Best Up and Coming Directors

Seth Gordon

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:45:57 GMT

a. The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007) b. Four Christmases (2008) c. The Only Living Boy in New York (2010) d. King Dork (2011)

J.J. Abrams

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:11:44 GMT

a. Mission: Impossible III b. Star Trek (2009) c. Anatomy of Hope (2010)

John Hamburg

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:15:22 GMT

a. Along Came Polly (2004) b. I Love You, Man (2009) c. The Troubleshooter (2010) d. Secret Agent Men (2011)

Zack Snyder

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:57:33 GMT

a. 300 (2006) b. Watchmen (2009) c. Guardians of Ga'Hoole (2010) d. Sucker Punch (2011)

Paul Haggis

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:47:50 GMT

a. Crash (2005) b. In the Valley of Elah (2007) c. The Next Three Days (2010)

Craig Zobel

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:46:14 GMT

a. The Great World of Sound (2007) b. Turkey in the Straw (2010)

David Gordon Green

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:13:57 GMT

a. All the Real Girls (2003) b. Pineapple Express (2008) c. Your Highness (2010) d. Mr. Machine (2011) e. Chef Ron (2011)

Greg Mottola

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:13:25 GMT

a. Superbad (2007) b. Adventureland (2009) c. Paul (2010)

Rob Marshall

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:31:08 GMT

a. Chicago (2002) b. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) c. Nine (2009)

Joe Wright

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:18:07 GMT

a. Atonement (2007) b. The Soloist (2009) c. Indian Summer (2010)

Charlie Kaufman

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:47:24 GMT

a. Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Tony Gilroy

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:47:01 GMT

a. Michael Clayton (2007) b. Duplicity (2009)

Richard Curtis

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:20:45 GMT

a. Love Actually (2003) b. The Boat That Rocked (2009)

Jonathan Levine

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:30:20 GMT

a. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2005) b. The Wackness (2008) c. Echelon Vendetta (2010)

Duncan Jones

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:34:06 GMT

a. Whistle (2002) b. Moon (2009) c. Escape From the Deep (2011)

Julian Schnabel

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:36:36 GMT

a. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) b. Lou Reed's Berlin (2008) c. Miral (2010)

Gabriele Muccino

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:11:26 GMT

a. The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) b. Seven Pounds (2008) c. Kiss Me Again (2010)

Andrew Dominik

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:48:12 GMT

a. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) b. Cities on the Plain (2012)

John Hillcoat

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:11:04 GMT

a. The Proposition (2006) b. The Road (2009) c. Death of a Ladies' Man (2010)

Jonathan Dayton

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:12:53 GMT
[img id=30844 width=60] and Valerie Faris a. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) b. The Abstinence Teacher (2010) c. Used Guys (2011)

Rian Johnson

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:16:51 GMT
a. Brick (2005) b. The Brothers Bloom (2009) c. Looper (2011)

George Clooney

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:13:36 GMT
a. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) b. Good Night and Good Luck (2006) c. The Challenge (2010)

Kenneth Lonergan

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:54:15 GMT
a. You Can Count on Me (2000) b. Margaret (2009)

Richard Kelly

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:13:11 GMT
a. Donnie Darko (2001) b. Southland Tales (2006) c. The Box (2009)

Shane Acker

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:14:16 GMT
a. 9 (2009)

Pete Docter

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:14:41 GMT
a. Monsters, Inc. (2001) b. Up (2009)

Ben Affleck

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:14:54 GMT
a. Gone Baby Gone (2007) b. The Blade Itself (2010) c. Arizona (2011)

Richard Shepard

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:16:38 GMT
a. The Matador (2005) b. The Hunting Party (2007) c. I Knew it Was You: Rediscovering John Cazele (2009) d. Diamond Anniversary (2010)

Cary Fukunaga

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:44:52 GMT
a. Sin Nombre (2009) b. Beasts of No Nation (2011)

Emilio Estevez

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:17:04 GMT
a. Bobby (2006) b. The Public (2010) c. The Way (2010)

Terry George

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:15:03 GMT
a. Hotel Rwanda (2004) b. Reservation Raod (2007)

Neil Burger

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:17:32 GMT
a. The Illusionist (2006) b. The Lucky Ones (2008) c. Bride of Frankenstein (2011)

Albert Hughes

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:42:48 GMT
[img id=188854 width=60] and Allen Hughes a. American Pimp (1999) b. Book of Eli (2010)

Gavin Hood

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:14:29 GMT
a. Tsotsi (2005) b. Rendition (2007) c. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Marc Webb

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:54:00 GMT
a. (500) Days of Summer (2009) b. Age of Rage (2011)

Neill Blomkamp

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:57:37 GMT
a. District 9 (2009)

Ed Harris

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:56:37 GMT
a. Pollock (2000) b. Appaloosa (2008)

James Marsh

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:15:11 GMT
a. Man on Wire (2008) b. Red Riding: 1980 (2009) c. Prey (2010)

Craig Brewer

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:45:50 GMT
a. Hustle and Flow (2005) b. Black Snake Moan (2007) c. Maggie Lynn (2010) d. Mother Trucker (2011)

David Slade

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:55:05 GMT
a. Hard Candy (2005) b. 30 Days of Night (2007) c. Twilight: Eclipse (2010)

Jay Duplass

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:23:03 GMT
and Mark Duplass a. The Puffy Chair (2005) b. Baghead (2008) c. The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2009)

Anton Corbijn

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:45:05 GMT
a. Control (2007) b. A Very Private Gentleman (2010)

Grant Heslov

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:43:17 GMT
a. The Men Who Stare at Goats (2010) b. Suburbicon (2011)

Todd Haynes

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:35:12 GMT
a. Velvet Goldmine (1999) b. I'm Not There (2007)

Nicholas Stoller

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:31:14 GMT
a. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) b. Get Him to the Greek (2010) c. Five-Year Engagement (2011)

Alex Proyas

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:49:29 GMT
a. The Crow (1994) b. Dark City (1999) c. I, Robot (2004) d. Knowing (2009) e. The Tripods (2011) I know this is an iffy selection because he's been around for a while but he wasn't good enough for the last list and I didn't want to exclude him all together.

Tom Tykwer

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:48:39 GMT
a. Run Lola Run (1999) b. The International (2009) c. What is the What (2011)

Rod Lurie

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:18:44 GMT
a. The Contender (2000) b. Nothing But the Truth (2008) c. Straw Dogs (2010)

Mikael Håfström

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:57:40 GMT
a. 1408 (2007) b. Shanghai (2009)

Trent Cooper

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:04:31 GMT
a. Coaching the Minors (2003) b. Father of Invention (2010)