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[Peter T Chattaway]

Just in case anyone's curious, here are the directors who stand to be added to the list this year, or to see their rank rise, when the winners are announced two weeks from today:

Veterans who may rise in the ranks:

2 nominations -- Joel & Ethan Coen, True Grit -- already have 2 acting awards going back to 1996

Newcomers:

3 nominations -- Tom Hooper, The King's Speech
2 nominations -- Lisa Cholodenko, The Kids Are All Right
2 nominations -- Debra Granik, Winter's Bone
2 nominations -- David O. Russell, The Fighter (actually *3* nominations, but only in 2 categories)
1 nomination -- Ben Affleck, The Town
1 nomination -- Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan
1 nomination -- Danny Boyle, 127 Hours
1 nomination -- Derek Cianfrance, Blue Valentine
1 nomination -- David Fincher, The Social Network
1 nomination -- Alejandro González Iñárritu, Biutiful
1 nomination -- David Michôd, Animal Kingdom
1 nomination -- John Cameron Mitchell, Rabbit Hole