AwardsWatch - Best Director

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 30, 2022

We’ve already talked about how rich Best Actress is this season (and then added yet another contender in Michelle Williams) but Best Director is a... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 26, 2022

As we enter the final week before the fall festivals begin, the true kick-off to awards season, Steven Spielberg remains atop my Best Director list... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 28, 2022

It’s been a busy week, hasn’t it? With the Venice Film Festival lineup announced, giving us the world premieres of Bardo, The Whale, The Son... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)

Erik Anderson June 30, 2022

Academy Award winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) might be finding himself back in the Oscar race with Thirteen Lives (trailer), one of a few... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (May)

Erik Anderson May 30, 2022

How long is it before something that was previously unpredictable becomes so common that it goes from trend to guarantee? That’s what’s been happening in... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE

Erik Anderson March 25, 2022

The path for The Power of Dog had been an easy one, laid out in the most traditional of ways. A kickoff at the Venice... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (February)

Erik Anderson February 25, 2022

Probably the most locked category of the night, but it doesn’t make it any less exciting because it comes with such history and importance. With... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR

Erik Anderson February 4, 2022

Best Picture and Best Director are usually the most linked Oscar categories as the latter often really tells us what the top 5 films are... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (December)

Erik Anderson December 24, 2021

A canceled Golden Globes, a postponed Critics’ Choice ceremony. Is it even really awards season yet? Of course it is. We have dozens of critics... Read More