Just for fun, I've decided to post my picks for Best Director for the 2000's because those are the films I've seen the most:
Best Director:
2000: Steven Soderbergh for Traffic, Ang Lee is amazing, but Soderberg is simply brilliant.
2001: Peter Jackson, his acheievement was terrific.
2002: Rob Marshall, he really made Chicago soar.
2003: Undecided, both Jackson, Coppola, and Eastwood are all so great!!!
2004: Clint Eastwood, Million Dollar Baby is perfectly directed, if not perfectly written.
2005: Paul Haggis, I may be in a minority around here, but I love Crash, and his direction is fantastic. He gets incredible performances out of his cast and balances all the stories so well. But I need to rewatch Brokeback and Capote and see G.A.G.L and Munich.
2006: Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu hands down. I still need to see Eastwood and Greengrass's films (Not to mention rewatch The Departed, but innaritu's work on babel is astonishing.
2007: Another undecided, but maybe I'd lean towards Anderson.
2008: Danny Boyle. Daldry and Van Sant are close-runner's up, but I think Slumdog was the film that benefited most from the directing. It was simply dazzling.
2009: I've only seen 2 (Lee Daniels for Precious and Jason Reitman for Up In The Air), and I make it a rule that I need to see at least 3 of the nominees in any category to make my pick.
So, tell me your picks! Your thoughts, do you agree/disagree with me? I'll probably publish a post on my original screenplay and adapted screenplay picks. I also could do profiles on any of these categories!
7 comments:
2000: Soderberg for Traffic.
2001: Jackson, but I need to Lynch and Scott's films.
2002: Polanski.
2003: Jackson. Eastwood should have seriously got his actors to tone it down, and I have yet still to find what is special about Lost in Translation.
2004: Scorsese. Hackford's nomination is absurd and I still think I prefer it over Eastwood's excessively dreary direction of that film.
2005: Clooney maybe. I need to rewatch Capote and Munich. I find both Crash and Brokeback Mountain overrated though. I have to also disagree with you in that except for a few exception like Matt Dillon many of the performances came off as paper thin as they were written.
2006: Scorcese or Eastwood. I need to see United 93 and Babel.
2007: I was once on with Anderson completely but now I am leaning toward the Coens.
2008: Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Howard I guess, and I mean I guess. I find none of these films impressive. The only reason I even slightly like Frost/Nixon is I am admitted sucker for these kinds of films.
2009: Tarantino.
2002: Have you seen Talk To Her? I really like it, though I need to see it again!!!!!
2006: See Babel!!! It is fantastic!!
2005: We;ll just have to disagree... What about Miller?
2008: So, I take it you're a big fan of historical films?
2009: Is Inglorious Bastards your Best Picture pick?
2000: Ang Lee
2001: Jackson
2002: Polanski closely followed by Almodovar
2003: Meirelles
2004: Payne
2005: Ang Lee
2006: Greengrass
2007: Coens
2008: Danny Boyle
2009: Tarantino
2010: Fincher (I hate Hooper's win even more than Eastwood's)
2000: Ang Lee
2001: Jackson
2002: Marshall
2003: Jackson
2004: Scorsese
2005: Ang Lee
2006: Scorsese
2007: Coen Brothers
2008: Boyle
2009: Tarantino or Bigelow
2010: Fincher
2011: Hazanavicius
2005: Like I said I need to re-watch Capote.
2008: For better and for worse, yes I do.
2009: Yes.
Dinasztie: We seem to agree on some, and disagree on others. I don't mind Hooper's win, but my vote would have gone with Darren Aronsky for Black Swan..
Nues20: Glad you like Marshall and Boyle!!!
Love that you like historical films so much!
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