Broadway directors salute Oscar-contending compatriots

In today's Variety Eye on the Oscars: Director Preview section, 15 Broadway directors each take the time to explore what makes a film colleague's work special. Below, a healthy sample:

Bartlett Sher on Kathryn Bigelow's 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Doug Hughes on Wes Anderson's 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Matthew Warchus on Rian Johnson's 'Looper'

Bill T. Jones on Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi'

Charles Randolph-Wright on Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln'

Dexter Bullard on J.A. Bayona's 'The Impossible'

Benjamin Endsley Klein on David O. Russell's 'Silver Linings Playbook'

Warren Carlyle on Tom Hooper's 'Les Miserables'

Christopher Ashley on Gus Van Sant's 'Promised Land'

Lynne Meadow on John Madden's 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'

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A native of Los Angeles raised by two parents and "Hill Street Blues," Jon Weisman ankled his scriptwriting career and began working for Variety in 2004, subsequently serving as associate editor of features and television reporter before becoming awards editor. He promises not to use this platform to retroactively campaign for Oscars for “The Misfits,” though he’d feel justified in doing so.

Broadway directors salute Oscar-contending compatriots

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