The Totally Crazy Best Director Oscar Race of 2001

One of the wildest directing races ever was Best Director 2001 when three of the five nominated at the Oscars won a major televised prize. In this video, I discuss the craziness of that awards season and break down the main reasons why Ron Howard was victorious at the 74th Academy Awards for A Beautiful Mind. #oscars #academyawards #bestsupportingactress #oscarwinner #bestdirector #director #ronhoward #abeautifulmind #peterjackson #thelordoftherings #thelordoftheringsthefellowshipofthering #fellowshipofthering #robertaltman #gosfordpark #ridleyscott #blackhawkdown #davidlynch #mulhollanddrive #christophernolan #memento #bazluhrmann #moulinrouge #oscarraces #theawardscontender THE AWARDS CONTENDER ON PATREON Exclusive Videos, Vote for Elusive Oscar, and More!   / theawardscontender   WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY BRIAN ROWE   / mrbrianrowe     / mrbrianrowe   FOR ALL INQUIRIES brian_rowe@me.com MUSIC Airport Lounge by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3347-airpor... License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Bossa Antigua by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license