If the Best Picture race is mostly a toss-up of potential players, there is even more room for surprises in the Best Director category.
The only two frontrunners, and even that is a shaky qualification, are Sean Baker for his Palme d’Or-winning “Anora” and Jacques Audiard for another Cannes breakout, “Emilia Perez.” The other three slots are still very competitive, although Venice Film Festival Best Director winner Brady Corbet is certainly up there for “The Brutalist.” Then it gets quite interesting.
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