It’s usually true that the director of the film which won Best Picture at the Oscars also walks home with Best Director. The correlation makes sense… after all, if you directed the best movie, doesn’t that make you the best director? But it’s not always the case…

Criticker user Kangadoodoo has created a public collection which lists out the films which triumphed in the Best Director category (this link orders the films descending by year). It’s especially interesting when viewed alongside the one for Best Picture (created by Quicky).

The best movie of the year, just not the best directed one. Take a seat, Mr. Hitchcock.

The discrepancies are fascinating — a history of snubs and appeals to populism. Crash wins best picture, while Brokeback Mountain had the best director? Please, the Academy knew what the better picture was, they were just afraid to say so. We also find the historic 1940 snubbing of Alfred Hitchcock who lost to John Ford, although his classic Rebecca won the big prize.

Take a look, and if you have any thoughts on other discrepancies make sure to leave them in the comments!

- Everything Bacon