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Poll: Academy Award for Best Director Goes to ... ?

A poll by Chihir0
After having a poll for Excellent Directors Who Never Won the Oscar here is a poll for some of the greatest directors of all time who have never won an Oscar for Directing, but still have a chance to win it.

Here is the list. Which one of them do you wish to be the next Oscar winner? After voting, discuss here.

Results of 1,058 votes:

  1. 1.

    Christopher Nolan

     
  2. 2.

    Quentin Tarantino

     
  3. 3.

    David Fincher

     
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