Director Favors ‘Sinners’ and Ryan Coogler

With final Oscar balloting closed on March 5, we’re running our ninth annual series of anonymous interviews with Academy voters from different branches for their unfiltered takes on what got picked, overlooked, and overvalued in the 2026 award season. Voters’ picks are in bold. Interview edited for brevity. This director saw over 300 movies last year, turned off “Avatar: … Read more