Top five legendary directors that never won an Academy Award [PHOTOS]

The British director and producer mastered suspense and psychological thriller movies. Some of his most famous movies include “Vertigo,” “Psycho” and “The Birds.” Even though he was nominated for an Academy Award six times he never won. Photo: Reuters
American director Tim Burton is known for dark, quirky movies. He has directed moves such as “Edward Scissorhands,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” and “Alice in Wonderland.” Burton casts Johnny Depp in many of his movies who, like the director, also has never won an Academy Award. Photo: Reuters
Spike Lee, a director, producer, writer and actor uses his films to examine race relations, urban crime and politics. He has won an Emmy, and was nominated for two Academy Awards, but did not win. His film “Do the Right Thing” was nominated for Best Original Screenplay in 1989 and “4 Little Girls” was nominated for Best Feature Documentary in 1997. Photo: Reuters
John Cassavetes, an actor, screenwriter and filmmaker, was nominated for a number of Academy Awards, including Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay and Best Director but never won the golden statue. Photo: Reuters

Just like the number of great actors and actresses that never won an Academy Award there are quite a few legendary filmmakers that were never honored with a golden statue. Citizen Kane may be considered one of the greatest movies ever made, yet Orson Welles was not awarded the Academy Award for Best Director. Alfred Hitchcock, the master of psychological thrillers also never won an Oscar. Here is a list of five legendary movie directors that never won an Academy Award.

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