Updated: 1/20/26
1. Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
2. Ryan Coogler, Sinners
3. Chloe Zhao, Hamnet
4. Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein
5. Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
6. Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
7. Kleber Mendonca Filho, The Secret Agent
8. Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
9. Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia
10. Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice
11. Clint Bentley, Train Dreams
12. Zach Cregger, Weapons
13. Jon M. Chu, Wicked: For Good
14. James Cameron, Avatar: Fire and Ash
15. Joseph Kosinski, F1
16. Richard Linklater, Blue Moon
17. Oliver Laxe, Sirat
18. Eva Victory, Sorry Baby
19. Noah Baumbach, Jay Kelly
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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