If you haven’t been keeping up with The Hollywood Reporter’s Award Watch one-hour roundtables, I suggest you start now. We posted the writers discussion which included Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours), Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3), John Wells (The Company Men), Todd Phillips (Due Date) and David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole). We also had the actors roundtable, which we featured Gosling’s take on his Lovely Bones departure.
Today, THR has debuted their hour-plus discussion with the top directing Oscar candidates. The line-up includes David O. Russell (The Fighter), Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan), Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right), Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine), Peter Weir (The Way Back), and Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech). One of the top candidates is unfortunately absent, but one can expect The Social Network director David Fincher is busy shooting his The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo adaptation. Check out the video below as they dive right into the MPAA discussion off the bat.
What are your favorite moments from the video? Who will take home the Oscar?