OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR

Lee Chang-dong for Burning

Barry Jenkins for If Beale Street Could Talk

Yorgos Lanthimos for The Favourite Steve McQueen for Widows

Chloe Zhao for The Rider

AND THE WINNER IS:

BARRY JENKINS FOR IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK

This is the fourth win and nomination for Barry Jenkins. He previously won for directing and writing Moonlight (2016). He also won this year for writing If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). It's hard to project current film makers into legendary status but with Barry Jenkins I do believe we are living through the era of an artist who will reach all time greatness if his films continues to deliver. With Beale Street he was able to give Baldwin's work the chance to be seen on the big screen. Jenkins it seems is a great leader on the film set which is seen with how his collaborators deliver in their separate departments to equal the great film product. The way in which Jenkins talks about his craft as show in the above clip makes me care for his talent and work even more because it's clear there is great love and affection paid by Jenkins towards the art of cinema.