Who’s Nominated: Joel & Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men), Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood), Tony Gilroy(Michael Clayton), Jason Reitman (Juno), Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and Butterfly)
Who’s Missing: I can understand not nominating Inland Empire for Best Picture but the fact that the Academy has once again ignored David Lynch in this category is quite upsetting. His work in the film was the very definition of art. It’s ground breaking stuff from camera work to performance to story. In short, it broke new ground in what a director is and what a director can do. Even more glaring thanks to its mainstream success is the omission of The Bourne Ultimatum's Paul Greengrass who created a genre defining action thriller in his own unique style.
Who Should Win: With two of my favorites locked in battle I’m finding it very hard to choose. In the end though I’m going to go with Paul Thomas Anderson over the Coen’s thanks to the lasting impact the film has left on me. Both films left an emotional mark on me but I’m still thinking long and hard about There Will Be Blood and the stylistic and storytelling choices PTA made. I truly feel for Tony Gilroy though, as he made one of the strongest directorial debuts in memory and usually would be a shoe in to win both in my opinion and the voters.
Who Will Win: Like myself I feel the voters will be conflicted but I believe their end decision will be the opposite of mine and the Coen’s will walk away with the trophy. I think the Coen’s have created such a finely crafted film and the fact that it’s a slightly more accessible film then There Will Be Blood will push it them to the top.
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