The 87th Academy Award Best Director Nominees

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Below are the nominees in the directing category. This is the second directing nomination for Alejandro G. Iñárritu. He was previously nominated for the 2006 film Babel.

This is Richard Linklater's first directing nomination. Photo Credit: K.E.B. Related Links The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Oscars Official Site Past Academy Award Winners Movie Timeline Movie Awards

• Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
• Richard Linklater, Boyhood
• Bennett Miller, Foxcatcher
• Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
• Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game

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