Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson finally won his first Oscars after 14 previous nominations, and he did it in style: Picture, Director and Adapted Screenplay in a single night, a triple only nine people in Academy history have pulled off.

1. PT
   Paul Thomas Anderson

   for One Battle After Another
   Winner
2. CZ
   Chloé Zhao

   for Hamnet
3. JS
   Josh Safdie

   for Marty Supreme
4. JT
   Joachim Trier

   for Sentimental Value
5. RC
   Ryan Coogler

   for Sinners