My Top 10 Favorite Directors to win Best Director at The Oscars

        Over the history of film there have been men and women who are chosen by a studio to direct a certain film and those film often become so spectacular and ingrained into our memory that they become all-time classics and they are often rewarded with the Best Director Oscar. With that being said I'm going to bring you my top 10 favorite directors to win the Best Director award at The Oscars. So without further ado...





10. John G. Avildsen for Rocky at the 49th Academy Awards 





9. Mel Gibson for Braveheart at the 68th Academy Awards 





8. Joel and Ethan Cohen for No Country for Old Men at the 80th Academy Awards





7. Martin Scorsese for The Departed at the 79th Academy Awards





6. Oliver Stone for Born on the 4th of July at the 62nd Academy Awards






5. James L. Brooks for Terms of Endearment at the 56th Academy Awards





4. Steven Spielberg for Saving Private Ryan at the 71st Academy Awards





3. Peter Jackson for The Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King at the 76th Academy Awards





2. Sam Mendes for American Beauty at the 72nd Academy Awards





1. Francis Ford Coppola for The Godfather Part II at the 47th Academy Awards



        So ladies and gentlemen who are some of your favorite directors to win the Academy Award for Best Director and what do you think of my list? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.

                                                                                                                           Jonah Sparks