The Nominees for Best Director in 1965 included George Cukor for his work on My Fair Lady™, Stanley Kubrick for Dr. Strangelove, and Robert Stevenson for Mary Poppins. It was George Cukor who went home with the Oscar® on April 5, 1965 for his work on this, his 47th film.

It was probably a combination of his experience and his attention to detail that won him the award. During production, he attended dance rehearsals and recording sessions, brought in diction experts to verify that Audrey's cockney accent was correct and refused to allow artificial violets in the opening scene.

His other films include The Philadelphia Story, Gaslight, and A Star is Born.

In this newly restored, digitally remastered release of My Fair Lady™, there is an introduction and narrative segment presented by Jeremy Brett. He played the role of Freddie, Eliza Doolittle's suitor, in the film and had "the distinct pleasure of singing and dancing with the lovely Audrey Hepburn."

That admiration along with an element of innocence still present in young Jeremy Brett came through in his portrayal of his character, Freddie, and made the Wimpole Street scene one of My Fair Lady's™ most memorable.