| NUNN | Trevor known for directing 28 Down |
| KINGLEAR | Peter Brook, who attended Gresham's School, Holt, is known for directing a film version of this famous Shakespearian tragedy (4, 4) |
| YENTL | Film for which Barbra Streisand became the first woman to win a Golden Globe for directing |
| COLOGNE | Device for directing traffic around fallen tree trunk in city |
| ANG | ___ Lee, winner of two Oscars for directing |
| OXFORD | Held by cox for directing crew (6) |
| DIPSWITCH | Immerses crone's device for directing headlights (9) |
| TAYMOR | Julie who won a Tony for directing "The Lion King" |
| CHLOE | Zhao who won an Oscar for directing Nomadland |
| SPIELBERG | Eight-time Oscar nominee for directing |
| JANE | _ Campion won her second Oscar for directing (4) |
| STEERINGWHEEL | Device for directing the course of a vehicle (8,5) |
| ZHAO | Chloe _, won an Oscar for directing Nomadland (4) |
| JOHNCARPENTER | Filmmaker noted for directing the 1978 film Halloween (4,9) |
| CURRENTCONTROL | Knob for directing river rapids? |
| JAMESHANLON | FIREFIGHTER who won an Emmy for directing the CBS documentary "9/11" |
| BATON | Conductor's stick for directing an orchestra/choir; or, an item transferred by runners in a relay race (5) |
| FRANCIS | _ Ford Coppola, famed for directing The Godfather and Bram Stoker's Dracula (7) |
| THEDEPARTED | This 2006 drama also won Martin Scorsese his first Oscar for directing |
| UNFORGIVEN | This 1992 western earned Clint Eastwood his first Oscar for directing |
