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Alejandro González Iñárritu Wins Best Director At The Oscars

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Alejandro González Iñárritu won Best Director at Sunday's Oscars for "Birdman."

Iñárritu bested Wes Anderson ("The Grand Budapest Hotel"), Bennett Miller ("Foxcatcher") and Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game") for the honor, but Richard Linklater ("Boyhood") was his biggest competition. The two directors have gone head to head this awards season for their films in both the Best Director, Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay categories. While Linklater won for Best Director at the Golden Globes, Iñárritu took home the top prize at the Directors Guild Awards, making "Birdman" a strong lock for Academy recognition. This is Iñárritu's second Oscar.

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