So many awards possibilities for directors Daniels

“Everything Everywhere All at Once� directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known together simply as Daniels, appear likely to join a short historical list of filmmakers nominated for Oscars for joint directing efforts. Daniels also are front-runners for an original screenplay.

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Instances of directing duos being nominated: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, “West Side Story� (1961); Warren Beatty and Buck Henry, “Heaven Can Wait� (1978); Joel and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men� (2007); and the Coens again, “True Grit (2010).�

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Nominated duos have gone 2-for-4 so far, with Wise and Robbins winning for the original “West Side Story,� and the Coens winning for “No Country.�

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scripts credited to multiple writers have won in the more team-oriented original screenplay category since original and adapted screenplays were clearly demarcated in the 1950s.

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Daniels could be the first duo to win directing and original screenplay Oscars in the same year. The Coens won directing and adapted screenplay prizes for “No Country,� and an original screenplay Oscar for “Fargo.�

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Daniels would share a best picture nomination with veteran sibling directing pair Joe and Anthony Russo, their fellow “Everything� producers.

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Number of Oscar nominations Daniels could receive in the multiverse.