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| » Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee |
ALI ABBASI
“THE APPRENTICE” • Briarcliff Entertainment
Louis Tisné, Daniel Bekerman, Jacob Jarek, Ruth Treacy | Producers
| » AARP Movies for Grownups Award Nominee » Gotham Award Nominee |
Pedro Almodóvar
“THE ROOM NEXT DOOR” • Sony Pictures Classics
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers
| » European Film Award Nominee |
Andrea Arnold
“BIRD” • MUBI
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Lee Groombridge | Producers
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Jacques Audiard
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello | Producers
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Sean Baker
“Anora” • NEON
Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan | Producers
| » DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD NOMINEE » BAFTA AWARD NOMINEE » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE » IPA Satellite Award Nominee » Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award Winner » Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Winner » AARP Movies for Grownups Award Nominee » Alliance Of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Dublin Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Nominee » San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Utah Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
Edward Berger
“Conclave” • Focus Features
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers
| » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Winner » Seattle Film Critics Society Awards Nominee |
Bertrand Bonello
“THE BEAST” • Sideshow/Janus Films
Justin Taurand, Bertrand Bonello, Xavier Dolan, Nancy Grant | Producers
| » CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Winner » National Board Of Review Award Winner » Critics Association of Central Florida Award Runner-Up » Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Nominee » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
Jon M. Chu
“WICKED” • Universal Pictures
Marc Platt, David Stone | Producers
| » ACADEMY Award NOMINEE » DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD NOMINEE » BAFTA AWARD NOMINEE » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNER » CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE » IPA Satellite Award Nominee » Atlanta Film Critics Circle Award Winner » Boston Online Film Critics Association Award Winner » Houston Film Critics Society Award Winner » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Award Winner » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Award Winner » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Winner » Nevada Film Critics Society Award Winner » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Winner » Portland Critics Association Award Winner » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Winner » Southeastern Film Critics Association Award Winner » Utah Film Critics Association Award Winner » Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards Winner » Alliance Of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Australian Academy of Cinema International Award Nominee » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Chicago Indie Critics Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » DiscussingFilm Critic Award Runner-Up » Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Runner-Up » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Runner-Up » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee » Seattle Film Critics Society Awards Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
Brady Corbet
“The Brutalist” • A24
Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews | Producers
| » European Film Award Nominee |
Maura Delpero
“VERMIGLIO” • Sideshow | Janus Films
Francesca Andreoli, Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli, Santiago Fondevila Sancet, Maura Delpero | Producers
| » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Winner » Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Award Winner » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee |
Robert Eggers
“NOSFERATU” • Focus Features
Jeff Robinov, John Graham, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus, Robert Eggers | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
JESSE EISENBERG
“A REAL PAIN” • Searchlight Pictures
Ewa Puszczyńska, Jennifer Semler, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Ali Herting, Dave McCary | Producers
| » ACADEMY Award NOMINEE » BAFTA AWARD NOMINEE » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE » Alliance Of Women Film Journalists Award Winner » Chicago Indie Critics Award Winner » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Winner » Denver Film Critics Society Award Winner » DiscussingFilm Critic Award Winner » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Winner » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Winner » New York Film Critics Online Award Winner » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Winner » Online Film Critics Society Award Winner » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Winner » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Dublin Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominee » Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Award Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Awards Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New Mexico Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee » San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Seattle Film Critics Society Awards Nominee |
Coralie Fargeat
“The Substance” • MUBI
Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan | Producers
| » Utah Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
Tim Fehlbaum
“September 5” • Paramount Pictures
Sean Penn, Philipp Trauer, Thomas Wöbke, John Ira Palmer, John Wildermuth | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
ALEX GARLAND
“CIVIL WAR” • A24
Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory Goodman | Producers
| » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Winner » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
Luca Guadagnino
“CHALLENGERS” • Amazon MGM Studios
Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya | Producers
| » Gotham Award Nominee |
Guan Hu
“BLACK DOG” • The Forge
Jing Liang, Wenjiu Zhu | Producer
| » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Nominee |
MIKE LEIGH
“HARD TRUTHS” • Bleecker Street
Georgina Lowe | Producer
| » DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD NOMINEE » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » National Society Of Film Critics Award Winner » Alliance Of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Gotham Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee » Toronto Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up |
Payal Kapadia
“All We Imagine as Light” • Sideshow | Janus Films
Julien Graff, Thomas Hakim | Producers
| » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominee |
Anna Kendrick
“Woman of the Hour” • Netflix
Stephen Crawford, Andrew Deane, Anna Kendrick, Roy Lee, J.D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules, Miri Yoon, Vindhya Sagar | Producers
| » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominee |
Zoë Kravitz
“Blink Twice” • Amazon MGM Studios
Bruce Cohen, Tiffany Persons, Garret Levitz, Zoë Kravitz, Channing Tatum | Producers
| » IPA Satellite Award Nominee » San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Nominee |
Greg Kwedar
“Sing Sing” • A24
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers
| » ACADEMY Award NOMINEE » DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD NOMINEE » AARP Movies for Grownups Award Nominee |
James Mangold
“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers
| » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominee |
Kelsey Mann
“Inside Out 2” • Walt Disney | Pixar
Mark Nielsen | Producer
| » Portland Critics Association Award Runner-Up |
GEORGE MILLER
“FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA” • Warner Bros Pictures
Doug Mitchell, George Miller | Producers
| » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominee |
Dev Patel
“Monkey Man” • Universal Pictures
Dev Patel, Jomon Thomas, Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christine Haebler, Anjay Nagpal | Producers
| » Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Winner » European Film Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up |
Mohammad Rasoulof
“THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG” • NEON
Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner, Rozita Hendijanian | Producers
| » DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD WINNER » CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE » IPA Satellite Award Nominee » Gotham Award Winner » African American Film Critics Association Award Winner » Black Film Critics Circle Award Winner » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Winner » London Film Critics Circle Award Winner » Toronto Film Critics Association Award Winner » Chicago Indie Critics Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Award Nominee » DiscussingFilm Critic Award Runner-Up » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Nominee » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » National Society Of Film Critics Award Runner-Up » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Runner-Up » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
RaMell Ross
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine | Producers
| » Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee |
Alonso Ruizpalacios
“la cocina” • WILLA
Gerardo Gatica González, Lauren Mann, Ivan Orlic, Ramiro Ruiz | Producers
| » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Award Nominee |
WALTER SALLES
“I’M STILL HERE” • Sony Pictures Classics
| » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » DiscussingFilm Critic Award Nominee » Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominee » Gotham Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee |
Jane Schoenbrun
“I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
Sam Intili, Sarah Winshall, Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Ali Herting | Producers
| » AARP Movies for Grownups Award Nominee |
Ridley Scott
“Gladiator II” • Paramount Pictures
Douglas Wick, Ridley Scott, Lucy Fisher, Michael A. Pruss, David Franzoni | Producers
| » BAFTA AWARD NOMINEE » CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINEE » IPA Satellite Award Nominee » Critics Association of Central Florida Award Winner » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Winner » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards Winner » Music City Film Critics Association Award Winner » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Winner » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Winner » San Diego Film Critics Society Awards Winner » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Winner » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Australian Academy of Cinema International Award Nominee » Chicago Indie Critics Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » DiscussingFilm Critic Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominee » Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Seattle Film Critics Society Awards Nominee » Utah Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
Denis Villeneuve
“Dune: Part Two” • Warner Bros Pictures
Mary Parent, Cale Boyter, Denis Villeneuve, Tanya Lapointe, Patrick McCormick | Producers
| » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominee |
Sean Wang
“Dìdi” • Focus Features
Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters, Valerie Bush, Sean Wang | Producers
| » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Awards Nominee |
Malcolm Washington
“The Piano Lesson” • Netflix
Todd Black, Denzel Washington | Producers
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Sean Baker
“Anora”
Brady Corbet
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Coralie Fargeat
Brady Corbet
“Brutalist”
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“Anora”
Denis Villeneuve
RaMell Ross
“Nickel Boys”
Coralie Fargeat
Coralie Fargeat
Coralie Fargeat
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Sean Baker
“Anora”
Bertrand Bonello
Denis Villeneuve
Luca Guadagnino
Robert Eggers
“Nosferatu”
Jon M. Chu
“Wicked”
Brady Corbet
“Brutalist”
Sean Baker
“Anora”
Coralie Fargeat
Coralie Fargeat
Mohammad Rasoulof
Brady Corbet
“Brutalist”
Denis Villeneuve
Denis Villeneuve
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“Brutalist”
Brady Corbet
“Brutalist”
Jon M. Chu
“Wicked”
Denis Villeneuve
Sean Baker
“Anora”
Brady Corbet
“Brutalist”
Sean Baker
“Anora”
Payal Kapadia
Denis Villeneuve
RaMell Ross
“Nickel Boys”
Coralie Fargeat
Coralie Fargeat
Edward Berger
Coralie Fargeat
Brady Corbet
“Brutalist”
Brady Corbet
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Robert Eggers
“Nosferatu”
Sean Baker
“Anora”
Edward Berger
Denis Villeneuve
Brady Corbet
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Brady Corbet
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“Anora”
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“Nickel Boys”
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