All the following statistics refer to directors
whose films received acting nominations and/or awards; whether or
not the director received a directing nomination and/or award
is not taken into account.
DIRECTORS WITH THE MOST ACTING NOMINATIONS
35 William Wyler
24 Elia Kazan
20 Fred Zinnemann
18 George Cukor
18 Sidney Lumet
18 George Stevens
17 Billy Wilder
16 Stanley Kramer
16 Martin Scorsese
15 Woody Allen
15 John Huston
15 Mike Nichols
DIRECTORS WITH THE MOST ACTING AWARDS
14 William Wyler (13 + 1 honorary acting Oscar)
9 Elia Kazan
7 Fred Zinnemann (6 + 1 honorary acting Oscar)
5 Woody Allen
5 John Ford
4 Hal Ashby
4 James L. Brooks
4 George Cukor
4 Jonathan Demme
4 Victor Fleming
4 John Huston
4 Sidney Lumet
4 Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WITH THE MOST ACTING NOMINATIONS IN A SINGLE YEAR
7 Herbert Ross (1977)
5 William Wyler (1942)
5 Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1950)
5 Fred Zinnemann (1953)
5 Elia Kazan (1954)
5 Mark Robson (1957)
5 Tony Richardson (1963)
5 Arthur Penn (1967)
5 Francis Ford Coppola (1974)
5 Sidney Lumet (1976)
DIRECTORS WHO DIRECTED THEMSELVES TO AN ACTING AWARD
1927/28 (1st) Charles Chaplin (Special Award)
1946 (19th) Laurence Olivier (Special Award)
1948 (21st) Laurence Olivier (Actor)
1998 (71st) Roberto Benigni (Actor)