When Oscar Maestros Collide: How Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese Might Battle It Out or Share the Best Picture Victory. Awards Circuit Column: For Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” the two renowned directors might receive a joint nomination, and they might also go head-to-head for just the second time in Oscars history.
How many times have Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese faced off against each other at the Academy Awards?
You would think that with 37 nominations between them and five decades of timeless classics like the gangster epic “Casino” (1995) and the shark thriller “Jaws” (1975), both auteurs would have received significant recognition at least a dozen times.
Guess again, then. There has only ever been one contest, and it wasn’t even for best director. It happened in the 2012 Best Picture competition between two of their perhaps less-discussed films: Scorsese’s epic Parisian adventure “Hugo” and Spielberg’s World War I drama “War Horse.”
They lost to the silent-era drama “The Artist” by Michel Hazanavicius, despite the fact that with 11 nominations and 5 awards, “Hugo” had the most nominations and awards that year.
The masters of cinema may now face off against one another once more, more than a decade later. Additionally, they might be a contender for a joint Oscar victory.
On Netflix’s Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro,” which also features Bradley Cooper as writer, director, and star, the veterans are listed as producers. It will be the first time the two names are featured together if (when?) the drama is nominated for best picture.
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“Maestro” chronicles the eminent composer-conductor’s career across several decades while also focusing on his marriage to Felicia Montealegre (beautifully portrayed by Carey Mulligan). Following a special showing at the New York Film Festival, “Maestro” got enthusiastic reviews from the audience, securing its chances of winning for both its performances and technical accomplishments — and supporting the streamer’s bid for the Academy Award’s top honor. With directors like Spielberg and Scorsese listed among the credits, the movie will only gain more attention from industry voters and advance Cooper in the director competition.
The two directors are able to capture as well as transcend different genres, civilizations, and eras with remarkable skill. The harsh depictions of urban life in “Taxi Driver” (1976) and “Goodfellas” (1990) by Scorsese demonstrate his talent for unpolished, unadulterated storytelling. With tales ranging from the alien wonder of “E.T.” (1982) to the dramatic drama of “Munich” (2005), Spielberg is the master of imagination. They are supreme purveyors of storytelling, and their versatility has no bounds.
Spielberg has had three Oscar nominations, including one for directing “Saving Private Ryan” in 1998 and two for “Schindler’s List” in 1993 (best film, directing). In 2006, Scorsese won an Oscar for directing “The Departed.” He did not produce the movie, which also won best picture. To boost the ante, Scorsese and Spielberg share second place with nine nominations for best director, trailing only William Wyler’s twelve nods.
Despite their collaboration on “Maestro,” the two remain rivals: Each of them is involved in other best picture contenders, which could result in them being nominated twice.
The 1920s murders of Osage tribe members are the subject of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” a sobering examination. Scorsese can anticipate nominations for best picture, directing, and adapted screenplay in addition to his actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Lily Gladstone.
Spielberg isn’t directing a film after receiving three nominations for his semi-autobiographical “The Fabelmans” last year. However, he served as a producer on Blitz Bazawule’s remake of his 1985 best picture nominee “The Color Purple.” The Warner Bros. movie is still in the works, but the early buzz is good for both its chances of winning the top prize and its acting prospects (Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, and Taraji P. Henson are all up for awards).
Ratings and interest in the Oscars will increase if the ceremony includes well-known directors like Scorsese and Spielberg. It’s almost certain that “Maestro” will bring the two to the Dolby. The rest is just gravy.
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See below for the most recent prediction updates.
Here are all the categories of Predictions.
CURRENT OSCARS TRACKING
(OCT. 12, 2023)
Best Picture
“American Fiction” (MGM)
“Barbie” (Warner Bros.)
“The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
“The Iron Claw” (A24)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
“Maestro” (Netflix)
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
“Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” (Sony Pictures)
“The Zone of Interest” (A24)
Director
Greta Gerwig, “Barbie”
Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest”
Yorgos Lanthimos, “Poor Things”
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Martin Scorsese, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Actor
Bradley Cooper, “Maestro”
Leonardo DiCaprio, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer”
Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction”
Actress
Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Sandra Hüller, “Anatomy of a Fall”
Carey Mulligan, “Maestro”
Margot Robbie, “Barbie”
Emma Stone, “Poor Things”
Supporting Actor
Willem Dafoe, “Poor Things”
Robert DeNiro, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Robert Downey Jr., “Oppenheimer”
Ryan Gosling, “Barbie”
Mark Ruffalo, “Poor Things”
Supporting Actress
Emily Blunt, “Oppenheimer”
America Ferrera, “Barbie”
Julianne Moore, “May December”
Cara Jade Myers, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Da’Vine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Original Screenplay
“Barbie”
“The Holdovers”
“The Iron Claw”
“Maestro”
“Past Lives”
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Adapted Screenplay
“American Fiction”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
“The Zone of Interest”
Animated Feature
“The Boy and the Heron”
“Elemental”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
“Trolls Band Together”
Production Design
“Barbie”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
“Oppenheimer”
“Poor Things”
Cinematography
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Napoleon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Saltburn”
“The Zone of Interest”
Costume Design
“Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.”
“Barbie”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
“Poor Things”
Film Editing
“Barbie”
“The Holdovers”
“The Iron Claw”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”
Makeup and Hairstyling
“Ferrari”
“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3”
“The Iron Claw”
“Maestro”
“Poor Things”
Sound
“Ferrari”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Maestro”
“Oppenheimer”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Visual Effects
“Blue Beetle”
“The Creator”
“The Little Mermaid”
“Oppenheimer”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Original Score
“American Fiction”
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
“Oppenheimer”
“Origin”
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Original Song
“It Never Went Away” from “American Fiction”
“What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie”
“Road to Freedom” from “Rustin”
“Better Place” from “Trolls Band Together”
“This Wish” from “Wish”
Documentary Feature
“American Symphony”
“Anselm”
“Little Richard: I Am Everything”
“The Pigeon Tunnel”
“They Shot the Piano Player”
International Feature
“Perfect Days” (Japan)
“The Taste of Things” (France)
“The Teachers’ Lounge” (Germany)
“The Peasants” (Poland)
“The Zone of Interest” (United Kingdom)
Top 4 Nomination Leaders Tracking (Film)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” — 13
“Oppenheimer” — 12
“Barbie” — 10
“Poor Things” — 9
Top 4 Nomination Leaders Tracking (Studios)
Apple Original Films and Netflix — 14
Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures – 12
Universal Pictures — 12
A24 — 10
OSCARS PREDICTIONS CATEGORIES
BEST PICTURE | DIRECTOR | BEST ACTOR | BEST ACTRESS | SUPPORTING ACTOR | SUPPORTING ACTRESS | ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY | ADAPTED SCREENPLAY | ANIMATED FEATURE | PRODUCTION DESIGN | CINEMATOGRAPHY | COSTUME DESIGN | FILM EDITING | MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING | SOUND | VISUAL EFFECTS | ORIGINAL SCORE | ORIGINAL SONG | DOCUMENTARY FEATURE | INTERNATIONAL FEATURE | ANIMATED SHORT | DOCUMENTARY SHORT | LIVE ACTION SHORT.
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