Oscar Volley: Which five will be named "Best Director"?
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 10:53AM Team Experience will be discussing each Oscar category as we head into the precursors. Here's Eric Blume and Glenn Dunks...
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ERIC: Glenn, before we get to this year's nominees, I just want to celebrate the Academy's relative great taste in this category compared to most others. It's phenomenal that only once in the last 14 years has this award gone to a straight white American man (Damien Chazelle, deservedly in my opinion). In those years, we've had three women, two Asian men, two Brits, and a French guy who have won, plus three great Latin filmmakers (including double wins for Iñárritu and Cuarón). It's the category where they now have diversity and true talent. I might have chosen differently in any given year, but none of the filmmakers are bad or untalented. Tom Hooper beating David Fincher didn't land back then and certainly hasn't aged well, but regardless it's a great category filled with remarkable work.
This year, it seems our one lock is Steven Spielberg? He wouldn't be in my top five, but he's received the reviews and the industry is in his back pocket...
