And for the past decade, he has developed a sideline in directing films, winning Oscar nominations for both Billy Elliot and The Hours.
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" also received a nomination for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (Alan Taylor) as well as Outstanding Costumes for a Series (John A. Dunn, costume designer and Lisa Padovani, assistant costume designer).
Click here or on "View Gallery" for the winners in pictures Argo also became the only the fourth film to win the Academy's top prize without a corresponding nomination in the directing category, after Affleck was controversially omitted from the shortlist.
She received a BAFTA nomination for directing her film in the Frozen Planet series, Winter.
Hawks never won a competitive directing Oscar, earning a sole nomination for directing Gary Cooper to his first lead actor Academy Award in the 1941 biopic "Sergeant York".
Streisand has said in the past that she believed sexism in Hollywood prevented her from receiving an Oscar nomination for directing.
She received a Drama Desk Award nomination for her role as a housekeeper in the 1975 farce "Habeas Corpus" and a Tony Award nomination for directing "Marathon 33" (1963), a play based on her memoir about the marathon dance era.
To earn enough money to eat, she worked the grueling and sordid Depression-era marathon dance circuit, which she depicted in her critically acclaimed play "Marathon '33". Ms. Havoc earned a 1964 Tony Award nomination for directing Julie Harris in "Marathon '33" on Broadway.
In 2008 Laurents received his sixth Tony nomination, for directing a revival of Gypsy.
The DGA, the main trade group for film and television directors, announced its annual nominations for directing in TV, commercials and documentaries on Wednesday.
James Ivory, at 89 years old, picked up the adapted screenplay award for "Call Me by Your Name". The venerable filmmaker has not yet won an Oscar despite three prior nominations in the directing category.
