1. David O. Russel – The Fighter * * * * *
2. Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive * * * * 1/2
3. Bennett Miller – Moneyball * * * *
4. David Fincher – The Social Network * * * *
5. Joel & Ethan Coen – True Grit * * * *
6. Martin Scorsese – Living In The Material World * * * *
7. George Clooney – The Ides Of March * * * 1/2
8. Richard Ayoade – Submarine * * * 1/2
9. Zack Snyder – Sucker Punch * * * 1/2
10. Cameron Crowe – Pearl Jam Twenty * * * 1/2
11. Azazel Jacobs – Terri * * * 1/2
12. Tom Hooper – The King’s Speech * * * 1/2
13. Shimmy Marcus – SoulBoy * * *
14. Will Gluck – Friends With Benefits * * *
15. David Mackenzie – Perfect Sense * * *
16. Lee Unkrich – Toy Story 3 * * *
17. Anton Corbijn – The American * * *
18. Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind Of A Funny Story * * *
19. Philip Seymour Hoffmann – Jack Goes Boating * * *
20. Sam Taylor-Wood – Nowhere Boy * * *
21. Paul Feig – Bridesmaids * * 1/2
22. Richard J Lewis – Barney’s Version * * 1/2
23. Todd Phillips – Due Date * * 1/2
24. Miguel Arteta -Cedar Rapids * * 1/2
25. Robert Rodriguez – Machete * * 1/2
26. Mark Romanek – Never Let Me Go * * 1/2
27. George Nolfi – The Adjustment Bureau * * 1/2
28. William Monohan – London Boulevard * * 1/2
29. John Wells – The Company Men * * 1/2
30. Darren Aronofsky – Black Swan * * 1/2
31. Derek Cianfrance – Blue Valentine * * 1/2
32. Jesse Peretz – Our Idiot Brother * * 1/2
33. Jeff Tremaine – Jackass 3D * * 1/2
34. Spencer Sussex – Hesher * * 1/2
35. Lone Scherfig – One Day * *
36. David Michôd – Animal Kingdom * *
37. Dennis Dugan – Just Go With It * *
38. Michael J. Weithorn – A Little Help * *
39. Tom Hanks – Larry Crowne * *
40. Thomas McCarthy – Win Win * *
41. Rob Ebstein & Jeffrey Friedman – Howl * *
42. Edward Zwick – Love And Other Drugs * *
43. James L Brooks – How Do You Know * *
44. Matthew Vaughn – X-Men: First Class * *
45. Todd Phillips – The Hangover 2 * *
46. Brad Furman – The Lincoln Lawyer * 1/2
47. Michael Goldbach – Daydream Nation * 1/2
48. SJ Clarkson – Toast * 1/2
49. Francis Lawrence – Water For Elephants * 1/2
50. John Requa & Glenn Ficarra – Crazy, Stupid, Love * 1/2
51. Aaron Schneider – Get Low * 1/2
52. James Gunn – Super * 1/2
53. Seth Gordon – Horrible Bosses * 1/2
54. Jonathan Levine – 50/50 * 1/2
55. Tate Taylor – The Help * 1/2
56. Paul Haggis – The Next Three Days *
57. David Dobkin – The Change Up *
58. Sofia Coppola – Somewhere *
59. Shane Feste – Country Strong *
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