2004 BEST DIRECTOR

MY PREDICTED FIVE

Clint Eastwood
for
MILLION DOLLAR BABY Taylor Hackford
for
RAY Mike Leigh
for
VERA DRAKE Alexander Payne
for
SIDEWAYS Martin Scorsese
for
THE AVIATOR

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noms: HFPA
wins: NYFCC, SDFCA, CHICAGO, VAN noms:
wins: noms:
wins: noms: HFPA, IFP
wins: LAFCA, SEFCA, FLA, SAN FRAN noms: HFPA
wins: NYFCO, PHOENIX, BFCA

3/5 [60%] Nomination Prediction Rate / SEE WHO I PREDICTED

Who got robbed (either Directors with good buzz or ones I just felt deserved the recognition):
Zhang Yimou (Daggers and/or Hero) / Michael Mann (Collateral) / Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine) / Almadovar (Bad Education) / Lars Von Trier, yeah right (Dogville)

who should win:
Mike Leigh and/or Alexander Payne (although Scorsese does deserve to have an Oscar, it's for Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, not The Aviator)

who will win:
Clint by a squeeky nose over Marty...

and the Oscar goes to...
Clint Eastwood - this year has been waaaay too easy to predict.

MY PREDICTED FIVE

Clint Eastwood for MILLION DOLLAR BABY	Taylor Hackford for RAY	Mike Leigh for VERA DRAKE	Alexander Payne for SIDEWAYS	Martin Scorsese for THE AVIATOR
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noms: HFPA wins: NYFCC, SDFCA, CHICAGO, VAN	noms: wins:	noms: wins:	noms: HFPA, IFP wins: LAFCA, SEFCA, FLA, SAN FRAN	noms: HFPA wins: NYFCO, PHOENIX, BFCA
3/5 [60%] Nomination Prediction Rate / SEE WHO I PREDICTED
Who got robbed (either Directors with good buzz or ones I just felt deserved the recognition): Zhang Yimou (Daggers and/or Hero) / Michael Mann (Collateral) / Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine) / Almadovar (Bad Education) / Lars Von Trier, yeah right (Dogville)
who should win: Mike Leigh and/or Alexander Payne (although Scorsese does deserve to have an Oscar, it's for Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, not The Aviator) who will win: Clint by a squeeky nose over Marty...
and the Oscar goes to... Clint Eastwood - this year has been waaaay too easy to predict.