Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) is nothing if not consistent. Despite the turn-up in Best Picture he retains his #1 spot in Best Director.
But, as in Best Picture, Jordan Peele (Get Out) and Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) make huge moves as we leave 2017 to land at #3 and #5, respectively. Ridley Scott, hot off the heels of his Best Director nomination for All the Money in the World at the Golden Globes, debuts at #10. Was the Globe nom a fluke? Maybe. The Directors Guild of America nominations on January 11, 2018 will tell us.
Here are the 2018 Oscar predictions for Best Director for the second half of December from the Gold Rush Gang. Keep an eye on all of the Gold Rush Gang’s 2018 Oscar predictions updated LIVE throughout the month.
Green – moves up from last month
Red – moves down from last month
Blue – debut/new entry
| BEST DIRECTOR | ERIK ANDERSON | BRYAN BONAFEDE | GREG HOWARD | EVAN KOST | JASON OSIASON | KENNETH POLISHCHUK | DENIZCAN SÜRÜCÜ | RICHARD ANTHONY | ŞÜKRÜ SÖĞÜT | MATT DINN | TOTAL POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 94 |
| 2 | Guillermo Del Toro – The Shape of Water | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 87 |
| 3 | Jordan Peele – Get Out | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 77 |
| 4 | Steven Spielberg – The Post | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 65 |
| 5 | Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 62 |
| 6 | Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 52 |
| 7 | Sean Baker – The Florida Project | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 41 |
| 8 | Luca Guadagnino – Call Me By Your Name | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 40 |
| 9 | Paul Thomas Anderson – Phantom Thread | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | |
| 10 | Dee Rees – Mudbound | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| 11 | Joe Wright – Darkest Hour | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | ||||||
| 12 | Ridley Scott – All the Money in the World | 10 | 1 |
OTHER CONTENDERS
Alexander Payne – Downsizing
Angelina Jolie – First They Killed My Father
Craig Gillespie – I, Tonya
Denis Villeneuve – Blade Runner 2049
Patty Jenkins – Wonder Woman
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