Continuing this year’s slightly different version of my Oscar preview we look at the directing category and pick a head and a heart winner.
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant for Milk
Stephen Daldry for The Reader
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Heart Pick: David Fincher
This is a category with two of my favorite working auteurs. Fincher can do no wrong in my book. Sure Aliens 3 doesn’t stand up to the first two, but on its own it’s a visually arresting film that never slows down. While Fight Club might be his Kane, Zodiac was an underrated gem of a pic. Now we finally see recognition for this so-called dark filmmaker. Nothing would make me happier than to see Fincher win and continue to get the creative freedom he deserves from Hollywood.
Head Pick: Danny Boyle
My other favorite in this category should be the winner in Danny Boyle. Whether it was the overly praised Trainspotting or the underappreciated Beach. Boyle makes great films and always stretches himself as an artist. Take Millions and compare it against 28 Days Later and you’ll see two opposites working under a single mind. A win here legitimizes all the career choices he’s made that have often been questioned by the critics and academics of the film world.
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