Best Director
The manager, the boss, the leader, th maker of the film. All of these can be classified as a Director. The Director owns the right to say that it is his or her film and basically like the boss of the bunch. It takes a lot of pressure for a Director to work with the actors, agree on location, costumes etc. These are why movies are made and most of the time are so creatively done. There is not enough cherishing that you can do for Directors. Here are the nominees for Best Director:
Danny Boyle for 28 Days Later
What a wonderfully shot film. That is the most powerful thing in 28 Days Later. The fact that Danny Boyle went ahead and took a low budget approach with eight five percent of the film being shot on a digital camera is extremely original. It definetely worked for this film.
Sofia Copolla for Lost In Translation
Yes, its a woman director, very odd to find, but she does a hell of a job. Actually, I can be the first to say that it wouldn't have been the same if a man would have directed this film. I'm not being stereotypical or anything, but its just the way it is. Anyway, Sofia takes this film and creates such a wonderful masterpiece. If I could choose her best directed scene it would be the last scene when Murray whispers a few words in Johnasson's ears, we will never know what was said.
Clint Eastwood for Mystic River
Eastwood has his share of great style in this film. The moods and unexpected turnouts are definetely where he excels and the film itself.
Alejandro González Iñárritu for 21 Grams
Lets get this straighten out, this is simply to original of a direction. Shot at such a creative way and edited in like maze style is very creative. Alejandro is a very talented director and has made a film that is powerful by all means.
Peter Jackson for Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King
There is not another director that could have possibly made Return Of The King this damn good. Its almost amazing to see how he kept the story interesting and continued with hardly any flaws. Sequels are hard to match up to the original, but that is not to say for Lord Of The Rings. Peter Jackson takes fantasy and epic filmmaking to a whole new level.
Gaspar Noe for Irreversible
Odd and weird direction I must say. Disturbing and brutal is Gaspar, in how he shows us that in the streets sometimes it is very dangerous. His direction makes many points and one is definetely that there are too many nutcases out there and it is hard to even live nowadays. Besides that, his direction for the filming was to have the camera continuesly spinning and it sure as hell has never been done. I enjoyed it and it didn't get me dizzy.
Jim Sheridan for In America
Possibly the saddest and most emotional film of the year, Jim Sheridan takes us into a world of poverty. His vision was of a small family just trying to have a good time, but they sacrifice many things jst for their children and for the fact of living life to the fullest even if you don't have money. Jim takes a great approach here and it is a wonderful film.
Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Tarantino is known for the violence and the brutal dialogue in his films. Kill Bill follows just that and that is why Tarantino delivers a very good direction for Kill Bill once again. From heads being cut off to blood squirting like theres no tomorrow, whats not to enjoy in Kill Bill?
Peter Weir for Master and Commander: Far Side Of The World
The film is pretty good, but where it shines is in Weir's direction. If it wasn't for how complex and well shot this film was, I believe it would have been perhaps just an average flick. However, with Peter Weir directing, he shows us the intense action and he shows the life at sea.
And The Winner Is...
