David Lean portrait

David Lean

Person·1946–1984

Nominated at 7 ceremonies, most recently the 57th Academy Awards (1984).

Nominations 11
Wins 2
Span 1946–1984
Films 7
Oscar history Nominated films IMDb page
A Passage to India poster

Latest result

3 nominations

At the 57th Academy Awards (1984), for A Passage to India.

Best Director Film Editing Writing (adapted Screenplay)
11Nominations
2Wins
3Categories
7Ceremonies
7Films
1946–1984Span
1984 Most Recent

Oscar History

Every nomination and win on record for David Lean, by ceremony.

57th Academy Awards

1984

38th Academy Awards

1965

35th Academy Awards

1962

30th Academy Awards

1957

28th Academy Awards

1955

20th Academy Awards

1947

19th Academy Awards

1946

Nominated Films

7 films with nominations credited to David Lean, most awarded first.

The Career Arc

David Lean at the Oscars, 1946 to 1984: each nomination above its year, the 2 wins in gold. Select any nomination to open its full race.

David Lean: 11 nominations and 2 wins, 1946 to 19841946 · Best Director · Brief Encounter — nominated1946 · Writing (adapted Screenplay) · Brief Encounter — nominated1947 · Best Director · Great Expectations — nominated1947 · Writing (adapted Screenplay) · Great Expectations — nominated1955 · Best Director · Summertime — nominated1957 · Best Director · The Bridge on the River Kwai — won1962 · Best Director · Lawrence of Arabia — won1965 · Best Director · Doctor Zhivago — nominated1984 · Best Director · A Passage to India — nominated1984 · Film Editing · A Passage to India — nominated1984 · Writing (adapted Screenplay) · A Passage to India — nominated19461955196219651984The Bridge on the RiverLawrence of Arabia

11 nominations 2 wins

Ledger Crossroads

Category and ceremony pages this profile appears on, with related Lunara Film writing.

Data sourced from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Structured dataset compiled and maintained by Lunara Film.

Profiles are generated directly from the Lunara Film Oscars dataset. New nominations and winners appear automatically after each annual import.