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Here’s our second PeekScore list to tie-in with the 84th Academy Awards (you can see the first entry – wherein we rank the acting nominees – here). This time we take a look at the nominees for Best Director.
This list is comprised of three bona fide living legends (and, in our humble opinion, geniuses), a well-established, respected, and previously nominated helmer, and an Oscar newcomer.
As always, we’re not here to grade these men on their filmmaking skills, and we’re not offering odds on their Oscar wins or losses. We’re simply calculating and reporting on where these men stand in terms of the impact they’re each making here in cyberspace. All five have a presence here, but none greater than that of Mr. Allen, who as of this writing is brandishing our ultimate PeekScore of 10. It seems surprising at first glance, perhaps, but if you poke around the Web a bit, you do see that Woody, his life, and his work are mentioned throughout the ether with tremendous frequency; his recent spike in visibility due to awards season only solidifying his cyber-notoriety.
Are you pleased with the Academy’s choices? Who would you rather have seen nominated? Who do you think might win? Who do you think should? Let us know in the comments.
| Rank | Picture | Name | Nominated For | PeekScore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Woody Allen | Midnight in Paris | 10.00 / 10.00 |
| 2 |
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Martin Scorsese | Hugo | 9.54 / 10.00 |
| 3 |
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Terrence Malick | The Tree of Life | 8.78 / 10.00 |
| 4 |
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Alexander Payne | The Descendants | 8.39 / 10.00 |
| 5 |
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Michel Hazanavicius | The Artist | 8.31 / 10.00 |