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Biography
George Cooper Stevens was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for A Place in the Sun (1951) and Giant (1956).
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1957
- Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award · 1954
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1952
- Directors Guild of America Award
- Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
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- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1960 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1960 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1957 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1957 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1954 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1952 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1944 · nominated
Filmography31 titles

Five Came Back
2017as Self (archive footage)
2017as Self (archive footage)

Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps
1945Director, Writer
1945Director, Writer

Giant
1956Director, Producer
1956Director, Producer

Shane
1953as Knock Him Into That Pigpen, Chris! (voice) (uncredited)
1953as Knock Him Into That Pigpen, Chris! (voice) (uncredited)

A Place in the Sun
1951Director, Producer
1951Director, Producer

The Talk of the Town
1942Director, Producer
1942Director, Producer

No Man's Law
1927Director of Photography
1927Director of Photography

The Diary of Anne Frank
1959Director, Producer
1959Director, Producer

I Remember Mama
1948Director, Executive Producer
1948Director, Executive Producer

Blotto
1930Director of Photography
1930Director of Photography

What's My Line?
1950as Self - Mystery Guest
1950as Self - Mystery Guest

The More the Merrier
1943Director, Producer
1943Director, Producer

Vivacious Lady
1938Director, Producer
1938Director, Producer

Something to Live For
1952Director, Producer
1952Director, Producer

Woman of the Year
1942Director
1942Director

Swing Time
1936Director
1936Director

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
1948as Self

Brats
1930Director of Photography
1930Director of Photography

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930Director of Photography
1930Director of Photography

Alice Adams
1935Director
1935Director

Penny Serenade
1941Director, Producer
1941Director, Producer

Below Zero
1930Director of Photography
1930Director of Photography

Big Business
1929Director of Photography
1929Director of Photography

Gunga Din
1939Director, Producer
1939Director, Producer

A Damsel in Distress
1937Director
1937Director

Annie Oakley
1935Director
1935Director

The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965Director, Producer, Screenplay
1965Director, Producer, Screenplay

Kentucky Kernels
1934Director
1934Director

The Black Cyclone
1925Director of Photography
1925Director of Photography

Quality Street
1937Director
1937Director

Hollywood Party
1934Director
1934Director