The 84th Academy Award Best Director Nominees

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Below are the nominees in the directing category. This is both Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen's seventh nomination for directing.

Scorsese won in 2006 for The Departed. Allen won in 1977 for Annie Hall.

And the Nominees for Best Director Are...

• Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
• Alexander Payne, The Descendants
• Martin Scorsese, Hugo
• Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
• Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

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