Parhaan ohjauksen Oscar-palkinto
Voittajat ja ehdokkaat

| 1994 (67.) | Allen Woody Allen | Luotisade Broadwaylla |  |
| 1994 (67.) | Kieślowski Krzysztof Kieślowski | Kolme väriä: Punainen |  |
| 1994 (67.) | Redford Robert Redford | Tupla tai kuitti |  |
| 1994 (67.) | Tarantino Quentin Tarantino | Pulp Fiction – Tarinoita väkivallasta |  |
| 1995 (68.) | Gibson Mel Gibson ‡ | Braveheart – taipumaton |  |
| 1995 (68.) | Figgis Mike Figgis | Leaving Las Vegas |  |
| 1995 (68.) | Noonan Chris Noonan | Babe – urhea possu |  |
| 1995 (68.) | Radford Michael Radford | Il Postino – Posteljooni |  |
| 1995 (68.) | Robbins Tim Robbins | Kuolemaantuomittu |  |
| 1996 (69.) | Minghella Anthony Minghella ‡ | Englantilainen potilas |  |
| 1996 (69.) | Coen Joel Coen | Fargo |  |
| 1996 (69.) | Forman Miloš Forman | Larry Flynt – minulla on oikeus |  |
| 1996 (69.) | Hicks Scott Hicks | Loisto |  |
| 1996 (69.) | Leigh Mike Leigh | Salaisuuksia ja valheita |  |
| 1997 (70.) | Cameron James Cameron ‡ | Titanic |  |
| 1997 (70.) | Cattaneo Peter Cattaneo | Housut pois! |  |
| 1997 (70.) | Egoyan Atom Egoyan | Suloinen ikuisuus |  |
| 1997 (70.) | Hanson Curtis Hanson | L.A. Confidential |  |
| 1997 (70.) | Van Sant Gus Van Sant | Will Hunting |  |
| 1998 (71.) | Spielberg Steven Spielberg ‡ | Pelastakaa sotamies Ryan |  |
| 1998 (71.) | Benigni Roberto Benigni | Kaunis elämä |  |
| 1998 (71.) | Madden John Madden | Rakastunut Shakespeare |  |
| 1998 (71.) | Malick Terrence Malick | Veteen piirretty viiva |  |
| 1998 (71.) | Weir Peter Weir | Truman Show |  |
| 1999 (72.) | Mendes Sam Mendes ‡ | American Beauty |  |
| 1999 (72.) | Hallström Lasse Hallström | Oman elämänsä sankari |  |
| 1999 (72.) | Jonze Spike Jonze | Being John Malkovich |  |
| 1999 (72.) | Mann Michael Mann | Insider The Insider – sisäpiirissä |  |
| 1999 (72.) | Shyamalan M. Night Shyamalan | Kuudes aisti |  |
| 2000 (73.) | Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh ‡ | Traffic |  |
| 2000 (73.) | Daldry Stephen Daldry | Billy Elliot |  |
| 2000 (73.) | Lee Ang Lee | Hiipivä tiikeri, piilotettu lohikäärme |  |
| 2000 (73.) | Scott Ridley Scott | Gladiator |  |
| 2000 (73.) | Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh | Erin Brockovich |  |
| 2001 (74.) | Howard Ron Howard ‡ | Kaunis mieli |  |
| 2001 (74.) | Altman Robert Altman | Gosford Park |  |
| 2001 (74.) | Jackson Peter Jackson | Taru sormusten herrasta: Sormuksen ritarit |  |
| 2001 (74.) | Lynch David Lynch | Mulholland Drive |  |
| 2001 (74.) | Scott Ridley Scott | Isku Mogadishuun |  |
| 2002 (75.) | Polanski Roman Polanski ‡ | Pianisti |  |
| 2002 (75.) | Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar | Puhu hänelle |  |
| 2002 (75.) | Daldry Stephen Daldry | Tunnit |  |
| 2002 (75.) | Marshall Rob Marshall | Chicago |  |
| 2002 (75.) | Scorsese Martin Scorsese | Gangs of New York |  |
| 2003 (76.) | Jackson Peter Jackson ‡ | Taru sormusten herrasta: Kuninkaan paluu |  |
| 2003 (76.) | Coppola Sofia Coppola | Lost in Translation |  |
| 2003 (76.) | Eastwood Clint Eastwood | Menneisyyden ote |  |
| 2003 (76.) | Meirelles Fernando Meirelles | Jumalan kaupunki |  |
| 2003 (76.) | Weir Peter Weir | Master and Commander: Maailman laidalla |  |
| 2004 (77.) | Eastwood Clint Eastwood ‡ | Million Dollar Baby |  |
| 2004 (77.) | Hackford Taylor Hackford | Ray |  |
