Best Director 1948-1957

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Who was the Best Director of Oscar's third decade?

1948 - John Huston, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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1949 - Carol Reed, The Fallen Idol
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No votes
1950 - Billy Wilder, Sunset Boulevard
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27%
1951 - Elia Kazan, A Streetcar Named Desire
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9%
1952 - John Ford, The Quiet Man
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No votes
1953 - Fred Zinnemann, From Here to Eternity
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1954 - Alfred Hitchcock, Rear Window
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55%
1955 - Elia Kazan, East of Eden
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9%
1956 - George Stevens, Giant
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No votes
1957 - David Lean, The Bridge on the River Kwai
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No votes
 
Total votes: 11
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Best Director 1948-1957

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Ford, Lean, Kazan, Wilder and Zinnemann would all be admirable choices but one owned the decade like Hitchcock whose TV show was even bigger than his films at this juncture. He gets my vote.
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