Sunday, August 7, 2022

The Oscar Narrative: First 2023 Nomination Predictions - Best Director

First 2023 Nomination Predictions
James Cameron "Avatar: The Way of Water"
Damien Chazelle "Babylon"
Sam Mendes "Empire of Light"
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths"
Steven Spielberg "The Fabelmans"

Other Contenders - David O. Russell "Amsterdam", Sarah Polley "Women Talking", Ryan Coogler "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever", Darren Aronofsky "The Whale", Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert "Everything Everywhere All at Once", Florian Zeller "The Son", Todd Field "TAR", Maria Schrader "She Said", Ruben Ostlund "Triangle of Sadness", Park Chan-wook "Decision to Leave", Gina Prince-Blythewood "The Woman King", Scott Cooper "The Pale Blue Eye", Luca Guadagnino "Bones and All", James Gray "Armageddon Time", Baz Luhrmann "Elvis", Martin McDonough "The Banshees of Inisherin", Noah Baumbach "White Noise", Kasi Lemons "I Wanna Dance With Somebody", George C. Wolfe "Rustin", John Ridley "Shirley", Ron Howard "Thirteen Lives"

Commentary - I start with five previous winners to play it safe. Damien Chazelle returns with a film history story, Steven Spielberg tells his own story, Mendes and Inarritu return with buzzed projects, and yes, James Cameron returns to Avatar. Laugh all you want to, this guy knows how to make impressive cinema. Some previous nominees and winners for Best Director populate the other contenders including David O. Russell, Darren Aronofsky, Noah Baumbach, and Ron Howard. Other previous Oscar nominees and winners include Sarah Polley, Ryan Coogler, Florian Zeller, Luca Guadagnino, Baz Luhrmann, Martin McDonough, and John Ridley. Also watch out for the Daniels, Todd Field, Maria Schrader, Ruben Ostlund, Gina Prince-Blythewood, James Gray, Kasi Lemons, Scott Cooper, Park Chanwook, and George C. Wolfe. 

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