Below the Line continues our Sixth Annual Oscar Series with a discussion of the nominees for achievement in Directing, and I’m joined by a panel of fellow below-the-liners: Bill Hardy, Roger Mendoza and Shaun O’Banion. (This is the second year we’ve discussed the directors nominated for the Academy Award in lieu of the Directors Guild of America nominees.)

The 2024 Nominees for Directing:

• “Anora”

• “The Brutalist”

• “A Complete Unknown” 

• “Emilia Pérez”

• “The Substance”