[Hugin]

I always thought Best Director is redundant. The director is responsible for the final product, therefore whoever directed the Best Picture is the best director.

I haven’t seen any of these movies, though I want to see American Sniper.

[Borges]

Sometimes a film is extremely well directed but the script and acting wasn’t great. Therefore it can win the directorial award but not Best Picture which should be a combination of all those things.

[Mears]

“I always thought Best Director is redundant. The director is responsible for the final product, therefore whoever directed the Best Picture is the best director.”

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Not so. The best picture is the sum of all of it’s parts—direction,cast,screenplay,costumes,music,special effects, etc.

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