1. David O. Russel – The Fighter * * * * *
2. Joel & Ethan Coen – True Grit * * * *
3. Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech * * * 1/2
4. Shimmy Marcus – SoulBoy * * *
5. Lee Unkrich – Toy Story 3 * * *
6. Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind Of A Funny Story * * *
7. Philip Seymour Hoffmann – Jack Goes Boating * * *
8. Sam Taylor-Wood – Nowhere Boy * * *
9. Todd Phillips – Due Date * * 1/2
10. Mark Romanek – Never Let Me Go * * 1/2
11. William Monohan – London Boulevard * * 1/2
12. Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan * * 1/2
13. Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine * * 1/2
14. Jeff Tremaine – Jackass 3D * * 1/2
15. David Michôd – Animal Kingdom * *
16. Rob Ebstein & Jeffrey Friedman – Howl * *
17. Edward Zwick – Love And Other Drugs * *
18. James L Brooks – How Do You Know * *
19. Aaron Schneider – Get Low * 1/2
20. Sofia Coppola – Somewhere *
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