Best
Director - July 6th
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| 07/06/08
What the hell. I'll go with the insane buzz now. Chris
Nolan for a Batman film. You know it'll happen eventually, a superhero
film with big ticket Oscar nods. discuss @ THE BLOG
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Gus
Van Sant Milk 55 years old 13 films / 1 nom / 0 wins prev: 1,3 |
David
Fincher The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 45 years old 7 films / 0 noms prev: 2,1 |
Spike
Lee Miracle at St Anna 51 years old 18 films / 0 noms prev 3,15 |
Baz
Lurhmann Australia 45 years old 4 films / 0 noms prev: 5,2 |
Chris
Nolan The Dark Knight 37 years old 6 films / 0 noms prev 8,14 |
Good
Will Hunting remains something of an anomaly in his filmography.
Will Milk finally bring him recognition for melding his more personal
filmmaking with accessible Oscar-friendly fare? |
He
makes terrific films (Se7en, Zodiac, etcetera) and his work
is visually rich even when it's not spectacular as a whole movie.
Will Oscar finally nod their head in his direction? |
No
directorial nods for the man behind Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing
and The 25th Hour? That just ain't right. |
I'm predicting a switcheroo Oscar prob for Australia from Moulin Rouge! Director nod with no Picture shortlisting. Will this 4th film be as engaging as his first three? | It
isn't only fanboys that love Nolan. One senses there is growing critical
and industry respect for his filmography (Prestige, Memento, Insomnia,
Batman Begins, etcetera...) This isn't as far-fetched as it sounds |
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Edward
Zwick Defiance 55 years old 9 films / 0 noms prev 6,12 |
Sam
Mendes Revolutionary Road 42 years old 4 films / 1 nom / 1 win prev: 9,6 |
Clint
Eastwood Changeling 78 years old 27 films / 4 noms / 2 wins prev 4,10 |
John
Patrick Shanley Doubt 58 years old 2 films / 0 noms prev 7,9 |
Woody
Allen Vicky Christina Barcelona 72 years old 38 films / 6 noms / 1 win prev 12, 19 |
He
continually chooses Oscar baiting topics --usually wars or manly violence
and honor of some sort (Glory, Blood Diamond, Courage Under Fire,
etcetera) Will they finally give in to his pleading? |
It'll
be difficult for him to top his Oscar winning debut American Beauty
but AMPAS threw nods to Road to Perdition too (not
particularly Oscary in essense). Will RR be the prestige
juggernaut people expect or less satisfying? |
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Oscar default. Is the buzz for Changeling the real thing or a function
of festival hype combined with no other mainstream prestige goodies
having arrived just yet? |
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only previous film, Joe Versus the Volcano, flopped but he's
proved an awards magnet otherwise with an Oscar for Moonstruck's
screenplay and Doubt's expanding trophy list. Is Oscar next?
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Even
when his films aren't BP noms they manage director and screenplay
honors. Did Match Point (2005) get close to more than just
that screenplay nod? If so any combeack momentum left? |
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Distinct Possibilities falling out: Bryan Singer Valkyrie prev 23 -moved to 2009 / / Charlie Kauffman Synecdoche New York prev 18 / Rian Johnson The Brothers Bloom prev 20, Stephen Frears Chéri prev: 15, UR maybe 2009 again, Chen Kaige Mei Lanfang prev 25, 22, |
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Ridley
Scott House of Lies prev 13,7 |
Steven
Soderbergh The Argentine / Guerilla 45 years old 18 films / 2 noms / 1 win prev: 10,5 |
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He's
been winning respect, ink, and awards since his Sundance honored debut
(Sex, Lies and Videotape) and the director's branch likes
ambitious auteurs more than the general Oscar populace. What's up
with the release? |
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prediction
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July:
Fincher, Lee, Luhrmann, Nolan,
Van Sant |
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