Best Director. August 2022

[Cameroon]

- BEST ACHIEVEMENT IN DIRECTING -

Babylon
Damien Chazelle (Paramount Pictures)

Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Alejnadro G. Iñárritu (Netflix)

Everything Everywhere All at Once
Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (A24)

The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg (Universal Pictures

Triangle of Sadness
Ruben Östlund (NEON)

[GeorgeEastman]

Biggest question of the year is that if the Daniels will make it. Fringers crossed.

I'd be suprised. Far too wacky and crude for the branch which are known to be snobby.

Correct, maaaaaaaybe DGA but that's it.

[ORANGE'71]

BTW, Daniels' debut "Swiss Army Man" was snubbed by DGA after nominations from Gotham, Spirit and ICP #4.

[millers]

1. Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans)
2. Damian Chazelle (Babylon)
3. Sam Mendes (Empire of Light)
4. Florian Zeller (The Son)
5. Alejandro González Iñárritu (Bardo)

[Justin11]

Not sure if the Spielberg film is the type to win director but at the moment I have a hard time seeing the other men win a second (or AGI winning a third) with Spielberg right there. What's the narrative for any of them? It would have to be undeniable.

1. Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
2. Damien Chazelle, Babylon
3. Alejandro González Iñárritu, Bardo
4. Sam Mendes, Empire of Light
5. Sarah Polley, Women Talking

6. Daniels, Everything Everywhere All at Once (Feels like a branch that might ~rightfully~ reject them)
7. Todd Field, TÁR (Too weird? Think he could definitely pull a lone director nom)
8. James Cameron, Avatar 2 (Not ruling him out!!!)
9. Noah Baumbach, White Noise (Too divisive?)
10. Florian Zeller, The Son (Might end up as a writing/acting achievement first)

[Inigo87]

DAVID O. RUSSELL “Amsterdam”
DAN KWAN & DANIEL SCHEINERT “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
STEVEN SPIELBERG “The Fablemans”
FLORIAN ZELLER “The Son”
RUBEN OSTLUND “Triangle of Sadness”

[Cookie_Monster]

Okay curiosity is really killing me.

If The Fabelmans is deemed too intimate and mopey to win BD(and BP) for the AMPAS basics, then who do y'all feel is walking away with this one if not Spielberg? I am not so sure with Scorsese out of the race and Chazelle is also still too young to win his second statue IMO.

[Nora]

Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave (Winner)
Damien Chazelle - Babylon
Sarah Polley - Women Talking
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans
Florian Zeller - The Son

Darren Aronofski - The Whale
James Cameron - Avatar 2
Alejandro G. Inarritu - Bardo
Sam Mendes - Empire of Light
Ruben Östlund - Triangle of Sadness

[erikdean]

1. Steven Spielberg – The Fabelmans (Universal Pictures)
2. Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Netflix) ↑
(Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon – Apple Original Films)
3. Sarah Polley – Women Talking (MGM/UAR) ↑
4. Sam Mendes – Empire of Light (Searchlight Pictures) ↑
5. Damien Chazelle – Babylon (Paramount Pictures) ↓

[Hoster1]

Pre-fests:

the hack - Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (Netflix)
Sam Mendes - Empire of Light (Searchlight)
Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert - Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans (Universal)
Ruben Ostlund - Triangle of Sadness (NEON)

[Nora]

Park Chan-wook - Decision to Leave (Winner)
Damien Chazelle - Babylon
Sam Mendes - Empire of Light
Sarah Polley - Women Talking
Florian Zeller - The Son

Darren Aronofski - The Whale
James Cameron - Avatar 2
Alejandro G. Inarritu - Bardo
Ruben Östlund - Triangle of Sadness
Steven Spielberg - The Fabelmans