Quote Originally Posted by NebraskaRed View Post
The Oscars do this sort of thing often, but the fact that Little Women gets nominated for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Score, Best Screenplay, Best Costume Design and then NOT for Best Director?

Uncut Gems and Dolemite Is My Name prove again that any movie that's really entertaining and funny will mostly likely get ignored.
Stiff competition. I had 4/5 of the director's nominated as locks, with the 5th spot up in the air. I gave it to Gerwig, but Bong-Joon Ho surprised. I enjoyed Parasite as much as any of the other films - it's just rare to see a director of a non-English speaking film in the mix.

Banderas was the only surprise in Best Lead Actor, IMO. I thought Murphy might get the nod instead.