Best Director
Awards Predictions
The push for the Oscars to have a more global focus has manifested in the Best Director race, where auteurs with international appeal have gotten surprise nominations in recent years.
From sci-fi classics, like "Alien" and "Blade Runner 2049," to "The Hateful Eight" and "Speed," check out these Nolan-approved favorites.
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Who can take down Christopher Nolan? No one. It's his time.
"Terms of Endearment," "Gone Girl," and more favorite films of the French Palme d'Or winner.
The Best Director Oscar race between the Daniels and Steven Spielberg continues, after the DGA Awards and a surprise at the BAFTAs.
With "Avatar: The Way of Water," James Cameron rushes into the race for the Best Director Oscar.
Several Oscar-nominated filmmakers that have never cracked the Best Director category are now likely to join Steven Spielberg in the mix.
Best Director hopefuls include multiple filmmakers looking for their next Oscar rather than their first.
The fall festivals will help weed out a long early list of director Oscar hopefuls.
The "Power of the Dog" helmer is only the third woman to win Best Director in the Oscar's 94-year history.
Campion leads a field of veteran auteurs, including Spielberg, Anderson, Branagh, and Hamaguchi. (Constantly updated.)
For the first time ever, two women directors have a serious shot at a Best Director Oscar (constantly updated).
