The Greatest Director Tournament - Nominations

[turtlex]

1. Martin Scorsese
2. Ridley Scott
3. Christopher Nolan
4. Steven Spielberg
5. Orson Welles
6. Sergio Leone
7. Quentin Tarantino
8. Edgar Wright
9. Alfred Hitchcock
10. Tim Burton
11. Frank Darabont
12. Akira Kurosawa
13. Danny Boyle
14. David Lynch
15. The Cohen Brothers
16. Stanley Kubrick
17. The Wachowski brothers
18. Hayao Miyazaki
19. Francis Ford Coppola
20. Cecil B. Demille
21. Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr.
22. Terrence Malick
23. George Cukor
24. Paul Thomas Anderson
25. Lars von Trier
26. James Cameron
27. Ang Lee
28. Frank Capra
29. David Cronenberg
30. Darren Aronofsky
31. Guy Ritchie
32. M Night Shyamalan
33. Kathryn Bigelow
34. Chan Wook-Park
35. Kevin Smith
36. Clint Eastwood
37. Oliver Stone
38. Roman Polanski
39. Spike Jonze
40. Lisa Cholodenko
41. John Hughes
42. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
43. Guillermo del Toro
44. Sidney Lumet
45. John Huston
46. Wes Anderson
47. Luchino Visconti
48: George Lucas
49. John Ford
50. Sydney Pollack
51. Peter Jackson
52. Tomas Alfredson
53. Henry Koster
54. Federico Fellini
55. Sam Mendes
56. Woody Allen
57. Terry Gilliam
58. Richard Donner
59. J.J. Abrams
60. Ron Howard
61. Ingmar Bergman

This is an impressive list!! I love the mix of current and classic .... We're such Cinemaphiles!! I love us!

[Jean]

1. Martin Scorsese
2. Ridley Scott
3. Christopher Nolan
4. Steven Spielberg
5. Orson Welles
6. Sergio Leone
7. Quentin Tarantino
8. Edgar Wright
9. Alfred Hitchcock
10. Tim Burton
11. Frank Darabont
12. Akira Kurosawa
13. Danny Boyle
14. David Lynch
15. The Cohen Brothers
16. Stanley Kubrick
17. The Wachowski brothers
18. Hayao Miyazaki
19. Francis Ford Coppola
20. Cecil B. Demille
21. Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr.
22. Terrence Malick
23. George Cukor
24. Paul Thomas Anderson
25. Lars von Trier
26. James Cameron
27. Ang Lee
28. Frank Capra
29. David Cronenberg
30. Darren Aronofsky
31. Guy Ritchie
32. M Night Shyamalan
33. Kathryn Bigelow
34. Chan Wook-Park
35. Kevin Smith
36. Clint Eastwood
37. Oliver Stone
38. Roman Polanski
39. Spike Jonze
40. Lisa Cholodenko
41. John Hughes
42. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
43. Guillermo del Toro
44. Sidney Lumet
45. John Huston
46. Wes Anderson
47. Luchino Visconti
48: George Lucas
49. John Ford
50. Sydney Pollack
51. Peter Jackson
52. Tomas Alfredson
53. Henry Koster
54. Federico Fellini
55. Sam Mendes
56. Woody Allen
57. Terry Gilliam
58. Richard Donner
59. J.J. Abrams
60. Ron Howard
61. Ingmar Bergman
62. Rainer Werner Fassbinder

[fernandito]

1. Martin Scorsese
2. Ridley Scott
3. Christopher Nolan
4. Steven Spielberg
5. Orson Welles
6. Sergio Leone
7. Quentin Tarantino
8. Edgar Wright
9. Alfred Hitchcock
10. Tim Burton
11. Frank Darabont
12. Akira Kurosawa
13. Danny Boyle
14. David Lynch
15. The Cohen Brothers
16. Stanley Kubrick
17. The Wachowski brothers
18. Hayao Miyazaki
19. Francis Ford Coppola
20. Cecil B. Demille
21. Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr.
22. Terrence Malick
23. George Cukor
24. Paul Thomas Anderson
25. Lars von Trier
26. James Cameron
27. Ang Lee
28. Frank Capra
29. David Cronenberg
30. Darren Aronofsky
31. Guy Ritchie
32. M Night Shyamalan
33. Kathryn Bigelow
34. Chan Wook-Park
35. Kevin Smith
36. Clint Eastwood
37. Oliver Stone
38. Roman Polanski
39. Spike Jonze
40. Lisa Cholodenko
41. John Hughes
42. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
43. Guillermo del Toro
44. Sidney Lumet
45. John Huston
46. Wes Anderson
47. Luchino Visconti
48: George Lucas
49. John Ford
50. Sydney Pollack
51. Peter Jackson
52. Tomas Alfredson
53. Henry Koster
54. Federico Fellini
55. Sam Mendes
56. Woody Allen
57. Terry Gilliam
58. Richard Donner
59. J.J. Abrams
60. Ron Howard
61. Ingmar Bergman
62. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
63. Mel Brooks

