Academy Award for Best Director 1984
56th Academy Awards · held April 9, 1984 · 5 nominees
- Winner James L. Brooks · Terms of Endearment
- Nominee Ingmar Bergman · Fanny and Alexander
- Nominee Mike Nichols · Silkwood
- Nominee Bruce Beresford · Tender Mercies
- Nominee Peter Yates · The Dresser