Ranking Oscar Nominations – BEST DIRECTOR

The last of my series ranking the Oscar nominated films. – DIRECTING NOMINEES Nominees ranked in my order of preference:

1. ROMA Alfonso Cuarón
2. THE FAVOURITE  Yorgos Lanthimos
3. COLD WAR Paweł Pawlikowski
4. BLACKKKLANSMAN Spike Lee
5. VICE Adam McKay

And the omissions that I think deserved a nomination:

1. LEAVE NO TRACE Debra Granik
2. A QUIET PLACE John Krasinski
3. WIDOWS Steve McQueen

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Ranking Oscar Nominations – WRITING: ADAPTED & ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Original Screenplay Nominees ranked in my order of preference:

1. ROMA written by Alfonso Cuarón
2. THE FAVOURITE written by Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
3. FIRST REFORMED written by Paul Schrader
4. GREEN BOOK written by Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly (yes, that Peter Farrelly!)
5. VICE written by Adam McKay

Adapted Screenplay Nominees ranked in my order of preference:

1. IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK written for the screen by Barry Jenkins
2. BLACKKKLANSMAN written by Charlie Wachtel & David Rabinowitz and Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee
3. CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty
4. THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
5. A STAR IS BORN screenplay by Eric Roth and Bradley Cooper & Will Fetters

The omissions that I think deserved a nomination (both original and adapted):

1. THE DEATH OF STALIN written by Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin, and Peter Fellows
2. SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE screenplay by Phil Lord, and Rodney Rothman
3. LEAVE NO TRACE screenplay by Debra Granik, and Anne Rosellini
4. WIDOWS screenplay by Gillian Flynn, and Steve McQueen

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