Power Rankings for 11/21/16
Best Director
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| P/R |
Last |
C/R
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Person/Film |
| 1 |
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90 |
Damien Chazelle - La La Land |
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As goes Best Picture goes Best Director, right? Well, not quite since the expansion, but a nomination seems in the bag for the BP front-runner. |
| 2 |
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85 |
Pablo Larrain - Jackie |
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A bit of irony in having a foreign director helm a movie about a quintessential American icon, but his touch is distinctive and memorable. |
| 3 |
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80 |
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival |
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Already popular after Sicario, the Canadian director should probably find himself nominated given the impressive craft (if nothing else) of his film. |
| 4 |
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75 |
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight |
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He could become one of less than a handful of African American men to make the cut here. |
| 5 |
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70 |
Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge |
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Some have compared his movie to Saving Private Ryan--or at least seen it as an update of it. He is probably still controversial, but has a shot. |
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