1. David O. Russel – The Fighter * * * * *
2. David Fincher – The Social Network * * * *
3. 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. Anton Corbijn – The American * * *
7. Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind Of A Funny Story * * *
8. Philip Seymour Hoffmann – Jack Goes Boating * * *
9. Sam Taylor-Wood – Nowhere Boy * * *
10. Todd Phillips – Due Date * * 1/2
11. Miguel Arteta – Cedar Rapids * * 1/2
12. Mark Romanek – Never Let Me Go * * 1/2
13. William Monohan – London Boulevard * * 1/2
14. John Wells – The Company Of Men * * 1/2
15. Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan * * 1/2
16. Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine * * 1/2
17. Jeff Tremaine – Jackass 3D * * 1/2
18. David Michôd – Animal Kingdom * *
19. Dennis Dugan – Just Go With It * *
20. Rob Ebstein & Jeffrey Friedman – Howl * *
21. Edward Zwick – Love And Other Drugs * *
22. James L Brooks – How Do You Know * *
23. Michael Goldbach – Daydream Nation * 1/2
24. Aaron Schneider – Get Low * 1/2
25. Sofia Coppola – Somewhere *
26. Shane Feste – Country Strong *
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