AwardsWatch - Best Director

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

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

Erik Anderson November 30, 2021

Things are heating up as we are turning the bend with late breaking films finally starting to screen and few are as big as Steven... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 29, 2021

After Paweł Pawlikowski (2018’s Cold War) and Thomas Vinterberg (2020’s Another Round) made the cut in the best director category it seems like we’re all... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 27, 2021

It took a bit of time but the game of chicken between Warner Bros and the Directors Guild of America (DGA) has a winner and... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 20, 2021

The heated battle for the trending non-English language director slot just got hotter this week with the reveal of the first trailer for Paolo Sorrentino’s... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 20, 2021

Definitely glad I waited until after Cannes to do July Oscar predictions because the festival, and the winners in particular, really gave the race a... Read More