2027 Oscar predictions: best director

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Set us as preferred Nolan’s lead in the directing category is even more dominant than his film’s is for best picture (he’s a consensus pick for both).Wins for back-to-back movies would put him in rarefied company.“Only three have won the directing prize for consecutive efforts: John Ford, Joseph L.

Mankiewicz and Alejandro G.Iñárritu,” says Robert Daniels.

“But if anyone can do it too, it’s Nolan for the monumental achievement of making a classic his own.”Dave Karger says “there’s no shortage of outstanding work this year, from Olivia Wilde’s impressively contained ‘The Invite’ to the Javiers’ sprawling international epic ‘La Bola Negra.’ ”But Anne Thompson sees defects in the candidacies of Nolan’s rivals: “Lord and Miller are still considered primarily animation directors and didn’t write their movie, while McDonagh and Los Javis are more likely to pick up screenplay nods.”The Buzzmeter panel tracks the top contenders across major categories for both the Oscars and the Emmys.1.Christopher Nolan, “The Odyssey”2.

Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, “La Bola Negra”T3.Martin McDonagh, “Wild Horse Nine”T3.

Denis Villeneuve, “Dune: Part Three”5.Olivia Wilde, “The Invite”6.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller, “Project Hail Mary”7.Cristian Mungiu, “Fjord”RogerEbert.comRobert Daniels1.

Christopher Nolan, “The Odyssey”2.Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, “La Bola Negra”3.

Cristian Mungiu, “Fjord”4.Olivia Wilde, “The Invite”5.

Denis Villeneuve, “Dune: Part Three”“Only three have won the directing prize for consecutive efforts: John Ford, Joseph L.Mankiewicz and Alejandro G.

Iñárritu.But if anyone can do it too, it’s Nolan for the monumental achievement of making a classic his own with the kind of epic filmmaking we rarely see today.”Turner...