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 | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Dan Bayer | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Zoe Rose Bryant | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Danilo Castro | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Nadia Dalimonte | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Cody Dericks | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Daniel Howat | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Will Mavity | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Tom O'Brien | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Josh Parham | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Ema Sasic | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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| Amy Smith | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE) |
| 2 | Steven Spielberg (THE FABELMANS) |
| 3 | Todd Field (TÁR) |
| 4 | Martin McDonagh (THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) |
| 5 | Ruben Östlund (TRIANGLE OF SADNESS) |
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