Power Rankings for 1/23/17
Best Director
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| P/R |
Last |
C/R
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Person/Film |
| 1 |
1 |
99 |
Damien Chazelle - La La Land |
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The movie is looking more and more like a "The Artist" runaway train. How far it can go is the question. |
| 2 |
2 |
98 |
Barry Jenkins - Moonlight |
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No black director has ever won here, and it seems far-fetched to think that Jenkins will. Still, the nomination is itself a rarity. |
| 3 |
3 |
97 |
Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea |
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The big three are locked, but Ken seems to have the smallest chance of wining of the three. |
| 4 |
-- |
80 |
Denis Villeneuve - Arrival |
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With DGA and BAFTA nods it seems impossible to ignore him, but a snub would not be a shocker. |
| 5 |
-- |
50 |
Ken Loach - I, Daniel Blake |
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Let's go on an insane limb and predict the Cannes winner to repeat here. Don't really count on it. |
| 6 |
-- |
49 |
Garth Davis - Lion |
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After the DGA nod, many are predicting him, though DGA and the Academy rarely match. |
| 7 |
5 |
48 |
Denzel Washington - Fences |
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They love the actors turned directors too, so I still think he has a chance. |
| 8 |
-- |
47 |
Martin Scorcese - Silence |
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Though the movie has faded, they do love Marty in that branch. |
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