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Test your knowledge of Oscar Best Director nominees with this fun quiz. Can you name the nominees for each year's Oscars?

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Oscar Best Director Nominees

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Name the nominees for Best Director for each year’s Oscars. Year and film shown. ‘*’ denotes winner.

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