| 2004 (77.) | Leigh Mike Leigh | Vera Drake |  |
| 2004 (77.) | Payne Alexander Payne | Sideways |  |
| 2004 (77.) | Scorsese Martin Scorsese | Lentäjä |  |
| 2005 (78.) | Lee Ang Lee ‡ | Brokeback Mountain |  |
| 2005 (78.) | Clooney George Clooney | Good Night, and Good Luck. |  |
| 2005 (78.) | Haggis Paul Haggis | Crash |  |
| 2005 (78.) | Miller Bennett Miller | Capote |  |
| 2005 (78.) | Spielberg Steven Spielberg | München |  |
| 2006 (79.) | Scorsese Martin Scorsese ‡ | Departed The Departed |  |
| 2006 (79.) | Eastwood Clint Eastwood | Kirjeitä Iwo Jimalta |  |
| 2006 (79.) | Frears Stephen Frears | Queen The Queen |  |
| 2006 (79.) | Greengrass Paul Greengrass | United 93 |  |
| 2006 (79.) | Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu | Babel |  |
| 2007 (80.) | Coen Joel Coen ‡ Coen Ethan Coen ‡ | Menetetty maa |  |
| 2007 (80.) | Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson | There Will Be Blood |  |
| 2007 (80.) | Gilroy Tony Gilroy | Michael Clayton |  |
| 2007 (80.) | Reitman Jason Reitman | Juno |  |
| 2007 (80.) | Schnabel Julian Schnabel | Perhonen lasikuvussa |  |
| 2008 (81.) | Boyle Danny Boyle ‡ | Slummien miljonääri |  |
| 2008 (81.) | Daldry Stephen Daldry | Lukija |  |
| 2008 (81.) | Fincher David Fincher | Benjamin Buttonin uskomaton elämä |  |
| 2008 (81.) | Howard Ron Howard | Frost/Nixon |  |
| 2008 (81.) | Van Sant Gus Van Sant | Milk |  |
| 2009 (82.) | Bigelow Kathryn Bigelow ‡ | Hurt The Hurt Locker |  |
| 2009 (82.) | Cameron James Cameron | Avatar |  |
| 2009 (82.) | Daniels Lee Daniels | Precious |  |
| 2009 (82.) | Reitman Jason Reitman | Up in the Air |  |
| 2009 (82.) | Tarantino Quentin Tarantino | Kunniattomat paskiaiset |  |
| 2010 (83.) | Hooper Tom Hooper ‡ | Kuninkaan puhe |  |
| 2010 (83.) | Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky | Black Swan |  |
| 2010 (83.) | Coen Joel Coen Coen Ethan Coen | Kova kuin kivi |  |
| 2010 (83.) | Fincher David Fincher | Social The Social Network |  |
| 2010 (83.) | Russell David O. Russell | Taistelija |  |
| 2011 (84.) | Hazanavicius Michel Hazanavicius ‡ | Artist The Artist |  |
| 2011 (84.) | Allen Woody Allen | Midnight in Paris |  |
| 2011 (84.) | Malick Terrence Malick | Tree The Tree of Life |  |
| 2011 (84.) | Payne Alexander Payne | Descendants The Descendants |  |
| 2011 (84.) | Scorsese Martin Scorsese | Hugo |  |
| 2012 (85.) | Lee Ang Lee ‡ | Piin elämä |  |
| 2012 (85.) | Haneke Michael Haneke | Rakkaus |  |
| 2012 (85.) | Russell David O. Russell | Unelmien pelikirja |  |
| 2012 (85.) | Spielberg Steven Spielberg | Lincoln |  |
| 2012 (85.) | Zeitlin Benh Zeitlin | Beasts of the Southern Wild |  |
| 2013 (86.) | Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón ‡ | Gravity |  |
| 2013 (86.) | McQueen Steve McQueen | 12 Years a Slave |  |
| 2013 (86.) | Payne Alexander Payne | Nebraska |  |
| 2013 (86.) | Russell David O. Russell | American Hustle |  |
| 2013 (86.) | Scorsese Martin Scorsese | Wolf The Wolf of Wall Street |  |
| 2014 (87.) | Iñárritu Alejandro G. Iñárritu ‡ | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) |  |
| 2014 (87.) | Anderson Wes Anderson | Grand The Grand Budapest Hotel |  |
| 2014 (87.) | Linklater Richard Linklater | Boyhood |  |
| 2014 (87.) | Miller Bennett Miller | Foxcatcher |  |
