Oscars Best Directors Nominations

1. Christopher Nolan

Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear, storytelling, acclaimed writer-director Christopher Nolan.

Best known for his cerebral, often nonlinear, storytelling, acclaimed writer-director Christopher Nolan.

Oppenheimer

2.Martin Scorsese 

Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. 

Martin Charles Scorsese is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. 

Killers of the Flower Moon

3.Alexander Payne

The Holdovers 

Director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents, Peggy (Constantine) and George Payne, ran a Greek restaurant. 

4.Yorgos Lanthimos

Poor Things 

Georgios "Yorgos" Lanthimos is a Greek film-maker. He has received numerous accolades, including a BAFTA Film Award as well as nominations for three Academy Awards.

5.Jonathan Glazer

Jonathan first found fame for his revolutionary work on Radiohead's 'Street Spirit' and Jamiroquai's multi-MTV award winning 'Virtual Insanity' video 

Jonathan first found fame for his revolutionary work on Radiohead's 'Street Spirit' and Jamiroquai's multi-MTV award winning 'Virtual Insanity' video 

The Zone of Interest 

6.Greta Gerwig 

Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg.

Greta Gerwig is an American actress, playwright, screenwriter, and director. She has collaborated with Noah Baumbach on several films, including Greenberg.

Barbie 

7.Justine Triet 

Justine Triet is a French film director, screenwriter and editor. Triet won the Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival for the courtroom thriller for Anatomy of a Fall .

Justine Triet is a French film director, screenwriter and editor. Triet won the Palme d'Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival for the courtroom thriller for Anatomy of a Fall .

Anatomy of a Fall

8.Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He began his career by appearing in an episode of the sitcom Sex and the City (1999).

Bradley Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He began his career by appearing in an episode of the sitcom Sex and the City (1999).

Maestro

9.Celine Song

Celine Song was born in 1988 in South Korea. She is a writer and director, known for Past Lives (2023), The Wheel of Time (2021) and Working in the Theatre.

Celine Song was born in 1988 in South Korea. She is a writer and director, known for Past Lives (2023), The Wheel of Time (2021) and Working in the Theatre.

Past Lives 

10.Cord Jefferson 

'American Fiction' Director Cord Jefferson on Hollywood's New Shuffle. The Emmy-winning writer and former journalist drew on personal experience

'American Fiction' Director Cord Jefferson on Hollywood's New Shuffle. The Emmy-winning writer and former journalist drew on personal experience

American Fiction