Nominations 2012 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Nicolas Winding Refn |
Drive
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| Jeff Nichols |
Take Shelter
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| Alexander Payne |
The Descendants
|
| Michel Hazanavicius |
The Artist
|
| Mike Mills |
Beginners
|
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Nominations 2011 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lisa Cholodenko |
The Kids Are All Right
|
| Debra Granik |
Winter\u2019s Bone
|
| Danny Boyle |
127 Hours
|
| John Cameron Mitchell |
Rabbit Hole
|
| Darren Aronofsky |
Black Swan
|
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Nominations 2010 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| James Gray |
Two Lovers
|
| Michael Hoffman |
The Last Station
|
| Ethan Coen |
A Serious Man
|
| Joel Coen |
A Serious Man
|
| Lee Daniels |
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
|
| Cary Fukunaga |
Sin Nombre
|
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Nominations 2009 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lance Hammer |
Ballast
|
| Ramin Bahrani |
Chop Shop
|
| Courtney Hunt |
Frozen River
|
| Jonathan Demme |
Rachel Getting Married
|
| Thomas McCarthy |
The Visitor
|
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Nominations 2008 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Julian Schnabel |
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
|
| Todd Haynes |
I'm Not There
|
| Tamara Jenkins |
The Savages
|
| Jason Reitman |
Juno
|
| Gus Van Sant |
Paranoid Park
|
|
Nominations 2007 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Altman |
A Prairie Home Companion
|
| Steven Soderbergh |
Bubble
|
| Ryan Fleck |
Half Nelson
|
| Valerie Faris |
Little Miss Sunshine
|
| Jonathan Dayton |
Little Miss Sunshine
|
| Karen Moncrieff |
The Dead Girl
|
|
Nominations 2006 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ang Lee |
Brokeback Mountain
|
| George Clooney |
Good Night, and Good Luck
|
| Gregg Araki |
Mysterious Skin
|
| Rodrigo García |
Nine Lives
|
| Noah Baumbach |
The Squid and the Whale
|
|
Nominations 2005 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Shane Carruth |
Primer
|
| Mario Van Peebles |
Baadasssss!
|
| Joshua Marston |
Maria Full of Grace
|
| Alexander Payne |
Sideways
|
| Walter Salles |
The Motorcycle Diaries
|
|
Nominations 2004 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Shari Springer Berman |
American Splendor
|
| Robert Pulcini |
American Splendor
|
| Gus Van Sant |
Elephant
|
| Jim Sheridan |
In America
|
| Sofia Coppola |
Lost in Translation
|
| Peter Sollett |
Raising Victor Vargas
|
|
Nominations 2003 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Todd Haynes |
Far from Heaven
|
| Gus Van Sant |
Gerry
|
| Bernard Rose |
Ivans Xtc
|
| Nicole Holofcener |
Lovely & Amazing
|
| Joe Carnahan |
Narc
|
|
Nominations 2002 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Cameron Mitchell |
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
|
| Michael Cuesta |
L.I.E.
|
| Christopher Nolan |
Memento
|
| Cheryl Dunye |
Stranger Inside
|
| Richard Linklater |
Waking Life
|
|
Nominations 2001 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Julian Schnabel |
Before Night Falls
|
| Christopher Guest |
Best in Show
|
| Miguel Arteta |
Chuck & Buck
|
| Ang Lee |
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
|
| Darren Aronofsky |
Requiem for a Dream
|
|
Nominations 2000 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alexander Payne |
Election
|
| Doug Liman |
Go
|
| Harmony Korine |
Julien Donkey-Boy
|
| Steven Soderbergh |
The Limey
|
| David Lynch |
The Straight Story
|
|
Nominations 1999 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Paul Schrader |
Affliction
|
| Lodge Kerrigan |
Claire Dolan
|
| Todd Solondz |
Happiness
|
| Wes Anderson |
Rushmore
|
| Todd Haynes |
Velvet Goldmine
|
|
Nominations 1998 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Larry Fessenden |
Habit
|
| Robert Duvall |
The Apostle
|
| Wim Wenders |
The End of Violence
|
| Paul Schrader |
Touch
|
| Victor Nuñez |
Ulee's Gold
|
|
Nominations 1997 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert M. Young |
Caught
|
| Joel Coen |
Fargo
|
| David O. Russell |
Flirting with Disaster
|
| Abel Ferrara |
The Funeral
|
| Todd Solondz |
Welcome to the Dollhouse
|
|
Nominations 1996 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Mike Figgis |
Leaving Las Vegas
|
| Ulu Grosbard |
Georgia
|
| Michael Almereyda |
Nadja
|
| Todd Haynes |
Safe
|
| John Sayles |
The Secret of Roan Inish
|
|
Nominations 1995 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Quentin Tarantino |
Pulp Fiction
|
| Roman Polanski |
Death and the Maiden
|
| Ang Lee |
Eat Drink Man Woman
|
| Alan Rudolph |
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
|
| John Dahl |
Red Rock West
|
|
Nominations 1994 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Altman |
Short Cuts
|
| Robert Rodriguez |
El Mariachi
|
| John Turturro |
Mac
|
| Victor Nuñez |
Ruby in Paradise
|
| Ang Lee |
The Wedding Banquet
|
|
Nominations 1993 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Carl Franklin |
One False Move
|
| Abel Ferrara |
Bad Lieutenant
|
| Allison Anders |
Gas Food Lodging
|
| Quentin Tarantino |
Reservoir Dogs
|
| Tom Kalin |
Swoon
|
|
Nominations 1992 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Martha Coolidge |
Rambling Rose
|
| Joseph Vásquez |
Hangin' with the Homeboys
|
| Gus Van Sant |
My Own Private Idaho
|
| Todd Haynes |
Poison
|
| Richard Linklater |
Slacker
|
|
Nominations 1991 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Charles Burnett |
To Sleep with Anger
|
| John McNaughton |
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
|
| Reginald Hudlin |
House Party
|
| Allan Moyle |
Pump Up the Volume
|
| Michael Roemer |
The Plot Against Harry
|
|
Nominations 1990 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Steven Soderbergh |
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
|
| Gus Van Sant |
Drugstore Cowboy
|
| Jim Jarmusch |
Mystery Train
|
| Charles Lane |
Sidewalk Stories
|
| Nancy Savoca |
True Love
|
|
Nominations 1989 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ramón Menéndez |
Stand and Deliver
|
| John Waters |
Hairspray
|
| David Burton Morris |
Patti Rocks
|
| Oliver Stone |
Talk Radio
|
| Errol Morris |
The Thin Blue Line
|
|
Nominations 1988 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| John Huston |
The Dead
|
| John Sayles |
Matewan
|
| Tim Hunter |
River's Edge
|
| Jonathan Demme |
Swimming to Cambodia
|
| Jim McBride |
The Big Easy
|
|
Nominations 1987 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Oliver Stone |
Platoon
|
| David Lynch |
Blue Velvet
|
| Jim Jarmusch |
Down by Law
|
| Oliver Stone |
Salvador
|
| Rob Reiner |
Stand by Me
|
|
Nominations 1986 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Martin Scorsese |
After Hours
|
| Joel Coen |
Blood Simple
|
| Joyce Chopra |
Smooth Talk
|
| Peter Masterson |
The Trip to Bountiful
|
|
Nominations 1986 »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Martin Scorsese |
After Hours
|
| Joel Coen |
Blood Simple
|
| Joyce Chopra |
Smooth Talk
|
| Peter Masterson |
The Trip to Bountiful
|
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