Golden Globe Award for Best Director Golden Globe Award for Best Director The Golden Globe Award for Best Director has been presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, an organization composed of journalists who cover the United States film industry for publications based outside North America, since 1943. Having won all four of his nominations, Elia Kazan has been honored most often in this category. Martin Scorsese, Clint Eastwood, David Lean, Miloš Forman, and Oliver Stone tie for second place with three wins each. Steven Spielberg has had the most nominations (twelve) and has received the award twice. Barbra Streisand is the only woman to
John Madden (director) films, and graduated from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge in 1970 with a B.A. in English literature. He started work in television, including directing Helen Mirren in "Prime Suspect 4," episodes of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" (ITV, 1984–1994), and "Inspector Morse". Perhaps his most notable achievement to date was directing "Shakespeare in Love," which won the Oscar for Best Picture in 1998, and for which he was also nominated as Best Director. He lost to Steven Spielberg who directed "Saving Private Ryan." The film also won the Silver Bear at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. Madden has since directed