The 2009 film "Away We Go" was directed by a man that received an Academy Award for Best Director for what 1999 film?
Sam Mendes:  He is best known for directing the drama film "American Beauty" (1999), which earned him the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Director, the crime film "Road to Perdition" (2002), and the "James Bond" films "Skyfall" (2012) and "Spectre" (2015).
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