Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”

Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” James Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water”

Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin” Sarah Polley, “Women Talking”

Women have taken this prize the last two years. Now, women again directed some of the year’s top films, including “Women Talking,” Sarah Polley’s moving examination of faith and forgiveness.