Sam Mendes – American Beauty (Original Winner)

Stanley Kubrick- Eyes Wide Shut

David O. Russell-Three Kings

The Wachowski Brothers (ask your parents, kids)-The Matrix

George Lucas- Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace

Paul Thomas Anderson- Magnolia

Lasse Hallström – The Cider House Rules (Original Nominee)

M. Night Shyamalan – The Sixth Sense (Original Nominee)

David Fincher- Fight Club

Anthony Minghella-The Talented Mr Ripley

Michael Mann – The Insider(Original Nominee)

Mike Judge-Office Space

John Lasseter- Toy Story 2

Spike Jonze – Being John Malkovich (Original Nominee)

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