2026 Academy Awards Director Series

Nominee: Paul Thomas Anderson
Picture for Nomination: One Battle After Another
Age: 55
From: United States
Filmography: Licorice Pizza (2021), Phantom Thread (2017), Junun (2015), Inherent Vice (2014), The Master (2012), There Will Be Blood (2007), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), Magnolia (1999), Boogie Nights (1997), Hard Eight (1996)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
2022 Best Achievement in Directing Nomination for Licorice Pizza
2018 Best Achievement in Directing Nomination for Phantom Thread
2008 Best Achievement in Directing Nomination for There Will Be Blood

Achievements in Directing:
2026 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for One Battle After Another
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director for One Battle After Another
2026 Golden Globes Best Director for One Battle After Another
2022 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nomination for Licorice Pizza
2022 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Licorice Pizza
2012 Venice Film Festival Best Director for The Master
2008 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for There Will Be Blood
2008 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for There Will Be Blood
2008 Berlin International Film Festival Best Director for There Will Be Blood
2002 Cannes Film Festival Best Director for Punch-Drunk Love

Nominee: Ryan Coogler
Picture for Nomination: Sinners
Age: 39
From: United States
Filmography: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), Black Panther (2018), Creed (2015), Fruitvale Station (2013)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
This is his first nomination in Directing.

Achievements in Directing:
2026 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nomination for Sinners
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Sinners
2026 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for Sinners

Nominee: Josh Safdie
Picture for Nomination: Marty Supreme
Age: 41
From: United States
Filmography: Uncut Gems (2019), Good Time (2017), Heaven Knows What (2014), Lenny Cooke (2013), Buttons (2011), Daddy Longlegs (2009), The Pleasure of Being Robbed (2008)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
This is his first nomination in Directing.

Achievements in Directing:
2026 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nomination for Marty Supreme
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Marty Supreme

Nominee: Joachim Trier
Picture for Nomination: Sentimental Value
Age: 51
From: Denmark
Filmography: The Worst Person in the World (2021), The Other Munch (2018), Thelma (2017), Louder Than Bombs (2015), Oslo, August 31st (2011), Reprise (2006)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
This is his first nomination in Directing.

Achievements in Directing:
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Sentimental Value
2026 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for Sentimental Value

Nominee: Chloé Zhao
Picture for Nomination: Hamnet
Age: 43
From: China
Filmography: Eternals (2021), Nomadland (2020), The Rider (2017), Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)

Academy Awards History in Directing:
2021 Best Achievement in Directing for Nomadland

Achievements in Directing:
2026 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Nomination for Hamnet
2026 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for Hamnet
2026 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for Hamnet
2021 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Nomadland
2021 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director for Nomadland
2021 Golden Globes Best Director for Nomadland

Conclusion:
2 March 2026
Who Will Win Likely: c
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

23 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

9 February 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

28 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

25 January 2026
Who Will Win Likely: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who May Be Alternate: Ryan Coogler for Sinners

Who Should Win: Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another
Who Got Snubbed: Guillermo del Toro for Frankenstein, Kleber Mendonça Filho for The Secret Agent
Personal Favorite: Joachim Trier for Sentimental Value
Who Wins? Paul Thomas Anderson for One Battle After Another

響亮的秘密 Louder Than Bombs (2015)

電影名稱：響亮的秘密 Louder Than Bombs
產地：丹麥 DNK 法國 FRA 挪威 NOR
上映日期：21 March 2016
觀看日期：16 April 2016
片長：109 Minutes
導演：Joachim Trier
演員：Jesse Eisenberg, Gabriel Byrne

