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The Postman (Il Postino)

Michael Radford
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William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

Baz Luhrmann
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The Truman Show

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All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre)

Pedro Almodóvar
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo Hu Cang Long)

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    Martin Scorsese
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    Alejandro González Iñárritu
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Ang Lee
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    Marc Forster
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    Michael Mann
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    Michel Gondry
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Martin Scorsese
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Peter Weir
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    Sofia Coppola
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    Anthony Minghella
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Peter Jackson
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Tim Burton
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Pianist

    Roman Polanski
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

    Peter Jackson
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Martin Scorsese
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    Stephen Daldry
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Rob Marshall
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

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    Ron Howard
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    Robert Altman
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Amélie

    Jean-Pierre Jeunet
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo Hu Cang Long)

    Ang Lee
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Steven Soderbergh
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Ridley Scott
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Billy Elliot

    Stephen Daldry
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    All About My Mother (Todo Sobre Mi Madre)

    Pedro Almodóvar
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Talented Mr Ripley

    Anthony Minghella
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    M Night Shyamalan
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Neil Jordan
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    Sam Mendes
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Truman Show

    Peter Weir
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Steven Spielberg
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Shakespeare In Love

    John Madden
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Shekhar Kapur
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    William Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

    Baz Luhrmann
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    LA Confidential

    Curtis Hanson
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Titanic

    James Cameron
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Peter Cattaneo
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Fargo

    Joel Coen
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Scott Hicks
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Secrets & Lies

    Mike Leigh
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The English Patient

    Anthony Minghella
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Postman (Il Postino)

    Michael Radford
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Sense And Sensibility

    Ang Lee
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Nicholas Hytner
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Mel Gibson
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Four Weddings And A Funeral

    Mike Newell
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Three Colours Red (Trois Couleurs: Rouge)

    Krzysztof Kieslowski
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Quentin Tarantino
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Robert Zemeckis
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Schindler's List

    Steven Spielberg
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Shadowlands

    Richard Attenborough
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Remains Of The Day

    James Ivory
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Piano

    Jane Campion
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Player

    Robert Altman
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Unforgiven

    Clint Eastwood
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Howards End

    James Ivory
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Crying Game

    Neil Jordan
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Commitments

    Alan Parker
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Thelma And Louise

    Ridley Scott
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    The Silence Of The Lambs

    Jonathan Demme
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction
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    Dances With Wolves

    Kevin Costner
    David Lean Award for Achievement in Direction

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