These are the Oscar nominated films that were directed by Asians. These directors themselves were not necessarily nominated for Oscars themselves, but their films were.

Only the following films directed by Asians were actually nominated for Best Director:
- Woman in the Dunes: Hiroshi Teshigahara
- Ran: Akira Kurosawa
- The Thin Red Line: Terrence Mallick
- The Sixth Sense: M. Night Shyamalan
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Ang Lee
- Brokeback Mountain: Ang Lee (won)
- The Tree of Life: Terrence Mallick
- Life of Pi: Ang Lee (won)
- Parasite: Bong Joon-Ho (won)
- Nomadland: Chloe Zhao (won)
- Minari: Lee Isaac Chung
- Drive My Car: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Everything Everywhere All At Once: Daniel Kwan (won)
- Hamnet: Chloe Zhao