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. Zack Snyder – Sucker Punch * * * 1/2
6. Azazel Jacobs – Terri * * * 1/2
7. Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech * * * 1/2
8. Shimmy Marcus – SoulBoy * * *
9. Lee Unkrich – Toy Story 3 * * *
10. Anton Corbijn – The American * * *
11. Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind Of A Funny Story * * *
12. Philip Seymour Hoffmann – Jack Goes Boating * * *
13. Sam Taylor-Wood – Nowhere Boy * * *
14. Paul Feig – Bridesmaids * * 1/2
15. Richard J Lewis – Barney’s Version * * 1/2
16. Todd Phillips – Due Date * * 1/2
17. Miguel Arteta -Cedar Rapids * * 1/2
18. Robert Rodriguez – Machete * * 1/2
19. Mark Romanek – Never Let Me Go * * 1/2
20. George Nolfi – The Adjustment Bureau * * 1/2
21. William Monohan – London Boulevard * * 1/2
22. John Wells – The Company Men * * 1/2
23. Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan * * 1/2
24. Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine * * 1/2
25. Jeff Tremaine – Jackass 3D * * 1/2
26. Spencer Sussex – Hesher * * 1/2
27. David Michôd – Animal Kingdom * *
28. Dennis Dugan – Just Go With It * *
29. Thomas McCarthy – Win Win * *
30. Rob Ebstein & Jeffrey Friedman – Howl * *
31. Edward Zwick – Love And Other Drugs * *
32. James L Brooks – How Do You Know * *
33. Matthew Vaughn – X-Men: First Class * *
34. Todd Phillips – The Hangover 2 * *
35. Brad Furman – The Lincoln Lawyer * 1/2
36. Michael Goldbach – Daydream Nation * 1/2
37. SJ Clarkson – Toast * 1/2
38. Francis Lawrence – Water For Elephants * 1/2
39. John Requa & Glenn Ficarra – Crazy, Stupid, Love * 1/2
40. Aaron Schneider – Get Low * 1/2
41. James Gunn – Super * 1/2
42. Seth Gordon – Horrible Bosses * 1/2
43. Paul Haggis – The Next Three Days *
44. Sofia Coppola – Somewhere *
45. Shane Feste – Country Strong *
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