As will be evident from my recommendations below, in many cases there were simply too many worthy nominees to squeeze in. (theatlantic.com)
Other worthy nominees for Best Director are Derek Ciafrance for The Place Beyond the Pines and Paul Greengrass for Captain Phillips. (waytooindie.com)
Who we want to win: We genuinely find Tony Gilroy's writing on Michael Clayton to be the most worthy nominee in this category, but our hearts have us leaning towards Diablo Cody and the quirky comedy of Juno. (ign.com)