Jon
The CPA
was it aviatar that he finally got an award for? I know he has been snubbed many times.
I would say he was only snubbed twice. Dancing with the Wolves director Jim Wilson (and Kevin Costner) winning over Goodfellas was a disgrace to the industry. And Martin Richards winning for Chicago over Gangs of New York...absolutely ridiculous.
The rest of the times he lost/wasn't nominated, I would say the better film and director won. Especially Spielberg and Schindler's List. If anyone ever deserved an Oscar for directing a film, it was Spielberg for Schindler's List and Peter Jackson for the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy.