Billy Wilder
10 credits on file—10 films, spanning 1944–1960.
83
Average MEANRANK
across 10 scored credits
across 10 scored credits
10
Credits
in the catalogue
in the catalogue
16
Years active
1944–1960
1944–1960
Also credited for directing (10).
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On record for their credited titles
Oscars
4 won
+ 10 nominations
Golden Globes
2 won
+ 3 nominations
BAFTAs
1 nomination
- Won Oscar · Best Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen The Apartment · 1961
- Won Oscar · Best Motion Picture The Apartment · 1961
- Won Oscar · Best Director The Apartment · 1961
- Won Oscar · Best Story and Screenplay Sunset Boulevard · 1950
- Won Golden Globe · Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Sabrina · 1954
- Won Golden Globe · Best Director – Motion Picture Sunset Boulevard · 1950
- Nominated Oscar · Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium Some Like It Hot · 1959
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Some Like It Hot · 1959
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Witness for the Prosecution · 1957
- Nominated Oscar · Best Screenplay Sabrina · 1954
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Sabrina · 1954
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Stalag 17 · 1953
- Nominated Oscar · Best Writing, Original Screenplay Ace in the Hole · 1952
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Sunset Boulevard · 1950
- Nominated Oscar · Best Screenplay Double Indemnity · 1944
- Nominated Oscar · Best Director Double Indemnity · 1944
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director – Motion Picture The Apartment · 1960
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Director – Motion Picture Witness for the Prosecution · 1957
- Nominated Golden Globe · Best Screenplay – Motion Picture Sunset Boulevard · 1950
- Nominated BAFTA · Best Film from any Source Some Like It Hot · 1959
19
Wins
29
Nominations
48 awards — Billy Wilder
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Academy Awards
13 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | The Apartment · 1961 | Winner |
| Best Motion Picture | The Apartment · 1961 | Winner |
| Best Story and Screenplay | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Winner |
| Best Story and Screenplay – Written Directly for the Screen | The Apartment · 1961 | Winner |
| Best Director | Some Like It Hot · 1959 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Witness for the Prosecution · 1957 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sabrina · 1954 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Stalag 17 · 1953 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Double Indemnity · 1944 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Sabrina · 1954 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Double Indemnity · 1944 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Based on Material from Another Medium | Some Like It Hot · 1959 | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
5 nominations, 4 won
| Best Written American Comedy | The Apartment · 1960 | Winner |
| Best Written American Comedy | Some Like It Hot · 1959 | Winner |
| Best Written American Comedy | Sabrina · 1954 | Winner |
| Best Written American Drama | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Winner |
| Best Written American Comedy | Stalag 17 · 1953 | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
5 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Winner |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Sabrina · 1954 | Winner |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | The Apartment · 1960 | Nominee |
| Best Director – Motion Picture | Witness for the Prosecution · 1957 | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay – Motion Picture | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Director - Motion Pictures | The Apartment · 1960 | Winner |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Some Like It Hot · 1959 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Witness for the Prosecution · 1957 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Sabrina · 1954 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Stalag 17 · 1953 | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Nominee |
24th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Writing, Original Screenplay | Ace in the Hole · 1952 | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | The Seven Year Itch · 1956 | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Award
1 nomination
| Best Written Comedy | The Seven Year Itch · 1956 | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | The Apartment · 1960 | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | The Apartment · 1960 | Winner |
| Best Director | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Nominee |
| Best Director | Double Indemnity · 1944 | Nominee |
Best Adapted Screenplay
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | The Lost Weekend · 1945 | Winner |
Best Director
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | The Lost Weekend · 1945 | Winner |
Blue Ribbon Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Film | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best American Film | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Winner |
Jules Verne Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Jules Verne Légendaire Award | Some Like It Hot · 1959 | Winner |
Nastro d'Argento
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Director | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Winner |
Venice International Film Festival
2 nominations
| Golden Lion | The Apartment · 1960 | Nominee |
| Golden Lion | Some Like It Hot · 1959 | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film from any Source | Some Like It Hot · 1959 | Nominee |
Cahiers du Cinéma
1 nomination
| Best Film | Sunset Boulevard · 1950 | Nominee |
Edgar Allan Poe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture | Witness for the Prosecution · 1957 | Nominee |
Venice Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Lion | Ace in the Hole · 1951 | Nominee |
