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
Oscar and Lucinda (film) and Germany. "Oscar and Lucinda" received generally positive reviews from critics, holding a 66/100 on Metacritic and the same approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Oscar and Lucinda (film) Oscar and Lucinda is a 1997 British-Australian romantic drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Cate Blanchett, Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds and Tom Wilkinson. It is based on the 1988 Booker Prize-winning novel "Oscar and Lucinda" by Peter Carey. In March 1998, the film was nominated at the Academy Awards for the Best Costume Design. As a child living in Australia, Lucinda Leplastrier is given a Prince Rupert's Drop which sparks