Power Rankings for 10/25/06
Best Director
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| P/R |
Last |
C/R
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Person/Film |
| 1 |
-- |
89 |
Martin Scorsese - The Departed |
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Marty might end up going door to door to beg for votes. |
| 2 |
-- |
62 |
Clint Eastwood - Flags of Our Fathers |
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Two Oscars in three years seems unlikely for Clint. |
| 3 |
-- |
51 |
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris - Little Miss Sunshine |
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The Academy has only once given the award to a directing team. |
| 4 |
-- |
40 |
Neil Burger - The Illusionist |
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Even if the film is nominated, Burger is probably a longshot. |
| 5 |
-- |
38 |
Oliver Stone - World Trade Center |
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A controversial figure these days, which cuts both ways. |
| 6 |
-- |
35 |
Stephen Frears - The Queen |
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Like the picture itself, will get British backing. |
| 7 |
-- |
30 |
Paul Greengrass - United 93 |
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May impress some with its faux cinema-verite style. |
| 8 |
-- |
22 |
Kevin MacDonald - The Last King of Scotland |
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A real darkhorse candidate, he got many great performances. |
| 9 |
-- |
20 |
Sofia Coppola - Marie Antoinette |
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Every film Coppola makes will be a contender if only for the briefest moment. |
| 10 |
-- |
16 |
Christopher Nolan - The Prestige |
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Stylistically a strong film, but there's not a ton of buzz for the film overall. |
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