Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
James Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” S.S. Rajamouli, “RRR”
The money is on Spielberg, who hasn’t won here since “Saving Private Ryan” in 1999. But the Daniels, S.S. Rajamouli and master auteur James Cameron are also looking for directors branch love.