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