Die Regisseure haben gesprochen und die jeweils ihrer Meinung nach besten Regieleistungen des Jahres honoriert. Wer hier gewinnt erhält nahezu immer den Oscar und wer hier nominiert wird, wird auch mit 80%-Wahrscheinlichkeit für den Regieoscar nominiert. Wer erachtet ihr am verwundbarsten und durch wen wird dieser dann wohlmöglich ersetzt?

BESTE REGIEARBEIT DES JAHRES:

• DAMIEN CHAZELLE La La Land
• GARTH DAVIS Lion
• BARRY JENKINS Moonlight
• KENNETH LONERGAN Manchester by the Sea
• DENIS VILLENEUVE Arrival

Die letzten Jahre beatrachtet, werden immer 4/5 auch für den Regieoscar nominiert, mit Ausnahme von 2012 da waren es nur 2/5 (Nur Ang Lee & Steven Spielberg – so dass Ang Lee mit Leihctiegkeit seinen 2. Oscar entgegen nehmen konnte!)

2015: Ridley Scott – The Martian (DGA) to Lenny Abrahamson on Room (Oscar)
2014: Clint Eastwood – American Sniper (DGA) to Bennet Miller for Foxcatcher (Oscar)
2013: Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips (DGA) to Alexander Payne for Nebraska (Oscar)
2012: Ben Affleck – Argo, Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty & Tom Hooper – Les Miserables (DGA) to Benh Zeitlin – Beats of the Southern Wild, Michael Haneke – Amour & David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook (Oscar)
2011: David Fincher – Dragon Tattoo (DGA) to Terrence Malick for Tree of Life (Oscar)
2010: Christopher Nolan – Inception (DGA) to the Coen Bros for True Grit (Oscar)

ERSTE REGIEARBEIT:

• GARTH DAVIS Lion
• KELLY FREMON CRAIG Edge of Seventeen
• TIM MILLER Deadpool
• NATE PARKER Birth of a Nation
• DAN TRACHTENBERG 10 Cloverfield Lane

DOCUMENTARFILM:

• OTTO BELL The Eagle Huntress
• EZRA EDELMAN O.J.: Made in America
• JOSH KRIEGMAN & ELYSE STEINBERG Weiner
• RAOUL PECK I Am Not Your Negro
• ROGER ROSS WILLIAMS Life, Animated

TELEVISION

Dramatic Series

• THE DUFFER BROTHERS: Stranger Things, “Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers” (Netflix)
• RYAN MURPHY: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “From the Ashes of Tragedy” (FX)
• JONATHAN NOLAN: Westworld, “The Original” (HBO)
• MIGUEL SAPOCHNIK: Game of Thrones, “The Battle of the Bastards” (HBO)
• JOHN SINGLETON: The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, “The Race Card” (FX)

Comedy Series

• ALEC BERG: Silicon Valley, “Daily Active Users” (HBO)
• DONALD GLOVER: Atlanta, “B.A.N.” (FX)
• MIKE JUDGE: Silicon Valley, “Founder Friendly” (HBO)
• BECKY MARTIN: Veep, “Inauguration” (HBO)
• DALE STERN: Veep, “Mother” (HBO)

Movies For TV And Miniseries

• RAYMOND DE FELITTA: Madoff (ABC)
• THOMAS KAIL (Directed By): ALEX RUDZINSKI (Live Television Direction By)
• Grease Live! (Fox): KENNY LEON (Directed By)
• ALEX RUDZINSKI (Live Television Direction By): Hairspray Live! (NBC)
• JAY ROACH: All the Way (HBO)
• STEVEN ZAILLIAN: The Night Of, “The Beach” (HBO)

Variety/News/Talk/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

• PAUL G. CASEY: Real Time With Bill Maher, “Show #1437” (HBO)
• NORA GERARD: CBS Sunday Morning, “Charles Osgood Farewell Broadcast” (CBS)
• JIM HOSKINSON: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Episode #0179” (CBS)
• DON ROY KING: Saturday Night Live, “Host: Dave Chappelle” (NBC)
• PAUL PENNOLINO: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, “Episode #1030” (TBS)

Variety/News/Talk/Sports – Specials

• JERRY FOLEY
  Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 – The Best is Yet to Come (NBC)
• TIM MANCINELLI
  The Late Late Show with James Corden, “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special” (CBS)
• LINDA MENDOZA
  Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House (PBS)
• PAUL MYERS
  Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, “A Very Special Full Frontal Special” (TBS)
• GLENN WEISS
  The 70th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

Reality Programs

• KEN FUCHS
  Shark Tank, “801” (ABC)
• JOHN GONZALEZ
  Live PD, “Episode 5” (A&E)
• BRIAN SMITH
  STRONG, “Welcome to STRONG” (NBC)
• J. RUPERT THOMPSON
  American Grit, “The Finale Over the Falls” (Fox
• BERTRAM VAN MUNSTER
  The Amazing Race, “We’re Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today” (CBS)

Children’s Programs

• LIZ ALLEN
  The Kicks, “Pilot” (Amazon)
• ALETHEA JONES
  Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, “Gortimer and the Jacks of All Trades” (Amazon)
• MICHAEL LEMBECK
  A Nutcracker Christmas (Hallmark Channel)
• TINA MABRY: An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win (Amazon)
• JOHN SCHULTZ
  Adventures in Babysitting (Disney Channel)

Commercials

LANCE ACORD (Park Pictures)
Frankie’s Holiday, Apple – MAL
First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith

Movie Night, Kohl’s – Anomaly
First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
Second Assistant Director: Rob Kay

DANTE ARIOLA (MJZ)
Hold Your Breath, SunTrust – Strawberry Frog
Unit Production Manager: Natalie Hill
First Assistant Director: George Nessis
Second Assistant Director: Isaac Mejia

Riding is the New Driving, Lyft – Made Movement
Unit Production Manager: Natalie Hill
First Assistant Director: John Lowe
Second Assistant Director: Julian Metter
Second Second Assistant Director: Dave Liehn

Tell Me When To Go, Beats
Unit Production Managers: Natalie Hill, Susan Levin
First Assistant Director: Chris Medak
Second Assistant Director: Adam Stern
Second Second Assistant Director: Jani Vournas

FREDRIK BOND (MJZ)
Dive, Apple – TBWA/Media Arts Lab
First Assistant Director: Howell Caldwell

Everyday Hero, Philips – Ogilvy & Mather

World of Play, LG – Energy BBDO
Unit Production Manager: Line Postmyr
First Assistant Director: Anthony Dimino
Second Assistant Director: Spencer Taylor
Second Second Assistant Director: R. Ben Parker
Additional First Assistant Director: Chris Blanch
Additional Second Assistant Director: Steve Bagnara

DEREK CIANFRANCE (RadicalMedia)

Chase, Nike Golf – Wieden + Kennedy Portland
First Assistant Director: Rick Lange
Second Assistant Director: Ethan Ross

Doubts, Powerade – Wieden + Kennedy Portland
First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson

Expectations, Powerade – Wieden + Kennedy Portland
First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson

Manifesto, Squarespace – Anomaly
First Assistant Director: David Backus
Second Assistant Director: Josh Voegelin

AG ROJAS (Park Pictures)

The Best Planet, S7 Airlines – Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam

The Snail, Samsung – Leo Burnett USA
First Assistant Director: Robert Dean Phillips