Here are the NBP staff predictions for Best Director. For an overview of all awards predictions, visit our Oscar Predictions page.
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NBP Staff Picks
| Matt Neglia | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 3 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 4 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 5 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 6 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 7 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 8 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 9 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 10 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 3 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 4 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 5 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 6 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 7 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 8 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 9 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 10 | Greg Kwedar (SING SING) |
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| Alyssa Christian | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 3 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 4 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 5 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 6 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 7 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 8 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 9 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 10 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 3 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 4 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 5 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 6 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 7 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 8 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 9 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 10 | Mohammad Rasoulof (THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 3 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 4 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 5 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 6 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 7 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 8 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 9 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 10 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 3 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 4 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 5 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 6 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 7 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 8 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 9 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED) |
| 10 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
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| Giovanni Lago | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 3 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 4 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 5 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 6 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 7 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 8 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 9 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 10 | Greg Kwedar (SING SING) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 3 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 4 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 5 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 6 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 7 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 8 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 9 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 10 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 3 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 4 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 5 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 6 | Mohammad Rasoulof (THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG) |
| 7 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 8 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 9 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 10 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 3 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 4 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 5 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 6 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 7 | James Mangold (A COMPLETE UNKNOWN) |
| 8 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 9 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 10 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Brady Corbet (THE BRUTALIST) |
| 2 | Jacques Audiard (EMILIA PÉREZ) |
| 3 | Sean Baker (ANORA) |
| 4 | Coralie Fargeat (THE SUBSTANCE) |
| 5 | Edward Berger (CONCLAVE) |
| 6 | RaMell Ross (NICKEL BOYS) |
| 7 | Denis Villenueve (DUNE: PART TWO) |
| 8 | Mohammad Rasoulof (THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG) |
| 9 | Payal Kapadia (ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT) |
| 10 | Jon M. Chu (WICKED) |
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