Best Director

1. The Social Network: David Fincher. *NYFC, *LAFC, *NSFC, *NBR, *CC, *GG, DGA.
2. The King’s Speech: Tom Hooper. CC, GG, DGA.
3. Black Swan: Darren Aronofsky. CC, GG, DGA, ISA.
4. The Fighter: David O. Russell. GG, DGA.
5. Inception: Christopher Nolan. CC, GG, DGA.

Alternates:

6. True Grit: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. CC.
7. 127 Hours: Danny Boyle: CC, ISA.
8. The Kids Are All Right: Lisa Cholodenko. ISA.
9. Winter’s Bone: Debra Granik. ISA.
10. The Town: Ben Affleck.