Academy Award for Best Director 1974
46th Academy Awards · held April 2, 1974 · 5 nominees
- Winner George Roy Hill · The Sting
- Nominee George Lucas · American Graffiti
- Nominee Ingmar Bergman · Cries and Whispers
- Nominee Bernardo Bertolucci · Last Tango in Paris
- Nominee William Friedkin · The Exorcist