Nominee:
Michael Haneke
Picture for Nomination:
Amour
Age: 70
From: Germany
Filmography:
The White Ribbon (2009),
Funny Games (2007),
Hidden (2005),
Time of the Wolf (2003),
The Piano Teacher (2001),
Code Unknown (2000),
Funny Games (1997),
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994),
Benny's Video (1992),
The Seventh Continent (1989)
Academy Awards History in Directing:
This is his first nomination in Directing.
Achievements in Directing:
2013 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for
Amour
2005 Cannes Film Festival Best Director for
Hidden
Nominee:
Ang Lee
Picture for Nomination:
Life of Pi
Age: 58
From: Taiwan
Filmography:
Taking Woodstock (2009),
Lust, Caution (2007),
Brokeback Mountain (2005),
Hulk (2003),
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000),
Ride with the Devil (1999),
The Ice Storm (1997),
Sense and Sensibility (1995),
Eat Drink Man Woman (1994),
The Wedding Banquet (1993),
Pushing Hands (1991)
Academy Awards History in Directing:
2006 Best Achievement in Directing for
Brokeback Mountain
2001 Best Director Nomination for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Achievements in Directing:
2013 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
Life of Pi
2013 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for
Life of Pi
2013 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
Life of Pi
2006 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for
Brokeback Mountain
2006 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director for
Brokeback Mountain
2006 Golden Globes Best Director for
Brokeback Mountain
2001 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001 Golden Globes Best Director for
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
1996 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
Sense and Sensibility
1996 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for
Sense and Sensibility
1996 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
Sense and Sensibility
Nominee:
David O. Russell
Picture for Nomination:
Silver Linings Playbook
Age: 54
From: United States
Filmography:
The Fighter (2010),
I Heart Huckabees (2004),
Three Kings (1999),
Flirting with Disaster (1996),
Spanking the Monkey (1994)
Academy Awards History in Directing:
2011 Best Achievement in Directing Nomination for
The Fighter
Achievements in Directing:
2011 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
The Fighter
2011 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
The Fighter
Nominee:
Steven Spielberg
Picture for Nomination:
Lincoln
Age: 66
From: United States
Filmography:
War Horse (2011),
The Adventures of Tintin (2011),
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008),
Munich (2005),
War of the Worlds (2005),
The Terminal (2004),
Catch Me If You Can (2002),
Minority Report (2002),
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001),
Saving Private Ryan (1998),
Amistad (1997),
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997),
Schindler's List (1993),
Jurassic Park (1993),
Hook (1991),
Always (1989),
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989),
Empire of the Sun (1987),
The Color Purple (1985),
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984),
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982),
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981),
1941 (1979),
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977),
Jaws (1975),
The Sugarland Express (1974),
Firelight (1964)
Academy Awards History in Directing:
2006 Best Achievement in Directing Nomination for
Munich
1999 Best Director for
Saving Private Ryan
1994 Best Director for
Schindler's List
1983 Best Director Nomination for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 Best Director Nomination for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1978 Best Director Nomination for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Achievements in Directing:
2013 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
Lincoln
2013 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
Lincoln
2006 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
Munich
2006 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
Munich
2002 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
1999 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for
Saving Private Ryan
1999 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director Nomination for
Saving Private Ryan
1999 Golden Globes Best Director for
Saving Private Ryan
1998 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
Amistad
1998 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
Amistad
1994 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for
Schindler's List
1994 BAFTA Film Awards Best Director for
Schindler's List
1994 Golden Globes Best Director for
Schindler's List
1988 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
Empire of the Sun
1986 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for
The Color Purple
1986 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
The Color Purple
1983 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1983 BAFTA Film Awards Best Direction Nomination for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1983 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1979 BAFTA Film Awards Best Direction Nomination for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1978 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1978 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1976 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Nomination for
Jaws
1976 BAFTA Film Awards Best Direction Nomination for
Jaws
1976 Golden Globes Best Director Nomination for
Jaws
Nominee:
Benh Zeitlin
Picture for Nomination:
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Age: 30
From: United States
Filmography: This is his directorial debut.
Academy Awards History in Directing:
This is his first nomination in Directing.
Achievements in Directing:
His record is clean.
Conclusion:
24 February 2013
Who Will Win Likely:
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
Who May Be The Spoiler:
Ang Lee for Life of Pi
13 February 2013
Who Will Win Likely:
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
Who May Be The Spoiler:
Michael Haneke for Amour
28 January 2013
Who Will Win Likely:
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
Who May Be The Spoiler:
Ang Lee for Life of Pi
12 January 2013
Who Will Win Likely:
Steven Spielberg for Lincoln
Who May Be The Spoiler:
Michael Haneke for Amour
Who Should Win:
Ang Lee for Life of Pi
Who got snubbed:
Kathryn Bigelow for Zero Dark Thirty,
Ben Affleck for Argo
Personal Favorite:
Ang Lee for Life of Pi
Who Wins?
Ang Lee for Life of Pi
