February 21, 2009
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BEST DIRECTOR
The Nominees Are:
- David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
- Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon)
- Gus Van Sant (Milk)
- Stephen Daldry (The Reader)
- Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
Erin’s Pick: Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon)
My Mom’s Pick: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire)
The Winner Last Year Was: Joel & Ethan Cohen (No Country for Old Men)
This is one of those rare years where the Best Director nominees correlate exactly with the Best Picture nominees. However, there aren’t very many usual suspects in the mix. Ron Howard’s pretty much the only one. The cinema purists hate Ron Howard, but I don’t. I like a lot of the movies he’s directed, so I’m going for him here.
