2021 Oscars: The Best Director Contenders (February)
After another year of no female Best Director Oscar nominees, and plenty of uproar and backlash about it, it’s looking like that will shape up... Read More
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Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – BEST DIRECTOR
It’s difficult to imagine an upset here as Sam Mendes (1917) has won the Golden Globe, tied Bong Joon Ho at the Critics Choice, DGA... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (December)
Since the last Best Director predictions we’ve had dozens of critics awards and the Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominations, including their director picks... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (November)
You think the acting categories are tough? Best Director is looking like the most competitive in years, bursting with so many possibilities that we’re inevitably... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (October)
I haven’t been as high on Martin Scorsese for The Irishman as virtually all of my peers and colleagues have been so either I’m on... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (September)
As with every year, the director’s branch of the Academy has an opportunity to both recognize great artists and make history. Last year saw a... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (August)
There’s a bit of déjà vu happening in Best Director right now. Go back with me, if you will, all the way back to the... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (July)
Having a hard time moving the top four on my Best Director predictions anywhere at this point. Placeholders? Maybe one or two, unless they’re all... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)
Best Director holds very steady with the exception of James Mangold moving into the top five for Fox’s Ford v Ferrari and Marielle Heller down... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (May)
Two previous Best Director winners, Martin Scorsese and Sam Mendes, feel like safe bets at this early stage of the race. With The Irishman (Netflix)... Read More
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