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Oscars 2022 Best Director: Will Win, Could Win, Should Win

Jane Campion, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kenneth Branagh, and Steven Spielberg are up for the award

By Peter Scobel, Alison Foreman, Todd Gilchrist, Jack Smart | March 24, 2022 | 6:54pm

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