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First director to receive Best Director nominations for first three movies

First director to receive Best Director nominations for first three movies
Who
Stephen Daldry
What
First
When
2009

In 2009, Stephen Daldry (UK) became the first director to receive Academy Award nominations for Best Director from his first three films. The Reader (USA, 2009), The Hours (USA, 2002) and Billy Elliot (UK, 2000) were all shortlisted for an Oscar but all failed to win the award.