The Report(dir.
Scott Z. Burns)
Annette Bening.
What more could you ask for in an Oscar-bound drama?Adam Driverlooking swell in a suit, perhaps?

Andrew Cooper/Columbia; Disney/Pixar; Claudette Barius/Universal
Jordan Peele)
Jordan Peelebowled audiences (and Oscar) over with his directorial debut,Get Out.
Olivia Wilde)
First-time directors rarely get a fair shake in Hollywood.
First-timefemaledirectors fare even worse; first-time female directors who began their careers as actresses, though?

Atsushi Nishijima/Amazon
As long as the boys club runs the show, forget it!
In Hollywood(dir.
Pain and Glory(dir.

Claudette Barius/Universal

Gabor Kotschy / A24

Disney/Pixar

A24

Francois Duhamel/Annapurna Pictures

Peter Prato/A24

Andrew Cooper/Columbia

David Appleby

Neon/CNN Films/Sundance Institute

Lilies Films; CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

Manolo Pavón/ Sony Pictures Classics

Emily Aragones/Amazon Studios