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How many times did William Wyler win the Academy Award for Best Director?

  • Twice

  • Four times

  • Three times

  • None

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William Wyler won the Academy Award for Best Director three times, for his work on the films The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), The Heiress (1949), and Ben-Hur (1959). Wyler was one of the most successful and influential directors of the 20th century, and his work is considered to be among the best of Hollywood's Golden Age.
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