| 2014 (87.) | Tyldum Morten Tyldum | Imitation The Imitation Game |  |
| 2015 (88.)  | Iñárritu Alejandro G. Iñárritu ‡ | Revenant The Revenant |  |
| 2015 (88.)  | Abrahamson Lenny Abrahamson | Room |  |
| 2015 (88.)  | McCarthy Tom McCarthy | Spotlight |  |
| 2015 (88.)  | McKay Adam McKay | Big The Big Short |  |
| 2015 (88.)  | Miller George Miller | Mad Max: Fury Road |  |
| 2016 (89.)  | Chazelle Damien Chazelle ‡ | La La Land |  |
| 2016 (89.)  | Gibson Mel Gibson | Hacksaw Ridge – aseeton sotilas |  |
| 2016 (89.)  | Jenkins Barry Jenkins | Moonlight |  |
| 2016 (89.)  | Lonergan Kenneth Lonergan | Manchester by the Sea |  |
| 2016 (89.)  | Villeneuve Denis Villeneuve | Arrival |  |
| 2017 (90.)  | del Toro Guillermo del Toro ‡ | Shape The Shape of Water |  |
| 2017 (90.)  | Nolan Christopher Nolan | Dunkirk |  |
| 2017 (90.)  | Peele Jordan Peele | Get Out |  |
| 2017 (90.)  | Gerwig Greta Gerwig | Lady Bird |  |
| 2017 (90.)  | Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson | Phantom Thread |  |
| 2018 (91.)  | Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón ‡ | Roma |  |
| 2018 (91.)  | Lee Spike Lee | BlacKkKlansman |  |
| 2018 (91.)  | Pawlikowski Paweł Pawlikowski | Zimna wojna |  |
| 2018 (91.)  | Lanthimos Giórgos Lánthimos | Favourite The Favourite |  |
| 2018 (91.)  | McKay Adam McKay | Vice – vallan oikeat kasvot |  |
| 2019 (92.)  | Bong Bong Joon-ho ‡ | Parasite |  |
| 2019 (92.)  | Mendes Sam Mendes | Taistelulähetit – 1917 |  |
| 2019 (92.)  | Phillips Todd Phillips | Joker |  |
| 2019 (92.)  | Scorsese Martin Scorsese | Irishman The Irishman |  |
| 2019 (92.)  | Tarantino Quentin Tarantino | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |  |
| 2020 (93.)  | Zhao Chloé Zhao ‡ | Nomadland |  |
| 2020 (93.)  | Chung Lee Isaac Chung | Minari |  |
| 2020 (93.)  | Fennell Emerald Fennell | Lupaava nuori nainen |  |
| 2020 (93.)  | Fincher David Fincher | Mank |  |
| 2020 (93.)  | Vinterberg Thomas Vinterberg | Yhdet vielä |  |
| 2021 (94.)  | Campion Jane Campion ‡ | Power The Power of the Dog |  |
| 2021 (94.)  | Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson | Licorice Pizza |  |
| 2021 (94.)  | Branagh Kenneth Branagh | Belfast |  |
| 2021 (94.)  | Hamaguchi Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Drive My Car |  |
| 2021 (94.)  | Hamaguchi Steven Spielberg | West Side Story |  |
| 2022 (95.)  | Daniels Daniel Kwan ja Daniel Scheinert ‡ | Everything Everywhere All at Once |  |
| 2022 (95.)  | Field Todd Field | Tár |  |
| 2022 (95.)  | McDonagh Martin McDonagh | Banshees The Banshees of Inisherin |  |
| 2022 (95.)  | Östlund Ruben Östlund | Triangle of Sadness |  |
| 2022 (95.)  | Spielberg Steven Spielberg | Fabelmans The Fabelmans |  |
| 2023 (96.)  | Nolan Christopher Nolan ‡ | Oppenheimer |  |
| 2023 (96.)  | Glazer Jonathan Glazer | Zone The Zone of Interest |  |
| 2023 (96.)  | Lánthimos Giórgos Lánthimos | Poor Things |  |
| 2023 (96.)  | Scorsese Martin Scorsese | Killers of the Flower Moon |  |
| 2023 (96.)  | Triet Justine Triet | Putoamisen anatomia |  |
| 2024 (97.)  | Baker Sean Baker ‡ | Anora |  |
| 2024 (97.)  | Audiard Jacques Audiard | Emilia Pérez |  |
| 2024 (97.)  | Corbet Brady Corbet | The Brutalist |  |
| 2024 (97.)  | Fargeat Coralie Fargeat | The Substance |  |
| 2024 (97.)  | Mangold James Mangold | A Complete Unknown |  |