Question: Who was the director of the 1994 British biographical historical comedy-drama film for which Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne  was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying King George III?
Sentence (from "The Madness of King George"): The Madness of King George is a 1994 British biographical historical comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Bennett from his own play, "The Madness of George III".
Relevant evidence: Yes