Best Director

No real surprise nominees here. I am surprised, however, that Danny Boyle wasn't nominated for 127 Hours. Not only is he a genius, and 127 was masterful, but ever since Slumdog Millionaire, he has got an 'in' with the Academy. Otherwise, I really like David Fincher for this category. The Social Network was awesome and the acting was really good in it, which is a testament to the directing. I really hope the Coen brothers don't win. I am like morally against them. Everyone seems to absolutely love their movies... I just don't get them. True Grit was a pretty normal movie as far as all of theirs go, but I'm just tired of them. It's like the Academy has a quota to fill: At least one Coen Brother's movie must be nominated every year. It's boring. Boring especially because they win a LOT of the time. Luckily, however, I don't think they have a chance this year, really. Their competition is too good, and their movie being shut out at the Golden Globes does not fair well for them. If Fincher has any real competition, I would say it is Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan. The movie was so unique, and I thought it was done extremely well.