Washington: Mike Nichols, whose 1967 film "The Graduate" earned him an Oscar as best director, has died, media reported Thursday. He was 83.

"He was a true visionary, winning the highest honors in the arts for his work as a director, writer, producer and comic and was one of a tiny few to win the EGOT -- an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony -- in his lifetime," ABC News President James Goldston said of Nichols, the husband of ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer.