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Terrence Malick-
The Tree of Life
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Christopher Nolan-
Inception
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Derek Clanfrance-
Blue Valentine
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Darren Aronofsky-
Black Swan
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FOR HIM:
One of the overdue
directors of modern
cinema. Will they wanna
throw him one?
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FOR HIM:
He's the Academy's golden
boy. Many prior
nominations and wins.
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FOR HIM:
After being snubbed big
time for The Dark Knight,
critics and audiences will
be keeping a close eye on
him this year.
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FOR HIM:
There's always a
newcomer in the bunch.
Taking on a big drama with
big actors, may shine some
light.
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FOR HIM:
Arguably snubbed for
Requiem for a Dream and
The Wrestler. Will they
finally invite him to the
party?
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AGAINST HIM:
His film was pushed back.
They may be a sign of bad
things to come.
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AGAINST HIM:
After two years of snubs,
they may be telling us,
"We're done."
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AGAINST HIM:
His films are quirky and not
usually up Oscars alley (I
don't understand why?).
Early release date.
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AGAINST HIM:
Maybe he's too unknown.
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AGAINST HIM:
It depends on the reviews.
The critics will need to
come through for him.
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Your guess is as good as mine. Terrence Malick is an overdue director who many bow down to. Could Malick finally get his Oscar? It'd be really cool
to see Nolan get one too.
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David O. Russell-
The Fighter
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Martin Scorsese-
Shutter Island
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Andrew Jarecki-
All Good Things
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Rodrigo Garcia-
Mother and Child
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Bruce Robinson-
The Rum Diary
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FOR HIM:
This is an ambitious take
for Russell. Some say he
missed for I Heart
Huckabees and Three
Kings. Could he finally get
some notice?
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FOR HIM:
He's a legend. It's one of
his best works in years.
His win for The Departed,
as embraced by all, should
not be his only one. He's
the type of director many
would not hesitate to give
Oscar #2.
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FOR HIM:
It's a wild guess. He's
responsible for the Oscar
nominated Capture the
Freidmans. Maybe this
switch over to production
features may work.
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FOR HIM:
Writer/Director of the
Independent film, Nine
Lives. Critics have praised
the film out of festivals.
Could he surprise?
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FOR HIM:
Audiences have been
anticipating this work for a
long time. Fear and
Loathing in Las Vegas has
become a cult classic.
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AGAINST HIM:
Russell isn't consistent
enough. The film may be
too big for him.
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AGAINST HIM:
Early release date. His film
received good, not great
reviews. That may not
carry him for the year.
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AGAINST HIM:
It'll be his first time out, we
will be watching closely.
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AGAINST HIM:
Relatively unknown. Might
be about Annette Bening
and that's it.
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AGAINST HIM:
It took some time for Fear &
Loathing to grow on some.
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