Best Director1959 Film Fan Awards31st Academy Awards
Best Director Nominee
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Nominated Talent & Credits
Stanley Kramer— Stanley Kramer
Synopsis / Overview
Two convicts—one white, one black—escape while chained to each other.
Historical Academy Record
DIRECTING — 31st Academy Awards (1959)
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