LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron won the Best Director Award for the monochromatic drama film "Roma" at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood in the western U.S. city of Los Angeles on Sunday night.

Cuaron beat out fierce rivals, including Spike Lee for "BlacKkKlansman," Pawel Pawlikowski for "Cold War," Yorgos Lanthimos for "The Favorite" and Adam McKay for "Vice."