, Gigi
- 1960. - William Wyler, Ben-Hur
- 1961. - Jack Cardiff, Sons and Lovers
- 1962. - Stanley Kramer, Judgment at Nuremberg
- 1963. - David Lean, Lawrence od Arabije
- 1964. - Elia Kazan, America, America
- 1965. - George Cukor, My Fair Lady
- 1966. - David Lean, Doctor Zhivago
- 1967. - Fred Zinnemann, Čovjek za sva vremena
- 1968. - Mike Nichols, Diplomac
- 1969. - Paul Newman, Rachel, Rachel
- 1971. Arthur Hiller - Ljubavna priča
- Robert Altman - M.A.S.H.
- Bob Rafelson - Pet lakih komada
- Franklin J. Schaffner - Patton
- Ken Russell - Zaljubljene žene
- 1972. William Friedkin - Francuska veza
- 1974. William Friedkin - Egzorcist
- 1976. Miloš Forman - Let iznad kukavičjeg gnijezda
- 1977. Sydney Lumet - Network
- Hal Ashby - Putevi slave
- John G. Avildsen - Rocky
- Alan J. Pakula - Svi predsjednikovi ljudi
- John Schlesinger - Maratonac
- 1978. Herbert Ross - Životna prekretnica
- 1979. Michael Cimino - Lovac na jelene
- 1981. Robert Redford - Obični ljudi
- David Lynch - Čovjek-slon
- Roman Polanski - Tess
- Richard Rush - Kaskader
- Martin Scorsese - Razjareni bik
- 1982. Warren Beatty - Crveni
- Sydney Lumet - Princ grada
- Miloš Forman - Ragtime
- Louis Malle - Atlantic City
- Mark Rydell - Ljetnikovac
- Steven Spielberg - Otimači izgubljenog kovčega
- 1983. Richard Attenborough - Gandhi (film)
- 1984. Barbara Streisand - Yentl
- Bruce Beresford - Nježno milosrđe
- Ingmar Bergman - Fanny i Alexander
- Mike Nichols - Silkwood
- James L. Brooks - Vrijeme nježnosti
- Peter Yates - Garderobijer
- 1985. Miloš Forman - Amadeus
- Sergio Leone - Bilo jednom u Americi
- Francis Ford Coppola - Cotton Club
- Roland Joffé - Polja smrti
- David Lean - Put u Indiju
- 1986. John Huston - Čast Prizzijevih
- Richard Attenborough - A chorus line
- Steven Spielberg - Boja purpora
- Sydney Pollack - Moja Afrika
- Peter Weir - Svjedok
- 1988. Bernardo Bertolucci - Posljednji kineski car
- John Boorman - Nada i slava
- James L. Brooks - TV vijesti
- Richard Attenborough - Plači slobodo
- Adrian Lyne - Kobna privlačnost
- 1989. Clint Eastwood - Bird
- Fred Schepisi - Krik u mraku
- Sidney Lumet - Running on empty
- Barry Levinson - Kišni čovjek
- Alan Parker - Mississippi u plamenu
- Mike Nichols - Zaposlena djevojka
- 1990. Oliver Stone - Rođen 4. srpnja
- Spike Lee - Učini pravu stvar
- Peter Weir - Društvo mrtvih pjesnika
- Edward Zwick - Slava
- Rob Reiner - Kada je Harry sreo Sally
- 1996. Mel Gibson - Hrabro srce
- Rob Reiner - Američki predsjednik
- Ron Howard - Apolo 13 (film)
- Mike Figgis - Napuštajući Las Vegas
- Martin Scorsese - Casino
- Ang Lee - Razum i osječaji
- 1997. Miloš Forman - Narod protiv Larryja Flynta
- Anthony Minghella - Engleski pacijent
- Joel Coen - Fargo
- Alan Parker - Evita
- Scott Hicks - Sjaj (film)
- 1999. Steven Spielberg - Spašavanje vojnika Ryana
- John Madden - Zaljubljeni Shakespeare
- Robert Redford - Šaptač konja
- Peter Weir - Trumanov Show
- Shekhar Kapur - Elizabeth
- 2000. Sam Mendes - Vrtlog života
- Neil Jordan - Kraj ljubavne afere
- Norman Jewison - Hurikan
- Michael Mann - Probuđena savjest
- Anthony Minghella - Talentirani gospodin Ripley
- 2003. Martin Scorsese - Bande New Yorka
- Rob Marshall - Chicago (film)
- Alexander Payne - Gospodin Schmidt
- Spike Jonze - Adaptacija
- Peter Jackson - Gospodar prstenova: Dvije kule
- Stephen Daldry - Sati (film)