Why did Stanley Kubrick never win an Oscar for Best Director?

It is surprising to hear the statement "Stanley Kubrick never won a Best Director Oscar." It certainly seems like he should have. But he's not alone in the list of great directors never to have attained that recognition. read more

It is surprising to hear the statement"Stanley Kubrick never won a Best Director Oscar." It certainly seems like he should have. But he's not alone in the list of great directors never to have attained that recognition. Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Welles, Howard Hawks, Robert Altman, and Sidney Lumet also never received a Best Director Oscar. read more

Stanley Kubrick never won an Academy Award for Best Director, but last Saturday 8,000 people paid $20 to be in a space and see this collection of physical evidence of his genius, to surround themselves with objects that made them feel closer to movies they already had longstanding relationships with. read more

Stanley Kubrick was nominated for Best Director four times throughout his career, for the films Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, and Barry Lyndon. Though he never won an award for directing, he did take home one Oscar: Best Special Visual Effects for 2001: A Space Odyssey. read more