Oscar Predictions – Best Director

Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Director. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.

Click each heading to view individual staff rankings, or search/sort by the drop-downs below:


NBP Staff Picks

Matt Neglia
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
4Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
5Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
6Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
7Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
8Blitz Bazawule (THE COLOR PURPLE)
9Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
10JA Bayona (SOCIETY OF THE SNOW)

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Dan Bayer
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
3Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
5Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
6Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
7Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
8Celine Song (PAST LIVES)
9Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
10Ava DuVernay (ORIGIN)

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Alyssa Christian
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
4Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
5Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
6Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
7Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Blitz Bazawule (THE COLOR PURPLE)
9Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
10Celine Song (PAST LIVES)

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Lauren Cohen
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
4Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
5Celine Song (PAST LIVES)
6Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
7Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
8Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
9Michael Mann (FERRARI)
10Emerald Fennell (SALTBURN)

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Nadia Dalimonte
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
4Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
5Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
6Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
7Blitz Bazawule (THE COLOR PURPLE)
8Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
9Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
10Celine Song (PAST LIVES)

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Cody Dericks
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
4Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
5Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
6Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
7Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
9Blitz Bazawule (THE COLOR PURPLE)
10Cord Jefferson (AMERICAN FICTION)

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Daniel Howat
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
4Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
5Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
6Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
7Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
8Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
9Trần Anh Hung (THE TASTE OF THINGS)
10Celine Song (PAST LIVES)

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Giovanni Lago
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
4Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
5Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
6Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
7Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
8Celine Song (PAST LIVES)
9Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
10Blitz Bazawule (THE COLOR PURPLE)

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Will Mavity
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
3Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
4Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
5Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
6Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
7Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
8Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
9Cord Jefferson (AMERICAN FICTION)
10Blitz Bazawule (THE COLOR PURPLE)

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Tom O'Brien
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
4Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
5Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
6Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
7Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
8Cord Jefferson (AMERICAN FICTION)
9Blitz Bazawule (THE COLOR PURPLE)
10Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)

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Josh Parham
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
4Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
5Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
6Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
7Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
8Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
9Cord Jefferson (AMERICAN FICTION)
10Andrew Haigh (ALL OF US STRANGERS)

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Ema Sasic
1Christopher Nolan (OPPENHEIMER)
2Martin Scorsese (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON)
3Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS)
4Greta Gerwig (BARBIE)
5Alexander Payne (THE HOLDOVERS)
6Jonathan Glazer (THE ZONE OF INTEREST)
7Bradley Cooper (MAESTRO)
8Justine Triet (ANATOMY OF A FALL)
9Celine Song (PAST LIVES)
10Andrew Haigh (ALL OF US STRANGERS)

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