The year 2018 gave us a few of the best superhero movies of all time, some truly audacious debuts and breakthroughs, and a couple of followups from directors whose prior breakthroughs went on to win Best Picture. Here are some honorable mentions:
Avengers: Infinity War
(dir. Anthony Russo and Joe Russo)
Black Panther
(dir. Ryan Coogler)
BlacKkKlansman
(dir. Spike Lee)
Eighth Grade
(dir. Bo Burnham)
Mandy
(dir. Panos Cosmatos)
The Old Man & the Gun
(dir. David Lowery)
Private Life
(dir. Tamara Jenkins)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
(dir. Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman)
Sweet Country
(dir. Warwick Thornton)
You Were Never Really Here
(dir. Lynne Ramsay)
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