Here are the real winners Best Director: 2002: Martin Scorsese, Gangs of New York 2008: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight (Snubbed for no reasons) 2009: James Cameron, Avatar/ Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker (Tied) 2010: David Fincher, The Social Network 2011: Martin Scorsese, Hugo 2015: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant/ George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road (Tied) 2021: Ridley Scott: The Last Duel or House of Gucci or Jon M. Chu, In The Heights
Here are the real winners Best Director:
2002: Martin Scorsese, Gangs of New York
2008: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight (Snubbed for no reasons)
2009: James Cameron, Avatar/ Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker (Tied)
2010: David Fincher, The Social Network
2011: Martin Scorsese, Hugo
2015: Alejandro G. Iñárritu, The Revenant/ George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road (Tied)
2021: Ridley Scott: The Last Duel or House of Gucci or Jon M. Chu, In The Heights