STEVEN SPIELBERG

IN A CINEMATIC YEAR notable for established directors making “personal” films — that is, movies spinning off their own lives — only one cracks the BuzzMeter’s Round 1 Top Five in the directing category. Steven Spielberg (above, on set) is your leader in the clubhouse for his autofiction “The Fabelmans,” but it’s no runaway, and the list is filled with intriguing names. Two women (Sarah Polley and Gina Prince-Bythewood) crack the Top Five. In the Top 10 are no fewer than four makers of foreign-language films, including South Korean master Park Chan-wook, two-time winner Alejandro González Iñárritu (for one of those “personal” films) and S.S. Rajamouli of the Indian smash “RRR.” You can find all our picks in 10 Oscar categories at latimes.com/buzzmeter, where you can also vote for your own slate in our weekly polls.