REVISITING OSCAR ODDITY Split decisions: Not all best directors have had the best picture Spielberg joins small group that took statuettes but whose films lost out

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | March 26, 1999| | Copyright

Most filmmakers who win the best director Oscar see their films go on to win the Academy Award for best picture. Not this year. Steven Spielberg got the nod for best director, but "Shakespeare in Love," not Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan," won best picture.

There have been other exceptions over the decades that, thanks to video, you can revisit at home.

"Mutiny on the Bounty," starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable, was named best picture of 1935. But director Frank Lloyd failed to bring home the gold. Instead, John Ford was the winner for his masterful direction of "The Informer" ...

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