Foxcatcher is about directions.
Foxcatcher . Foxcatcher received critical acclaim for the performances of Carell , Tatum , and Ruffalo , as well as Miller 's direction and the film 's visual style and tone . It became the first film to be nominated for Best Director but not Best Picture since 2008 , when Julian Schnabel was nominated for The Diving Bell and the Butterfly , two years before the Academy extended its maximum number of Best Picture nominees to 10 films .