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How many Academy Awards for best director did Frank Capra win?
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Frank Capra
(From left) Unidentified, Gary Cooper, and Frank Capra on the set of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town.
Frank Capra won three Academy Awards for best director during his career.1
He received these awards for the following films:
* It Happened One Night (1934)23
* Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)23
* You Can’t Take It with You (1938)23