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PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER • Warner Bros. Pictures
Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers
| » Directors Guild of America Award Nominee » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » BAFTA NOMINEE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD WINNER » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Winner » BLACK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE Award Winner » BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS AWARD WINNER » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Winner » Critics Association of Central Florida Award Winner » Denver Film Critics Society Award Winner » DUBLIN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Winner » Houston Film Critics Society Award Winner » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards Winner » MICHIGAN MOVIE CRITICS GUILD AWARD WINNER » Music City Film Critics Association Award WINNER » New York Film Critics Online Award Winner » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Winner » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Winner » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Winner » Pittsburgh Film Critics Association Award Winner » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Winner » San Diego Film Critics Society Award Winner » Southeastern Film Critics Association Award Winner » Critics Choice Award Nominee » Atlanta Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Australian Academy of Cinema International Award Nominee » Black Reel Film Awards Nominee » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Runner-Up » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Los Angeles FIlm Critics Association Award Runner-Up » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New Jersey Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee » Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » Online Film & Television Association Awards Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Runner-Up » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Runner-Up » Satellite Award Nominee » Seattle Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Dorian Film Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Toronto Film Critics Assocation Award Runner-Up » UK Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Utah Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee » Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
RYAN COOGLER
SINNERS • Warner Bros. Pictures
Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers
| » Directors Guild of America Award Nominee » BAFTA NOMINEE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » Critics Choice Award Nominee » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Australian Academy of Cinema International Award Nominee » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Nominee » Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Award Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » 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 Film & Television Association Awards Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee » Seattle Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Dorian Film Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
JOSH SAFDIE
MARTY SUPREME • A24
Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Anthony Katagas, Timothée Chalamet | Producers
| » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » BAFTA NOMINEE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » European Film Award Winner » Critics Choice Award Nominee » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New Jersey Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Nominee » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Satellite Award Nominee |
JOACHIM TRIER
SENTIMENTAL VALUE • NEON
Andrea Berentsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd | Producers
| » Directors Guild of America Award Nominee » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » BAFTA NOMINEE ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– » IOWA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION Award Winner » NEW MEXICO FILM CRITICS Award Winner » Critics Choice Award Nominee » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Australian Academy of Cinema International Award Nominee » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Nominee » Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Award Nominee » Minnesota Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New Jersey Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » North Dakota Film Society Award Nominee » North Texas Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Nominee » Online Film & Television Association Awards Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee » San Diego Film Critics Society Award Nominee » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Satellite Award Nominee » Seattle Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Dorian Film Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Utah Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Nominee » Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
CHLOÉ ZHAO
HAMNET • Focus Features
Liza Marshall, Pippa Harris, Nicolas Gonda, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg | Producers
| » Directors Guild of America Award Nominee » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » AARP Movies For Grownups Award Winner » Critics Choice Award Nominee » Austin Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Australian Academy of Cinema International Award Nominee » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Dallas Fort-Worth Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Denver Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Hawaii Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Hollywood Creative Alliance Astra Film Award Nominee » Houston Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Awards Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Michigan Movie Critics Guild Award Nominee » Music City Film Critics Association Award Nominee » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Online Film & Television Association Awards Nominee » Satellite Award Nominee » UK Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Utah Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
GUILLERMO DEL TORO
FRANKENSTEIN • Netflix
Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale, Scott Stuber | Producers
| » GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE » GOTHAM AWARD WINNER » NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER » Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award Nominee » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Chicago Indie Critics Windie Award Nominee » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Dublin Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » European Film Award Nominee » National Society Of Film Critics Award Runner-Up » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » Online Association of Female Film Critics Award Nominee » Online Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Runner-Up (Tie) » San Diego Film Critics Society Award Nominee » San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Satellite Award Nominee » Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Dorian Film Award Nominee » St. Louis Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
JAFAR PANAHI
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT • NEON
Philippe Martin, Jafar Panahi | Producers
| » BAFTA NOMINEE » European Film Award Nominee » San Diego Film Critics Society Award Runner-Up |
YORGOS LANTHIMOS
BUGONIA • Focus Features
Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Ari Aster. Lars Knudsen, Miky Lee | Producers
| » BAFTA LONGLIST » AARP Movies For Grownups Award Nominee |
KATHRYN BIGELOW
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE • Netflix
Greg Shapiro, Kathryn Bigelow, Noah Oppenheim | Producers
| » BAFTA LONGLIST » British Independent Film Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee |
LYNNE RAMSAY
DIE MY LOVE • MUBI
Martin Scorsese, Jennifer Lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Molly Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Andrea Calderwood | Producers
| » BAFTA LONGLIST |
Kaouther Ben Hania
The Voice of Hind Rajab • WILLA
Nadim Cheikhrouha, James Wilson, Odessa Rae | Producers
| » Georgia Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee » Seattle Film Critics Society Award Nominee |
CLINT BENTLEY
TRAIN DREAMS • Netflix
Marissa McMahon, Teddy Schwarzman, Will Janowitz, Ashley Schlaifer, Michael Heimler | Producers
| » AARP Movies For Grownups Award Nominee |
SCOTT COOPER
SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE • 20th Century Studios
Scott Cooper, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Eric Robinson, Scott Stuber | Producers
| » European Film Award Nominee » Gotham Award Nominee » London Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Runner-Up (Tie) » Toronto Film Critics Assocation Award Runner-Up |
OLIVER LAXE
SIRĀT • NEON
Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol | Producers
| » Gotham Award Nominee » Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
MARY BRONSTEIN
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU • A24
Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Richie Doyle, Conor Hannon, Sara Murphy, Josh Safdie, Ryan Zacarias | Producers
| » Florida Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » Gotham Award Nominee |
KELLY REICHARDT
THE MASTERMIND • MUBI
Neil Kopp, Vincent Savino, Anish Savjani | Producers
| » Florida Film Critics Circle Award WINNER » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee » New Jersey Film Critics Circle Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » North Carolina Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Phoenix Critics Circle Award Nominee » Portland Critics Association Award Nominee |
PARK CHAN-WOOK
NO OTHER CHOICE • NEON
Park Chan-wook, Jisun Back, Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras | Producers
| » Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominee » New York Film Critics Online Award Nominee » Puerto Rico Critics Association Award Nominee |
MONA FASTVOLD
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE • Searchlight Pictures
Andrew Morrison, Joshua Horsfield, Viktória Petrányi, Mona Fastvold, Brady Corbet, Mark Lampert, Klaudia Śmieja-Rostworowska, Gregory Jankilevitsch, Lillian LaSalle | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
LAURA CARREIRA
ON FALLING • BBC Film
Jack Thomas-O’Brien, Mário Patrocínio | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
AKINOLA DAVIES JR.
MY FATHER’S SHADOW • MUBI
Rachel Dargavel, Funmbi Ogunbanwo | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
KIRK JONES
I SWEAR • StudioCanal
Piers Tempest, Kirk Jones, Georgia Bayliff | Producers
| » British Independent Film Award Nominee |
HARRY LIGHTON
PILLION • A24
Lee Groombridge, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Emma Norton | Producers
| » European Film Award Nominee |
MASCHA SCHILINSKI
SOUND OF FALLING • MUBI
Maren Schmitt, Lucas Schmidt & Lasse Scharpen | Producers
| » AARP Movies For Grownups Award Nominee » Black Reel Film Awards Nominee |
SPIKE LEE
HIGHEST 2 LOWEST • A24 / Apple Original Films
Todd Black, Jason Michael Berman | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
MICHAEL ANGELO COVINO
SPLITSVILLE • NEON
Emily Korteweg, Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Ryan Heller, Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Samantha Racanelli | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
ZACH CREGGER
WEAPONS • Warner Bros Pictures / New Line Cinema
Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, J. D. Lifshitz, Raphael Margules | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
JAMES GUNN
SUPERMAN • DC Studios / Warner Bros. Pictures
Peter Safran, James Gunn | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
CHARLIE POLINGER
THE PLAGUE • IFC Films
Lizzie Shapiro, Lucy McKendrick, Joel Edgerton, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Derek Dauchy | Producers
| » Indiana Film Journalists Association Award Nominee |
STEVEN SODERBERGH
BLACK BAG • Focus Features
Casey Silver, Gregory Jacobs | Producers
| » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee |
ARI ASTER
EDDINGTON • A24
Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen | Producers
| » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee » Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award Nominee |
RIAN JOHNSON
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY • Netflix
Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman | Producers
| » Satellite Award Nominee |
JAMES CAMERON
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • 20th Century Studios
James Cameron, Jon Landau | Producers
| » Satellite Award Nominee |
KRISTEN STEWART
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER • The Forge
Maggie Mclean, Dylan Meyer, Michael A. Pruss, Rebecca Feuer, Charles Gillibert, Yulia Zayceva, Max Pavlov, Svetlana Punte, Kristen Stewart, Andy Mingo | Producers
| » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
CARSON LUND
EEPHUS • Music Box Films
Carson Lund, Tyler Taormina, Michael Basta, David Entin | Producers
| » Utah Film Critics Association Award Winner » Columbus Film Critics Association Award Nominee |
EVA VICTOR
SORRY, BABY • A24
Mark Ceryak, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski | Producers
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