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Academy Award for Best Director

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Academy Award for Best Director
Awarded for "Achievement in cinematic direction"
Presented by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Country United States
First awarded 1929 (for direction in films released in 1927/1928)
First winner Frank Borzage,
Seventh Heaven (1927)
Currently held by Danny Boyle,
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
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The Academy Award for Achievement in Directing (Best Director) is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to directors working in the motion picture industry. While nominations for Best Director are made by members in the Academy's Directing branch, the award winners are selected by the Academy membership as a whole.
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