Best Director expert slugfest: Brady Corbet may be the Oscar ‘frontrunner,’ but Jacques Audiard is ‘overdue’
The Best Director race at the 2025 Oscars has come down to five filmmakers: Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora ...
Why Brady Corbet, Sean Baker and Coralie Fargeat Were the Only Directors Who Could Make Their Best Picture Nominees
The directors of ‘The Substance,’ ‘Anora’ and ‘The Brutalist’ offer unique perspectives to set apart their films in the Oscar ...
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See Every Woman Nominated for Best Director in Oscars History
Since then, At the 49th annual Academy Awards, Italian filmmaker Wertmüller was the very first woman nominated for Best Director, for her World War II movie Seven Beauties. In a 2018 interview wi ...
‘Anora’ Wins Big at Producers and Directors Guild Awards
This tumultuous Oscar season has a certified front-runner.
‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Jokes ‘I’m Gonna Win That Oscar’ After Academy Snub in Stunned Acceptance Speech at Critics’ Choice
Beating out a field of Oscar nominees, 'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu was shocked by his win at the Critics' Choice Awards.
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Coralie Fargeat is the 9th woman to be nominated for a best director Oscar — here are all the others
Impact Link The Oscars have been around since 1929, but to date, only nine women have been nominated for the award for best director. Since Lina Wertmüller became the first woman nominated for ...
“Anora” Surprises as Best Picture Winner at 2025 Critics Choice Awards: 'So Unexpected'
Anora took home the top prize at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards. On Friday, Feb. 7, writer-director Sean Baker took the stage ...