Quote Originally Posted by with_one_voice View Post
Lincoln vs Les Mis vs Zero Dark Thirty
That would be weird. When's the last time it came down to previous winner vs. previous winner vs. previous winner? I suppose 1984 would be the closest - 2x winner, 3 1x winners, 1 1st-time nominee. With the Important Biopic winning. Though I would say the non-previous-winner Joffe was ahead of at least 2 of his co-nominees.

These 3 + Life of Pi + Argo would have the same breakdown of directors' Oscar histories.