Power Rankings for 12/4/08
Best Director
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| P/R |
Last |
C/R
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Person/Film |
| 1 |
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92 |
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
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You may not believe this, but David Fincher has never been nominated for an Academy Award. That ends this year. |
| 2 |
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85 |
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire |
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See above: re Academy shunning. |
| 3 |
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75 |
Gus Van Sant - Milk |
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The Academy still owes him for the Good Will Hunting slight. |
| 4 |
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65 |
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight |
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He's done for Batman what Peter Jackson did for Lord of the Rings, and like Jackson, has indie cred to boot. |
| 5 |
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50 |
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon |
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May very well be the most liked person in Hollywood. Even Russ Crowe can't find anything negative to say about him. |
| 6 |
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45 |
Sam Mendes - Revolutionary Road |
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Pros: Did a fine job handling a Titanic reunion. Con: Has already won in this category. |
| 7 |
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40 |
Darren Aronofsky - The Wrestler |
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The third member of this list who has never been nominated. Well, it's understandable for The Fountain, but not for the rest of his work. |
| 8 |
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39 |
Clint Eastwood - Gran Torino |
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Hey, Clint? Let some of the other kids play! |
| 9 |
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34 |
Jonathan Demme - Rachel Getting Married |
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People know him and he's won before, but the title may be too thematically similar to Silence of the Lambs. Yoink! |
| 10 |
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24 |
Edward Zwick - Defiance |
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Between this, Blood Diamond and The Last Samurai, we think Zwick really needs to do a romantic comedy. |
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