# Academy Award for Best Director

> category of film award

**Wikidata**: [Q103360](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q103360)  
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## Summary

The Academy Award for Best Director is an annual honor presented in the United States. It recognizes outstanding achievement in directing for a motion picture. The award is one of the categories of the Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars.Established by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Best Director award has been given since the inception of the Oscars in 1929. It remains one of the most prestigious accolades in the film industry.


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