| BEST
DIRECTOR |
| Rk |
LW |
Director
- Film | Comment |
| 1 |
1 | Ang
Lee - Brokeback Mountain | Very
gracious... not very a compelling public figure.. may not matter... |
| 2 |
3 | Bennett
Miller - Capote | The
whole movie could be shifting into gear |
|
3 |
4 | James
Mangold - Walk The Line | Not
shocked to see him win... not shocked to see him unnominated |
| 4 |
2 | Steven
Spielberg - Munich | The
work we will look back on an blame the Academy for not recognizing |
| 5 |
5 | Fernando
Meirelles - The Constant Gardener | The
work here is great... and the DGA missed him last time too |
| 6 |
- | Paul
Haggis - Crash | Could
well step up if the film gets the burst of support it seems to be in the midst
of |
| 7 |
- | George
Clooney - Good Night, And Good Luck | Might
be underestimating his chances... or not. |
|
8 |
- | David
Cronenberg - A History Of Violence | Worthy,
but not likely... not from The Academy |