Harrison Ford in Andrew Davis‘ DGA- (but not Oscar-) nominated The Fugitive (top); Madeleine Stowe, Tim Robbins in Robert Altman’s Oscar- (but not DGA-) nominated Short Cuts (bottom)
DGA Awards vs. Academy Awards 1980s: Odd Men Out Roman Polanski, Kenneth Branagh, David Lynch
1990
DGA
Barry Levinson, Avalon
Giuseppe Tornatore, Cinema Paradiso [the 1988 Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner; ineligible for the 1990 Academy Awards]AMPAS
Stephen Frears, The Grifters
Barbet Schroeder, Reversal of FortuneDGA/AMPAS
Kevin Costner, Dances with Wolves
Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather Part III
Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas
1991
DGA
Barbra Streisand, The Prince of TidesAMPAS
John Singleton, Boyz n the HoodDGA/AMPAS
Jonathan Demme, The Silence of the Lambs
Barry Levinson, Bugsy
Ridley Scott, Thelma & Louise
Oliver Stone, JFK
1992
DGA
Rob Reiner, A Few Good MenAMPAS
Martin Brest, Scent of a WomanDGA/AMPAS
Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven
Robert Altman, The Player
James Ivory, Howards End
Neil Jordan, The Crying Game
1993
DGA
Martin Scorsese, The Age of Innocence
Andrew Davis, The FugitiveAMPAS
Jim Sheridan, In the Name of the Father
Robert Altman, Short CutsDGA/AMPAS
Steven Spielberg, Schindler’s List
Jane Campion, The Piano
James Ivory, The Remains of the Day
1994
DGA
Mike Newell, Four Weddings and a Funeral
Frank Darabont, The Shawshank RedemptionAMPAS
Woody Allen, Bullets Over Broadway
Krzysztof Kieslowski, Three Colors: RedDGA/AMPAS
Robert Zemeckis, Forrest Gump
Robert Redford, Quiz Show
Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction
1995
DGA
Ron Howard, Apollo 13
Ang Lee, Sense and SensibilityAMPAS
Chris Noonan, Babe
Tim Robbins, Dead Man WalkingDGA/AMPAS
Mel Gibson, Braveheart
Mike Figgis, Leaving Las Vegas
Michael Radford, Il Postino
1996
DGA
Cameron Crowe, Jerry MaguireAMPAS
Milos Forman, The People vs. Larry FlyntDGA/AMPAS
Anthony Minghella, The English Patient
Joel Coen, Fargo
Scott Hicks, Shine
Mike Leigh, Secrets & Lies
1997
DGA
James L. Brooks, As Good As It Gets
Steven Spielberg, AmistadAMPAS
Peter Cattaneo, The Full Monty
Atom Egoyan, The Sweet HereafterDGA/AMPAS
James Cameron, Titanic
Curtis Hanson, L.A. Confidential
Gus Van Sant, Good Will Hunting
1998
DGA/AMPAS
Steven Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan
Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful
John Madden, Shakespeare in Love
Terrence Malick, The Thin Red Line
Peter Weir, The Truman Show
1999
DGA
Frank Darabont, The Green MileAMPAS
Lasse Hallström, The Cider House RulesDGA/AMPAS
Sam Mendes, American Beauty
Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich
Michael Mann, The Insider
M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense
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