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93rd Oscars. Oscar Contenders of 2020 (for the 2021 Ceremony) - For prediction, discussion, entertainment purposes only
CONTRARIAN REVIEW OF THIS CATEGORY and
Final Prediction Article
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Lee Isaac Chung wins: Gold List |
Emerald Fennel wins: AWFJ (Woman Director), Chicago (Most Promising), OFCS (debut), Florida (First Film), + 1 critics prize (breakthrough)
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David Fincher wins: --
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Thomas Vinterberg ANOTHER ROUND wins: EFA |
Chloe Zhao wins: NYFCC. Boston, Chicago, OFCS, Florida, San Fran, Toronto, Kansas, Gold List, AWFJ + 14 regional critics groups |
| WHO SHOULD WIN? READER'S CHOICE. | ||||
| CHLOE ZHAO was your preference by a huge margin with 64% of your votes | ||||
| HOW'D I DO ON MY PREDICTIONS? | ||||
| 4/5 We feared Aaron Sorkin, who glided through precursors would be nominated. Mostly because devotion hadn't seemed o coalesce behind any one the MANY competitors for the fifth slot. | ||||
| WHO WAS LEFT OUT? | ||||
| Aaron Sorkin and Regina King who both had precursor support, Spike Lee and Kelly Reichardt felt like early possibilities for Da 5 Bloods and First Cow but the precursors (and critics awards) mostly abandoned them, and Florian Zeller (Sound of Metal) and Darius Marder (Sound of Metal) who both felt lik they were rising in probability. | ||||
| WHO WILL WIN? | ||||
| This is Chloe Zhao's to lose. She'll be the second female winner and the first Asian woman to win. Two previous Asians have won Best Director (Ang Lee twice and Bong Joon Ho) | ||||
| WHO SHOULD WIN? NATHANIEL'S CHOICE | ||||
| Given my own ballot, you've guessed that I feel Chloe Zhao and Lee Isaac Chung are most deserving of these five. | ||||
| HOW'D THEY GET NOMINATED? (COMING SOON) | ||||
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| TRIVIA SPECIFIC TO THIS CATEGORY, THESE FIVE | ||||
| First American born Asian nominated in this category | First woman nominated for her directorial debut |
First Danish nominee in this category (and fifth Scandinavian) Previously directed a nominee for Best International Film, The Hunt (2013) |
First woman of color nominated in this category | |
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