Platoon (film) the Academy Award for Best Picture of 1987; it also won Best Director for Oliver Stone, as well as Best Sound and Best Film Editing. In 1998, the American Film Institute placed "Platoon" at #83 in their "AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies" poll. In 1967, U.S. Army volunteer Chris Taylor arrives in South Vietnam and is assigned to an infantry platoon of the 25th Infantry Division near the Cambodian border. The platoon is officially led by the young and inexperienced Lieutenant Wolfe, but in reality the soldiers defer to two of his older and more experienced subordinates: the hardened and
Citra Award for Best Director It was reinstated as an annual event in 2004, after receiving funds from the Indonesian government. The most recent winner is Riri Riza, who won a Citra Award at the 2016 IFF for his direction of "Athirah". A total of 58 directors have been nominated for a Citra Award, 22 of whom have won at least one. all recipients have been men, although female directors have competed since Ida Farida received a nomination in 1989 for her romance "Semua Sayang Kamu". The most recognised director at the IFF has been Teguh Karya, who won six awards out of nine nominations