觀後感：
當我們向別人透露自己的秘密時，所謂的秘密已經不再是甚麼神秘的消息；儘管我們千叮萬囑對方不要將秘密說出去，有心人仍然可以透過不同的方法發現這些我們不想對外公開的資訊。秘密本身也只是一則消息，就是因為它不符合一般人的想法而被選擇成為秘密，而它的殺傷力也是來自接收者在思想上的狹隘所導致的。電影說的不只是一個「響亮的秘密」，還有家庭成員得知真相後的感覺。戰地記者Isabelle(Isabelle Huppert飾)三年前因交通意外離世，她的丈夫Gene(Gabriel Byrne飾)需要選擇她的一些作品，並在紐約紀念Isabelle的展覽中展出。他邀請已婚的長子Jonah(Jesse Eisenberg飾)到家作客幫忙挑選，並開導幼子Conrad(Devin Druid飾)，而事實上Jonah對父親也沒有任何的好感。他們三人對Isabelle的死有著不同的反應，這正就是不同的觀感會導致不同的感受：Gene在生活中失去了目標，Jonah為了家庭而盡量保持理性，Conrad不能接受失去母親的事實，更利用各種較激動的方法去寄託自己的時間及精神。三人的矛盾在短暫的相處期間一觸即發，揭示了家庭本身存在的問題，Gene也從Isabelle的同事口中得知三年前的事故其實是精心設計的自殺事件，原因在於Isabelle感到自己已經失去了一個實在的生存目標。縱使三人的關係到結尾說不上是很好，但最起碼他們也有盡力去維繫這份獨特的親情。

Jesse Eisenberg是一名年輕的美國演員，他十多歲的時候開始編寫各類型的劇本，為此他曾經和Woody Allen惹上官非，成名後他卻參演了兩部Woody Allen的電影：To Rome with Love及Café Society；他的近作包括Now You See Me系列、The Double及The End of the Tour。在電影中他的發揮是眾多演員之最，而這類型平凡的角色能突顯他處理人物性格上的用心，肯定了自己多年來憑經驗累積的演技。他一向給人最深刻印象的就是他說話的明快節奏，所以很多時候他的角色都是偏向天才型的男生；這一次對他而言是一種考驗演技的挑戰，同時對觀眾而言也是要改變對他的刻板印象，去欣賞他在電影中所付出的努力。他的下一部推介是Resistance，電影的題材為歷史事件，他能否再次衝擊演技獎項呢？觀眾一定要拭目以待。Gabriel Byrne是一名愛爾蘭的演員，他還參與不少電影的製作及導演工作，在各方面都有不錯的表現，他大部分的作品都是較小型的製作，如I, Anna、All Things to All Men及Vampire Academy。像他這樣的資深演員在電影中的表現不慍不火，整齣電影似乎是以他的角色為故事的重心，他沒有給觀眾看到流於表面的喪妻之痛，反而是很努力地重整家庭，堅強地在生活中悼念他一生中的最愛；他的演出雖然不算是很亮眼，只是他能展示到人處理噩耗的心情及手法。他的下一部推介是Mad to Be Normal，故事講述六十年代一種創新獨特的醫療手法，他仍然是一位專業的配角。

電影是一個原創的故事，內容非常簡單而並非說教性，是一個讓我們觀眾好好去反思的機會。電影的主要演員都有很不錯的演出，特別是Isabelle Huppert，她給了一個很精彩的表演。電影著重的是信息的傳遞，在攝影、剪接及視覺效果上也下了不少的功夫，不想太直接地透露真相的全部，延伸觀眾的思考空間。Isabelle的自殺只有比較熟諗的同事才知道，她在家人面前強顏歡笑，務求令她的家庭能夠幸福快樂；她的秘密不是她自殺的行為，而是她一直對自己的人生有很多不滿意，她選擇了適應及改變自己去接受，最後以死亡將真相告知家人，這點正正警誡我們根本不能一輩子去違反自己的意願去生活，當然她不一定要用這樣的方式離開受壓點，所謂的秘密也理應是讓其他人知道，然後解決其中的問題。自己的人生只有自己有責任去承擔，無奈在這個社會上仍然被一套落後保守的思想去主導，所以包括筆者在內的我們才有那麼多不能說的秘密。

評分：
故事：43/50
演員：31/35
效果：8/15
總分：82/100