Early Oscar Predictions 2025 | Best Director

Who is going to be nominated for Best Director at the 97th Academy Awards? Here are my early predictions! #oscars #academyawards #oscars2025 #bestdirector #denisvilleneuve #ridleyscott #seanbaker #coraliefargeat #thesubstance #oscarpredictions #theawardscontender

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[simplyjustfun]

Seeing The Substance in the thumbnail again only to not be predicted feels like a toying play to the heart. I want to believe.

[kashoot]

I just need Denis and Coralie to get in 🤞🏾
For some reason I just don’t feel like Berger will get in

[gabrielcastaneda]

With dune part 2 coming out in March I need to remind everyone everything everywhere all at once came out in March the year before it won

[tofansultani]

Denis Villeneuve should absolutely be nominated for Dune part 2. And he should definitely win.

[ad-sd-vids]

If they snub denis again, I’m gonna scream

Why would they be so stupid to think “dune part 2 is one of the best movies of the year, but let’s not nominate him this year because part 3 might be as good”

[dianeparagas]

I am voting for coralie in dga she deserves it. It was a pure vision that was uncompromising. I would swap out berger for her. Conclave well directed but not inspired

[vajinderkaursamra]

I just want Denis Villeneuve to win Best Director. He deserves it for the masterpiece he made this year. The only real competition is Brady Corbet for The Brutalist. Sean Baker is good and should be nominated but the movie is stronger in Screenplay and Actress.

[jgorgchav]

-Thumbnail: The Substance 🤦🏽‍♂️
-The Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards nominations have just showed! And the Substance has got 9 nods ❤ Including Movie, Director and Actresses 🎉

[TheSammyAberdeen]

I'd be really happy if Denis Villeneuve and Robert Eggers got in.

[alextttttt]

Lynch also got a Best Director Oscar nomination for Blue Velvet and as with Mulholland Drive that too was the film's only nomination.

[tmntvspr]

I'm amazed that when Dune Pt 2 came out, nearly every critic stated it changed cinema and is the best in a decade, but now, most people do not believe it will sweep, let alone get in most categories.
"Nolan should thank Denis for not releasing in 2023, cause Dune 2 would sweep." Was a common phrase. And i don't think any film this year is better than Oppenheimer or Dune 2

[MichaelBriggs]

Denis Villeneuve should absolutely win.

[luizacerioli]

sorry, but i think it is finally Denis' time!

[vajinderkaursamra]

I think you’re underrating Villeneuve and Dune Part Two in general. Hope it wins Best Picture and Best Director. For people saying it’s a commercial entertainer, you should study filmmaking first and notice what an artwork Villeneuve made.

[movie]

I'd like to see Robert Eggers get the nomination for directing _Nosferatu_ . We need to nominate horror films again.

[thespenserdavis]

Ramell Ross, and what he does in "Nickel Boys, " feels like the sort of directorial work that this category is made for. So singular a vision and approach that he doesn't need the narrative or the name recognition to land that fifth slot.

[BFA]

I happen to agree with all of his early Best Director Oscar predictions.

[bruh_hahaha]

Ridley Scott is 100% out. Denis Villeneuve DESERVES the nomination but I think John M. Chu will snag that slot for Wicked.

[justinmihaly]

I think denis is a lock for one of the spots and has been my prediction to win all year. He has the narrative and he is definitely the star of that film. Dune 2 was also such a cultural moment and was so well made that I think it gets in, especially since dune 1 got into best picture. I think Denis is a lock to win the category.

That being said I’m praying for Sean Baker because I think he’s the most deserving and his movie is just so good. Plus the rest of his catalog tells you he is one of the best we got working right now. A director I think will last the test of time. So please give him his flowers and everything he deserves for Anora

[jamesblackmon]

I don't understand how we blow by Furiosa. That movie rules!