William Wyler "Mrs. Miniver". He is tied with Frank Capra and behind John Ford, who won four Oscars in this category. He is also only director in Academy history to direct three Best Picture-winning films (the three for which he won Best Director), and directed more Best Picture nominees than anyone else (thirteen). He has the distinction of having directed more actors to Oscar-nominated performances than any other director in history: thirty-six. Out of these nominees, fourteen went on to win Oscars, also a record. He received the fourth AFI Life Achievement Award in 1976. Among those who thanked him for directing
Bette Henritze 1972 she played a role in "Rage". In 1982 she appeared in the Oscar nominated film, "The World According to Garp", and in 1986 "Brighton Beach Memoirs" as Mrs. Murphy. In 1991 she played Emma in "Other People's Money" and in 1998 as Mrs. Skinner in "The Object of My Affection". In 1999, she played Dolores Engler in "Judy Berlin". In 2002, Henritze appeared in the Oscar nominated film "Far from Heaven" as Mrs. Leacock, and in 2009 she appeared as Annie in "Taking Woodstock". Henritze made her television debut on the series "The Edge of Night" and next appeared