Japanese filmmakers of all time won the only Oscar directing award of his career for a late-career masterpiece.

Is the best director Oscar Paul Thomas Anderson's to lose? Our awards columnist chimes in on his chances — and who's likely to round out the final five.

Oscars Best Director Commentary (Updated Dec. 18, 2025): Paul Thomas Anderson is building an unstoppable case for his first competitive Oscar win. The filmmaker added another director trophy to his ...

With the the Primetime Emmys only days away, we're breaking down the key categories, beginning with Best Comedy Directing. There are five vastly different series represented, with the nominees ...

With “One Battle After Another” sporting a large lead in the best picture race, it’s no surprise its beloved auteur, 11-time nominee Paul Thomas Anderson, would enjoy a similar cushion in the ...

'The Studio,' 'Adolescence,' 'Hacks,' 'Severance,' 'Last Week Tonight With John Oliver' and 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' are among the night's big winners. By Kimberly Nordyke Managing Editor, ...

The Studio is the clear favorite to win Best Comedy Directing for its very meta second episode, "The Oner." The installment was directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, who were also at the helm of ...

Where do you go after you've reached the top? It's a question more than 70 filmmakers have had a noodle on over the past century after winning a best director Oscar. I mean, how do you follow that up?

Filmmakers from Iran won the top prizes as International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), the world’s biggest nonfiction cinema festival, handed out its awards tonight. A Fox Under a Pink Moon, ...

What happens when a director tries to follow up an Oscar win, with NPR's Marc Rivers and film critic Kyle Wilson. Where do you go after you've reached the top? It's a question more than 70 filmmakers ...