2020 Best Director Oscars Contenders And Predictions

This year’s Director race seems like a clash of Oscars‘ past and future. Familiar names such as Quentin Tarantino (“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”), Sam Mendes (“1917”), Martin Scorsese (“The Irishman”), James Mangold (“Ford v. Ferrari”) and Terrence Malick (“A Hidden Life”) in consideration with a more diverse slate of relative newcomers to the race such as Greta Gerwig (“Little Women”), Bong Joon-ho (“Parasite”), Lulu Wang (“The Farewell”) and Taika Waititi (“Jojo Rabbit”), among others. The 2019 class featured more international filmmakers than in recent memory. Will that trend continue or will the white, male American/British director make a comeback? Wait, don’t answer that question… [Posted July XX]

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IN THE CONVERSATION

Noah Baumbach, “Untitled Noah Baumbach Project”
Greta Gerwig, “Little Women”
James Gray, “Ad Astra”
Tom Harper, “The Aeronauts”
Marielle Heller, “A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood”
Bong Joon-ho, “Parasite”
Kasi Lemmons, “Harriet”
Terrence Malick, “A Hidden Life”
James Mangold, “Ford v. Ferrari”
Sam Mendes, “1917”
Jordan Peele, “Us”
Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman”
Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”
Lulu Wang “The Farewell”
Taika Waititi, “Jo Jo Rabbit”

POTENTIALLY PLAYERS

Bill Condon, “The Good Liar”
Jon Favrau, “The Lion King”
Rupert Good, “Judy”
Dexter Fletcher, “Rocketman”
Noah Hawley, “Lucy in the Sky”
Tom Hooper, “Cats”
Melina Matsoukas, “Queen and Slim”
David Michod, “The King”
Dee Rees, “The Last Thing He Wanted”
Jay Roach, “Untitled Charles Randolph Film”
Joe Wright, “The Woman in the Window”