1. David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook * * * * *
2. Lee Toland Krieger – Celeste & Jesse Forever * * * * 1/2
3. David Chase – Not Fade Away * * * 1/2
4. Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained * * * 1/2
5. Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty * * * 1/2
6. Gus van Sant – The Promised Land * * *
7. Daniel Schechter – Supporting Characters * * 1/2
7. Nick Love – The Sweeney * *
8. Malik Bendjelloul – Searching For Sugar Man * *
9. Martin McDonagh – 7 Psychopaths * 1/2
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