{"id":43113,"date":"2018-03-02T07:23:21","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T12:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=43113"},"modified":"2018-12-05T21:01:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T02:01:55","slug":"oscars-2018-know-your-nominees-best-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/02\/oscars-2018-know-your-nominees-best-director\/","title":{"rendered":"OSCARS 2018: Know Your Nominees: Best Director"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In the days leading up to the 90th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well know, others might be new to you, but if you need a refresher on these talented nominees, here is what you need to know your nominees for Best Director.
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Christopher Nolan<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Directing the retelling of one of the fiercest battles of World War II in Dunkirk<\/strong>.
\nOther awards for directing this film:<\/strong>
\nNolan has been nominated 38 times for this film, earning 11 awards.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\nNolan\u2019s resume includes Batman Begins<\/strong>,\u00a0The Dark Knight<\/strong>,\u00a0The Dark Knight Rises<\/strong> and Interstellar<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nThis is Christopher Nolan\u2019s fifth Oscar nomination but first in the Best Director category. He is also nominated for Best Picture this year:
\n2010:\u00a0Best Motion Picture of the Year,\u00a0Inception\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to\u00a0The King’s Speech<\/strong>)
\n2010:\u00a0Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Inception\u00a0<\/strong>( Lost to David Seidler,\u00a0The King’s Speech<\/strong>)
\n2002:\u00a0Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen,\u00a0Memento\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Julian Fellowes,\u00a0Gosford Park<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Jordan Peele<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for: <\/strong>Directing the racially-charged horror film, Get Out<\/strong>.
\nOther awards for directing this film:<\/strong>
\nPeele has received 41 other nominations for directing this film, winning eight awards.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\nPeele was a cast member of MadTV <\/strong>and Key & Peele<\/strong>.\u00a0Get Out\u00a0<\/strong>is his directorial debut.
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nThis is Peele’s first Best Director nomination, but he is also nominated this year in the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay categories.<\/p>\n

Greta Gerwig<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Directing the coming-of-age story of a teenage girl living in Sacramento in Lady Bird<\/strong>.
\nOther awards for directing this film:<\/strong>
\nGerwig has earned 36 other directing nods for this film, and has brought home 10 awards.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\nGerwig is primarily known as an actress in such films as the Arthur <\/strong>remake, Greenberg<\/strong>, and Frances Ha<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nGreta Gerwig is also nominated this year in the Best Writing, Original Screenplay category. She has no prior nominations.<\/p>\n

Paul Thomas Anderson<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Directing the tale of a fashion designer falling into a destructive relationship with a younger woman in Phantom Thread<\/strong>.
\nOther awards for directing this film:<\/strong>
\nAnderson has 11 other Best Director nominations for this film, and has won 6 awards.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\nAnderson has directed films such as Hard Eight<\/strong>,\u00a0Punch-Drunk Love<\/strong> and The Master<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nPaul Thomas Anderson is also nominated this year for Best Picture. In addition, he has six prior nominations.
\n2015: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, Inherent Vice <\/strong>(Lost to Graham Moore, The Imitation Game<\/strong>)
\n2008: Best Motion Picture of the Year [with JoAnne Sellar and Daniel Lupi],\u00a0There Will Be Blood\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to\u00a0No Country for Old Men<\/strong>)
\n2008:\u00a0Best Achievement in Directing,\u00a0There Will Be Blood\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Ethan and Joel Coen, No Country For Old Men<\/strong>)
\n2008:\u00a0Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay,\u00a0There Will Be Blood<\/strong> (Lost to Ethan and Joel Coen<\/span>, No Country For Old Men<\/strong>)<\/span>
\n2000: Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, Magnolia<\/strong> (Lost to Alan Ball, American Beauty<\/strong>)
\n1998:\u00a0Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen,\u00a0Boogie Nights\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Matt Damon and Ben Affleck,\u00a0Good Will Hunting<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Guillermo del Toro<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Directing the love story between a mute janitor and a sea creature in\u00a0The Shape of Water<\/strong>.
\nOther awards for directing this film:<\/strong>
\ndel Toro has 39 other directing nominations for this film, winning 16 awards, including the Golden Globe and the BAFTA.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\ndel Toro is the director behind the original Hellboy<\/b> franchise, Pacific Rim<\/strong>, and Blade 2<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nGuillermo del Toro is also nominated this year, with Vanessa Taylor, for Best Original Screenplay. He is also nominated for Best Picture, He has one prior nomination.
\n2007:\u00a0Best Writing, Original Screenplay,\u00a0Pan’s Labyrinth<\/strong> (Lost to Michael Arndt,\u00a0Little Miss Sunshine<\/strong>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KNOW YOUR NOMINEES: Guillermo del Toro might have the lead, but it’s a closer race than you might think. <\/div>\n

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