Ridley Scott, James Mangold, Edward Berger and Brady Corbet are amongst the frontrunners for the Best Director Oscar.Ridley Scott, James Mangold, Edward Berger and Brady Corbet are amongst the frontrunners for the Best Director Oscar.
Ridley Scott, James Mangold, Edward Berger and Brady Corbet are amongst the frontrunners for the Best Director Oscar. | Getty Images

Oscar Best Director Odds 2025: Here are the 11 favourites for the Academy Award - including Ridley Scott

Here are the filmmakers in the running for the biggest prize in the movie industry.

Awards season is now well underway, with The Brutalist and Emilia Perez the big winners at the Golden Globes earlier this month.

All eyes are now on the BAFTA Film Awards in February, with the shortlists released this week and the ceremony scheduled for Sunday, February 16.

Meanhile the Oscars, the world’s most prestigious film awards, will be held on Sunday, March 2, with the nominees announced on Thursday, January 23. They had originally been planned for Friday, January 17, but were delayed due to the LA fires.

Here are the bookies’ favourites for the Best Director when it is presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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