Best Director

1. Chloe Zhao – Nomadland
2. Spike Lee – Da 5 Bloods
3. David Fincher – Mank
4. Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago Seven
5. Shaka King – Judas and the Black Messiah
   

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6. Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
7. Regina King – One Night In Miami
8. Paul Greengrass – News of the World
9. George C. Wolfe – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
10. Christopher Nolan – Tenet
11. George Clooney – The Midnight Sky
12. Ryan Murphy – The Prom
13. Taika Waititi – Next Goal Wins   #
14. Francis Lee – Ammonite
15. Michael Showalter – The Eyes of Tammy Faye   #
16. Sofia Coppola – On The Rocks
17. Ron Howard – Hillbilly Elegy
18. Tom McCarthy – Stillwater
19. Clea DuVall – Happiest Season
20. Joe and Anthony Russo – Cherry
21. Miranda July – Kajillionaire
22. Antonio Campos – The Devil All The Time
23. Kelly Reichardt – First Cow
24. Alan Yang – Tigertail
25. Charlie Kaufman – I’m Thinking Of Ending Things
26. Miguel Sapchnik – Bios
27. Aaron Schneider – Greyhound
28. Ben Wheatley – Rebecca
29. Greg Barker – Sergio
30. Liz Garbus – Lost Girls
31. Eugene Ashe – Sylvie’s Love

# May Be Pushed To 2021