Oscar Volley: High Quality / Low Suspense in "Best Director"
Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 3:00PM The Oscar Volleys continue with Ben Miller and Nathaniel R talking Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson will FINALLY win an Oscar... for ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
BEN: Welp Nathaniel, this felt like the most boring category of the whole Oscars a month ago. Luckily, there seems to be a bit of flux in this race. Paul Thomas Anderson seemed poised to run away with the statue, but Ryan Coogler can't stop butting in.
Before we get to that, I wanted to know your thoughts on this lineup as a whole. This certainly wouldn't be my personal lineup, but there aren't any Todd Phillips or Adam McKay mucking up the group. How do you feel about this Best Director lineup?
NATHANIEL: What a lede to entice the readers, Ben. "Most Boring" Ha ha. But true. What I really want to know is WHY do you find it boring?
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