1. Barry Jenkins-If Beale Street Could Talk
2. Bradley Cooper-A Star Is Born
3. Damien Chazelle-First Man
4. Yorgos Lanthimos-The Favourite
5. Spike Lee-Black Klansman   (UP 3)
   

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6. Martin Scorsese-The Irishman   (DOWN 2)
7. Adam McKay-Backseat
8. Desiree Akhavan-The Miseducation of Cameron Post
9. Steve McQueen-Widows
10. Josie Rourke-Mary Queen of Scots
11. Ryan Coogler-Black Panther
12. Debra Granik-Leave No Trace
13. Jacques Audiard-The Sisters Brothers
14. Joel Edgerton-Boy Erased
15. Marielle Heller-Can You Ever Forgive Me?
16. Paul Dano-Wildlife
17. Bo Burnham-Eighth Grade
18. Terry Gilliam-The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
19. Julian Schnabel-At Eternity’s Gate
20. Boots Riley-Sorry To Bother You
21. Thomas Vinterberg-Kursk
22. Gus Van Sant-Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot
23. Jason Reitman-The Front Runner
24. Mélanie Laurent-Galveston
25. Andrew Heckler-Burden
26. Robert Zemeckis-The Women of Marwen
27. David Lowery-The Old Man and The Gun
28. Stephen Merchant-Fighting With My Family
29. Jason Reitman-Tully
30. Reinaldo Marcus Green-Monsters and Men
31. Anthony and Joe Russo-Avengers: Infinity War
32. Fede Alvarez-The Girl in the Spider’s Web
33. Steven Spielberg-Ready Player One
34. Ava DuVernay-A Wrinkle in Time