| Tier | Texts |
|---|---|
| Best Directing | Joel Coen & Ethan Coen - No Country for Old Men - Oscar Winner |
| Nominees | Jason Reitman - Juno - Oscar Nominee, Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton - Oscar Nominee, Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Oscar Nominee, Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood - Oscar Nominee |
| Options | David Fincher - Zodiac, Ridley Scott - American Gangster, David Cronenberg - Eastern Promises, Ben Affleck - Gone Baby Gone, James Mangold - 3:10 to Yuma |
| Deleted |
