1. Sean Baker, Anora
2. Edward Berger, Conclave
3. Brady Colbert, The Brutalist
4. Jon M. Chu, Wicked
5. Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part Two
6. Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez
7. RaMell Ross, Nickel Boys
8. Coralie Fargeat, The Substance
9. Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
10. James Mangold, A Complete Unknown
11.Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
12. Payyal Kapadia, All We Imagine as Light
13. Pedro Almodovar, The Room Next Door
14. Greg Kwedar, Sing Sing
15. Luca Guadagnino, Queer
16. Ridley Scott, Gladiator II
17. Mike Leigh, Hard Truths
18. Luca Guadagnino, Challengers
19. Steve McQueen, Blitz
20. Jason Reitman, Saturday Night
21. Tim Fehlbaum, September 5
22. Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice
23. Pablo Larrain, Maria
24. Walter Salles, I'm Still Here
25. Malcolm Washington, The Piano Lesson
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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