[Still Servant]

Ending with a personal fav. Love all his films.
1. Martin Scorsese
2. Ridley Scott
3. Christopher Nolan
4. Steven Spielberg
5. Orson Welles
6. Sergio Leone
7. Quentin Tarantino
8. Edgar Wright
9. Alfred Hitchcock
10. Tim Burton
11. Frank Darabont
12. Akira Kurosawa
13. Danny Boyle
14. David Lynch
15. The Cohen Brothers
16. Stanley Kubrick
17. The Wachowski brothers
18. Hayao Miyazaki
19. Francis Ford Coppola
20. Cecil B. Demille
21. Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jr.
22. Terrence Malick
23. George Cukor
24. Paul Thomas Anderson
25. Lars von Trier
26. James Cameron
27. Ang Lee
28. Frank Capra
29. David Cronenberg
30. Darren Aronofsky
31. Guy Ritchie
32. M Night Shyamalan
33. Kathryn Bigelow
34. Chan Wook-Park
35. Kevin Smith
36. Clint Eastwood
37. Oliver Stone
38. Roman Polanski
39. Spike Jonze
40. Lisa Cholodenko
41. John Hughes
42. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
43. Guillermo del Toro
44. Sidney Lumet
45. John Huston
46. Wes Anderson
47. Luchino Visconti
48: George Lucas
49. John Ford
50. Sydney Pollack
51. Peter Jackson
52. Tomas Alfredson
53. Henry Koster
54. Federico Fellini
55. Sam Mendes
56. Woody Allen
57. Terry Gilliam
58. Richard Donner
59. J.J. Abrams
60. Ron Howard
61. Ingmar Bergman
62. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
63. Mel Brooks
64. David Fincher

[turtlex]

Hey, we got to 64 !!!!!

[fernandito]

This is an impressive list!! I love the mix of current and classic .... We're such Cinemaphiles!! I love us!

Yes ! A wonderful mesh of classic and contemporary directors, and so many different genres - ah I love it ! That's why I love hosting these kind of tournaments

And with Mike's final entry, we have all 64 contenders ! I'm going to group these as best I can, and hopefully we can have polls up as early as this weekend !

[Still Servant]

I just want to say thanks to Fernando once again for what is sure to be a great tournament.

I think what might be really helpful is a list of the films for each director to be posted. Even if it's a link to their IMDB page. I just worry that we might not know the director, but we might know the films. Just a thought.

I also think it would be cool to list some directors that didn't make it into the tourney.

I for one had a bunch of other directors I wanted to nominate:

Michael Moore
Michael Mann
Werner Herzog
John Woo

[fernandito]

No problem Mike

I was actually already thinking of adding a "works include :" text underneath each the picture of each director so that the voters know which films they're famous for. I love your IMDB idea, and I'll be sure to include it in each poll for easy access to their filmography.

I can't wait to get this underway !

[mae]

65. Luis Bunuel

I know there has to be 64, but I was late to the game, and Bunuel is one of my most favorite directors of all time. Sadly, nobody nominated him

[Jean]

65. Luis Bunuel

I know there has to be 64, but I was late to the game, and Bunuel is one of my most favorite directors of all time. Sadly, nobody nominated him

There has to be 64, but there has to be Bunuel as well. I would have nominated him if I'd managed to get myself another slot.

Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie is definitely one of bears' favorite movies of all time

[mae]

[fernandito]

Is Bunuel the director for The Exterminating Angel ? Or am I thinking of someone else ...

[Jean]

why of course he is! now you see he can't be left out?...

[turtlex]

I just want to say thanks to Fernando once again for what is sure to be a great tournament.

