The Oscar-winning director Kevin Costner refused to work with: “I wanted to believe in him”

For all intents and purposes, Kevin Costner’s favourite Academy Award-winning director is almost certainly Kevin Costner, ...

From Ryan Coogler to Chloé Zhao, the Best Director Race Could Be the Oscars’ Most Inclusive Yet

Best director could be Oscars’ most inclusive ever, with Ryan Coogler, Chloé Zhao, and international filmmakers leading a ...
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Oscar Predictions: Best Director — Women Winners, Overdue Legends and Ryan Coogler’s Push for History Define the Race

Oscars Best Director Commentary (Updated Sept. 18, 2025): For the first time in Academy Awards history, two women who have already won best director could find themselves going head-to-head for a ...
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Oscar Predictions: Best Director — Can Ryan Coogler Make History as the First Black Winner With ‘Sinners?’

Oscars Best Director Commentary (Updated Nov. 13, 2025): Ryan Coogler could be on the brink of history with “Sinners,” which has quickly emerged as one of the season’s most beloved and formidable ...
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Percent of women nominated for best director Oscar has hardly changed since 1970s, data shows

(Left) Kathryn Bigelow poses backstage with the Oscar at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday, March 7, 2010. (Right) Greta Gerwig arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018. creativeContent LOS ANGELES ...
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2024 Oscars: Best Picture and Director (Part 3)

It was always going to be tricky for two films not in the English language to make it in and the fact that Anatomy won’t have the visibility advantage of being one of the shortlisted international ...