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BEST
DIRECTOR
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|
Director
- Film
|
Comment
|
Mike
Nichols - Closer
|
A
legend at work... if seen as his next important film could grab
important awards |
| Martin
Scorsese - The Aviator |
Will
it be high-end Scorsese? No time to force him to re-cut. |
| Michael
Mann - Collateral |
One
of Hollywood's best, stretching the medium |
| Walter Salles
- The Motorcycle Diaries |
The
"art house" film most likely |
| Taylor
Hackford - Ray |
If
this becomes one of the two big ticket awards movies, Hackford could
get first feature nod (was nom'ed for a sort in '78) in part for
career achievement |
| X |
| Alejandro
Amenabar - Out To Sea |
How
hot can a foreign language film get? |
| Wes
Anderson - The Life Aquatic |
People
fall in love with his work. |
|
James L.
Brooks - Spanglish
|
Only
there if a Best Picture contender |
| Bill
Condon - Kinsey |
Writer-director
at work |
| Jonathan Demme
- The Manchurian Candidate |
Strong
comeback from a well-loved director |
| Marc Forster
- Finding Neverland |
It's
not going to happen, but he does have a gentle touch |
| Mel
Gibson - The Passion Of The Christ |
Like
or hate the film, it is a well made film. |
| Curtis Hanson
- In Her Shoes |
Might
not be released, but Curtis is one of the family if it turns out
well |
| Jean-Pierre
Jeunet - A Very Long Engagement |
The
movie will have to hit strongly enough for this genius to be recognized |
| John Madden
- Proof |
A
good guy... a great movie? |
David O. Russell
- I Heart Huckabee's
|
Indie
genius returns to the fold. |
| Oliver
Stone - Alexander |
He
hasn't been a major player in a while, but if the muscles stretch,
could be a factor |