Power Rankings for 10/25/06 Best Director
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P/R |
Last |
C/R
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Person/Film |
1 |
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89 |
Martin Scorsese - The Departed |
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Marty might end up going door to door to beg for votes. |
2 |
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62 |
Clint Eastwood - Flags of Our Fathers |
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Two Oscars in three years seems unlikely for Clint. |
3 |
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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 |
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40 |
Neil Burger - The Illusionist |
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Even if the film is nominated, Burger is probably a longshot. |
5 |
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38 |
Oliver Stone - World Trade Center |
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A controversial figure these days, which cuts both ways. |
6 |
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35 |
Stephen Frears - The Queen |
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Like the picture itself, will get British backing. |
7 |
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30 |
Paul Greengrass - United 93 |
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May impress some with its faux cinema-verite style. |
8 |
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22 |
Kevin MacDonald - The Last King of Scotland |
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A real darkhorse candidate, he got many great performances. |
9 |
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20 |
Sofia Coppola - Marie Antoinette |
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Every film Coppola makes will be a contender if only for the briefest moment. |
10 |
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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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