The director is the storyteller. He may not have to write, act or narrate the story... but he is the story teller and if he is dedicated to his craft, his story will be timeless.
BEST DIRECTOR NOMINEES
Amour - Michael Haneke
Beasts of the Southern Wild - Ben Zeitlin
Life of Pi - Ang Lee
Lincoln - Steven Spielberg
Silver Linings Playbook - David O. Russell
Okay, lets set the record straight. These were five moving films masterfully directed. With that being said they are not, in my opinion the five best directed of the year. In fact I am still completely at a loss for how Ben Affleck and Tom Hooper were left out of this mix. Others would also argue for Kathryn Bigelow and although I was truly a believer after The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty was not my favorite of those listed.
So in my opinion, this one has an asterisk. I am pulling a bit for Lee, because of the loss of his deserved statue for Brokeback Mountain and David Russell for a wonderful, poignant and personal direction of an all star cast in an everyday struggle. I believe Lincoln was an absolute showcase for Tony Kushner's screenplay and Daniel Day-lewis' Lincoln... but as far as a whole... it was not Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan or even Indiana Jones. I could gracefully concede a Spielberg win if he faced, in my opinion, the best direction of the year in Ben Affleck's Argo.
Perhaps this is the one category where we need to open up a few more spots for nominee's.
My Favorite: Wasn't Nominated. Ben Affleck. Argo.
My Oscar Prediction: Ang Lee for Life of Pi.
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