Best Best Director of the Decade

[FilmFan720]

Could we do a poll of worst director winner except for Howard...that would be a tougher choice for me.

[OscarGuy]

It's not that we don't think Howard will win, his is definitely the aberration, but it would be interesting to see what the few dissenters would be...after all, A Beautiful Mind did not wholly conquer the Adapted Screenplay poll.

[anonymous1980]

IMO, this is a great crop of winners (Ron Howard notwithstanding)

Do we really need a WORST Best Director poll since we all know who's going to win that?

[Mister Tee]

Though this was overall an auspicious decade in the category, I find, oddly, not once did my pick for the year match the Academy's. A further oddity: four of the winners WERE my picks, but in different years -- Lee in 2000, Jackson (tied with Altman) in '01, Eastwood in '03 and Scorsese in '04.

I considered the Coens, but, deciding their work is more script-dependent, ultimately landed with Ang Lee.

The real best director of the decade is, of course, Alfonso Cuaron for Children of Men.

[dws1982]

Clint Eastwood.



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[The Original BJ]

I voted for the Coens, who I think directed the most singular film. But I found most of these wins pretty happy moments, so I wouldn't be surprised to see this one all over the map.

I assume there won't be much competition for the Worst Best Director of the Decade, though.

[Reza]

Jackson for his combined achievement in bringing that trilogy to the screen.

Followed by Polanski.

[rudeboy]

Peter Jackson. Polanski, Lee and Scorsese were also great choices.

[Sabin]

Picture breaks with Director three times this decade, all for the better. It's down to the Coen Brothers and Polanski in my estimation, and while I have no doubt that Roman will take this one, I'm going to side with Joel & Ethan.