<page_title> William Friedkin </page_title> <section_title> Awards </section_title> <table> <cell> Academy Award <col_header> Award </col_header> </cell> <cell> Best Director <col_header> Category </col_header> </cell> <cell> The French Connection <col_header> Title </col_header> </cell> <cell> Won <col_header> Result </col_header> </cell> <cell> Best Director <col_header> Category </col_header> </cell> <cell> The Exorcist <col_header> Title </col_header> </cell> </table>
William Friedkin directed The French Connection and The Exorcist and won Academy Award for Best Director.