Updated: 1/12/25
1. Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
2. Ryan Coogler, Sinners
3. Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
4. Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
5. Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein
6. Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
7. Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
8. Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia
9. Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice
10. Zach Cregger, Weapons
11. Jon M. Chu, Wicked: For Good
12. Kleber Mendonca Filho, The Secret Agent
13. James Cameron, Avatar: Fire and Ash
14. Clint Bentley, Train Dreams
15. Joseph Kosinski, F1
16. Richard Linklater, Blue Moon
17. Oliver Laxe, Sirat
18. Noah Baumbach, Jay Kelly
19. Eva Victory, Sorry Baby
20. Hikari, Rental Family
I am hoping the mavericks in the director's branch will reject George Miller's atrocious direction of the worst movie of 2015 and instead choose Lenny Abrahamson's amazing direction of Room. Otherwise, I am in agreement with your other 4 selections. If the academy goes for the awful The Revenant I will never forgive them! He will get a nomination, unfortunately, robbing much more deserving nominees such as Tom Hooper, Jay Roach, Ryan Coogler, Danny Boyle, John Crowley, and Todd Haynes. We agree that Adam McKay is getting a nomination.
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