Paul Czinner(1890-1972)

As of 2007, he is one of six directors who has directed his wife to a Best Actress Oscar nomination (Elisabeth Bergner in Contudo És Meu (1935)). The other five are Joel Coen directing Frances McDormand in Fargo: Uma Comédia de Erros (1996), John Cassavetes directing Gena Rowlands in Uma Mulher Sob Influência (1974) & Glória (1980), Blake Edwards directing Julie Andrews in Vítor ou Vitória? (1982), Richard Brooks directing Jean Simmons in Tempo para Amar, Tempo para Esquecer (1969) and Paul Newman directing Joanne Woodward in Rachel, Rachel (1968). Jules Dassin also directed his future wife Melina Mercouri in an Oscar-nominated performance (Nunca aos Domingos (1960)), but they weren't married yet at the time of the nomination.