home of movies: Best Director Breakdown From THR's The Race

mercredi 19 février 2014


	Prior to the 86th Oscars on March 2, THR's awards analyst Scott Feinberg will present an eight-part series of posts breaking down the key facts and figures pertaining to each of the "big eight" Oscar categories. (For his predictions, see the weekly "Feinberg Forecast" post.) This post focuses on the best director Oscar race. And the nominees are...

	For his deft direction of one of the most ambitious undertakings in cinematic history, Gravity, Alfonso Cuaron received his first Oscar nomination in this category this year. While it is true that the Mexican filmmaker did not personally create or apply the technology and visual effects that make his space-set drama so awe-inspiring, he did have to captain a ship of hundreds of the people who did, while still guiding emotional performances from stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, and that must have been no easy feat. For his efforts, he has been awarded best director prizes from the DGA (which has predicted the best director Oscar winner on all but seven occasions over the last 65 years), BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Golden Globe and LA Film Critics Association. Read More >