I think what might be really helpful is a list of the films for each director to be posted. Even if it's a link to their IMDB page. I just worry that we might not know the director, but we might know the films. Just a thought.

I also think it would be cool to list some directors that didn't make it into the tourney.

I for one had a bunch of other directors I wanted to nominate:

Michael Moore
Michael Mann
Werner Herzog
John Woo

Herzog.
Nice.
Honestly, I didn't consider any Documentary-genre directors. Suppose I should have though.

[Melike]

65. Luis Bunuel

I know there has to be 64, but I was late to the game, and Bunuel is one of my most favorite directors of all time. Sadly, nobody nominated him

There has to be 64, but there has to be Bunuel as well. I would have nominated him if I'd managed to get myself another slot.

Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie is definitely one of bears' favorite movies of all time

Same here.

[Brice]

So many good directors. I wish I could have been here more though during the nominations. I could probably almost nominate 64 all by myself.

[pathoftheturtle]

Yes, but in particular, one I would have added would be Robert Altman.

To have a fair Greatest Director contest, feev, you probably should also, in a few cases, underscore films that they did NOT direct. Someone should not get credit for works they produced or wrote or such just because they are connected to them in the public mind. Right?

[fernandito]

To have a fair Greatest Director contest, feev, you probably should also, in a few cases, underscore films that they did NOT direct. Someone should not get credit for works they produced or wrote or such just because they are connected to them in the public mind. Right?

You mean include films which they wrote the script/story/screen play for ?

[Sam]

I think including films they did not direct would be confusing. That sort of thing would be more appropriate as part of the discussion during voting I would think.

Do you have anything/anyone specific in mind pathoftheturtle?

[pathoftheturtle]

I think including films they did not direct would be confusing.

I guess so. I don't think you guys understood what I was suggesting, and it's too confusing to bother to explain. Sorry.

That sort of thing would be more appropriate as part of the discussion during voting I would think.

Yar, good idea. I think a lot of voters don't pay much attention to the discussion, but those are the folken to whom nothing is likely to get through, anyway.

Do you have anything/anyone specific in mind pathoftheturtle?

Well, for one, look at what's already going on in the contest:

Lucas is only getting votes because of people's knee-jerk Star Wars fanboy response. Truth be told, he is an excellent producer and a horrible director. ...

Yar: What he said.

[fernandito]

Lucas is only getting votes because of people's knee-jerk Star Wars fanboy response. Truth be told, he is an excellent producer and a horrible director. ...

Yar: What he said.

I bet this will be an isolated case though. I skimmed through the list and don't see where else this could happen. Like Aaron said, it's just a knee jerk reaction because the names of Lucas and Star Wars are essentially synonymous.

[turtlex]

Actually, I've been thinking about this Lucas director thing... and he's got an okay track record of okay directing ( that's some compliment, hunh ) ... given how little he's actually directed... I count at least two excellent directing jobs - American Graffitti and THX 1138.

No offense or anything to other nominees ... but there's a couple there I can't count up to two for.

[pathoftheturtle]

Actually, I've been thinking about this Lucas director thing... and he's got an okay track record of okay directing ( that's some compliment, hunh ) ... given how little he's actually directed... I count at least two excellent directing jobs - American Graffitti and THX 1138.

No offense or anything to other nominees ... but there's a couple there I can't count up to two for.

Having had other directors nominated who aren't really great doesn't prove that Lucas should have been. Are we calling this "Greatest Director of All Time" like previous forum pollings? Or lowering the sights?

[turtlex]

Actually, I've been thinking about this Lucas director thing... and he's got an okay track record of okay directing ( that's some compliment, hunh ) ... given how little he's actually directed... I count at least two excellent directing jobs - American Graffitti and THX 1138.

No offense or anything to other nominees ... but there's a couple there I can't count up to two for.

Having had other directors nominated who aren't really great doesn't prove that Lucas should have been. Are we calling this "Greatest Director of All Time" like previous forum pollings? Or lowering the sights?

( bolding mine ) Oh, I agree completely. I was just pointing out how I can see why it happened.

[fernandito]

With the closing of groups M-P, we will be concluding the first phase of the the TDGT.

I'm in the process of arranging the candidates for the second round, and I promise many a intense polls filled vehement discussions !

Thanks to everyone that has taken the time to vote and contribute to the discussions !