Best Director. June 2022

[Kostas]

Post Cannes poll. Last month results:

01. Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon (86,27%)
02. Damien Chazelle - Babylon (72,55%)
03. Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans (70,59%)
04. Sarah Polley - Women Talking (21,41%)
05. Daniels - Everything Everywhere All at Once (35,29%)

06. Alejandro G. Inarritu - Bardo (or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths) (33,33%)
07. Sam Mendes - Empire of Light (21,57%)
08. Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave (19,61%)
09. Florian Zeller - The Son (13,73%)
10. Yorgos Lanthimos - Poor Things (11,76%)

[WaltEagle]

1. Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
2. Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
3. Florian Zeller, The Son
4. Damien Chazelle, Babylon
5. Sarah Polley, Women Talking

6. Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave
7. Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once
8. Hirokazu Kore-eda, Broker
9. Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
10. Maria Schrader, She Said

[Hoster1]

Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans (Universal)
Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount/Apple TV+)
Ruben Ostlund - Triangle of Sadness (NEON)
Noah Baumbach - White Noise (Netflix)

[kitkat]

1. Chazelle
2. Scorsese
3. Spielberg
4. Polley
5. Mendes

Definitely think Polley is primed to be the woman who breaks through this year. Searchlight going full steam on Empire of Light despite its very crowded slate feels like a big confidence move. The other 3 are just obvious.

[alittle003]

1. Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon
2. Damien Chazelle, Babylon
3. Park Chan-wook, Decisión to Leave
4. Sarah Polley, Women Talking
5. Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once

6. Sam Mendes, Empire of Light
7. Steven Spielberg, The Fablemans
8. Maria Schrader, She Said
9. Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things
10. Florian Zeller, The Son

[ORANGE'71]

Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans (Universal)
Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon (Paramount/Apple TV+)
Ruben Ostlund - Triangle of Sadness (NEON)
Noah Baumbach - White Noise (Netflix)

Ruben Ostlund - Triangle of Sadness (NEON)

Noah Baumbach - White Noise (Netflix)

No Chazelle?

[Contention]

Kosinski definitely deserves consideration for Maverick.

[millers]

1. Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon)
2. Damian Chazelle (Babylon)
3. Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
4. Sam Mendes (Empire of Light)
5. Florian Zeller (The Son)

6. James Gray (Armageddon Time)
7. Ruben Östlund (Triangle of Sadness)
8. Ridley Scott (Napoleon)
9. Alejandro González Iñárritu (Bardo)
10. Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin)

[George Addison]

1. Chazelle
2. Scorsese
3. Iñárritu
4. Spielberg
5. Östlund

6. Mendes
7. Zeller
8. Schrader
9. Lanthimos
10. Aronofsky

[plainview28]

we need Kosinski in the poll

[mysteryfan04]

1. Florian Zeller, The Son
2. Damien Chazelle, Babylon
3. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Bardo
4. Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
5. Sarah Polley, Women Talking

[Nora]

15 contenders:

Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave (Winner)
Damien Chazelle - Babylon
Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
George C. Wolfe - Rustin

Alejandro G. Inarritu - Bardo
James Cameron - Avatar 2
Sam Mendes - Empire of Light
Florian Zeller - The Son
David O. Russell - Amsterdam

Darren Aronofski - The Whale
Luca Guadagnino - Bones & All
Hirozaku Kore-eda - Broker
Yorgos Lanthimos - Poor Things
Ruben Östlund - Triangle of Sadness

Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave (Winner)
Damien Chazelle - Babylon
Martin Scorsese - Killers of the Flower Moon
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
George C. Wolfe - Rustin

Alejandro G. Inarritu - Bardo
James Cameron - Avatar 2
Sam Mendes - Empire of Light
Florian Zeller - The Son
David O. Russell - Amsterdam

Wes Anderson - Asteroid City
Darren Aronofski - The Whale
Noah Baumbach - White Noise
Stephen Frears - The Lost King
Luca Guadagnino - Bones & All
James Gray - Armageddon Time
Hirozaku Kore-eda - Broker
Yorgos Lanthimos - Poor Things
Mark Mylod - The Menu
Ruben Östlund - Triangle of Sadness
John Ridley - Shirley

[lazarus]

Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave (Winner)

This week in hopedicting, ladies and gentlemen.

[mysteryfan04]

I believe Nora is using the Cannes Best Director win as justification? But even then, I think predicting a win is too much. A nom is more realistic.

[Nora]

I predicted the win before the Cannes win... lol.

[mysteryfan04]

Well then.

[lazarus]

I believe Nora is using the Cannes Best Director win as justification? But even then, I think predicting a win is too much. A nom is more realistic.

Yeah, you could use Song Kang-ho's Best Actor win as justification for him getting an Oscar too, doesn't mean that's going to happen.

Even if Park somehow managed to Pawel Pawlikowski himself into the category, he ain't winning. And with MUBI being the distributor? Good luck with that.

[Kostas]

If any case, it's likely we won't have a Cannes entry in the main categories this year.

[ORANGE'71]

My 1st prediction in this category:

1. Martin Scorsese — Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple+Paramount)
2. Damien Chazelle — Babylon (Paramount)
3. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu — Bardo (Netflix)
4. Steven Spielberg — The Fabelmans (Universal)
5. Ruben Ostlund — Triangle of Sadness (NEON)
   
   
6. Sam Mendes — Empire of Light (SLP)
7. James Cameron — Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century)
8. Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan — Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
9. Sarah Polley — Women Talking (MGM/UAR)
10. David O. Russell — Amsterdam (20th Century)
    
    
11. Park Chan-wook — Decision to Leave (MUBI)
12. Noah Baumbach — White Noise (Netflix)
13. Yorgos Lanthimos — Poor Things (SLP) (2023?)
14. Florian Zeller — The Son (SPC)
15. Charlotte Wells — Aftersun (A24)
    
    
16. Darren Aronofsky — The Whale (A24)
17. David Fincher — The Killer (Netflix) (2023?)
18. Ridley Scott — Napoleon (Apple) (2023?)
19. Ron Howard — Thirteen Lives (MGM/UAR)
20. Joseph Kosinski — Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount)
    
    
21. Lukas Dhont — Close (A24)
22. Hirokazu Kore-eda — Broker (NEON)
23. Sebastian Lelio — The Wonder (Netflix)
24. Todd Field — TAR (Focus)
25. Gina Prince-Bythewood — The Woman King (TriStar)
    
    
26. Martin McDonagh — The Banshees of Inisherin (SLP)
27. Edward Berger — All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix)
28. Luca Guadagnino — Bones and All (MGM/UAR)
29. Jordan Peele — Nope (Universal)
30. Alex Garland — Civil War (A24) (2023?)
    
    
31. Cooper Raiff — Cha Cha Real Smooth (Apple)
32. George C. Wolfe — Rustin (Netflix)
33. Maria Schrader — She Said (Universal)
34. Audrey Diwan — Happening (IFC Films)
35. Robert Eggers — The Northman
    
    
36. S. S. Rajamouli — RRR (Sarigama Cinemas)
37. William Oldroyd — Eileen (2023?)
38. Joanna Hogg — The Eternal Daughter (A24)
39. Chinonye Chukwu — Till (MGM/UAR)
40. Stephen Williams — Chevalier (SLP)
41. Peter Farrelly — The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Apple)

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Men Talking

Cameron
Chazelle
Inarritu
Scorsese
Spielberg


Hopefully Polley or Schrader can keep the streak going tho