All five of this year’s best director Oscar nominees — Emilia Pérez’s Jacques Audiard, Anora’s Sean Baker, The Brutalist’s Brady Corbet, The Substance’s Coralie Fargeat and A Complete Unknown’s James Mangold — will attend and be feted at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s Directors of the Year ceremony, The Hollywood Reporter can report.
The gathering, which will take place at Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre at 8 p.m. PT on Monday, Feb. 10 — and will be the only time the quintet will congregate together prior to the 97th Academy Awards on March 2 — will feature interviews with the directors individually, and then a group conversation. It will be moderated by yours truly.
“What a rare and astonishing opportunity to get the chance to have the five nominated directors for this year’s Oscars in the same room and hear them speak about their craft,” SBIFF executive director Roger Durling said in a statement. “It’s an incomparably talented group, with such diverse strengths and interests. At SBIFF, we’re proud to be partnering with The Hollywood Reporter to bring audiences what is destined to be an unforgettable evening.”
Read the full article here
