1. Damien Chapelle-First Man   (UP 2)
2. Yorgos Lanthimos-The Favourite   (UP 1)
3. Alfonso Cuarón-Green Book   (UP 5)
4. Bradley Cooper-A Star Is Born   (DOWN 2)
5. Barry Jenkins-If Beale Street Could Talk   (DOWN 4)
   

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6. Spike Lee-BlacKkKlansman   (UP 3)
7. Steve McQueen-Widows  (UP 2)
8. Peter Farrelly-Green Book  (*NEW)
9. Adam McKay-Backseat   (DOWN 2)
10. Jason Reitman-The Front Runner   (UP 13)
11. Ryan Coogler-Black Panther
12. Marielle Heller-Can You Ever Forgive Me?   (UP 3)
13. Jacques Audiard-The Sisters Brothers
14. Bo Burnham-Eighth Grade
15. Joel Edgerton-Boy Erased
16. Debra Granik-Leave No Trace
17. Josie Rourke-Mary Queen of Scots
18. Mike Leigh-Peterloo
19. Desiree Akhavan-The Miseducation of Cameron Post
20. Paul Dano-Wildlife
21. Julian Schnabel-At Eternity’s Gate
22. Boots Riley-Sorry To Bother You
23. Fede Alvarez-The Girl in the Spider’s Web
24. Gus Van Sant-Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot
25. Ethan and Joel Coen-The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
26. Mélanie Laurent-Galveston
27. Robert Zemeckis-The Women of Marwen
28. David Lowery-The Old Man and The Gun
29. Jason Reitman-Tully
30. Reinaldo Marcus Green-Monsters and Men
31. Anthony and Joe Russo-Avengers: Infinity War
32. Steven Spielberg-Ready Player One
33. Ava DuVernay-A Wrinkle in Time