Nominees: Best Director

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Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire

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Danny Boyle, who first gained prominence making such cult favs as “Shallow Grave” and “Trainspotting”, directs the Bollywood-influenced drama "Slumdog Millionaire." This is his first Oscar nomination. more »


54%
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon

Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon

Ron Howard makes a TV interview between a talk show host and a disgraced president feel like an edge-on-your-seat thriller in "Frost/Nixon." Howard has previously won an Oscar. more »


10%
Gus Van Sant - Milk

Gus Van Sant - Milk

Auteurist filmmaker Gus Van Sant directs this critically-acclaimed bio-pic about Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office. This is Van Sant’s second Oscar nomination. more »


5%
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

David Fincher ages Brad Pitt in reverse in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This is his first Oscar nomination. more »


27%
Stephen Daldry - The Reader

Stephen Daldry - The Reader

Stephen Daldry directs "The Reader," an adaptation of the popular book by Bernhard Schlink. He has received two previous Oscar nominations. more »


3%
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