1980: Fame Melvin and Howard Private Benjamin Resurrection The Stunt Man 1981: Absence of Malice Arthur The French Lieutenant's Woman Only When I Laugh Ragtime 1982: Das Boot An Officer and a Gentleman Sophie's Choice Victor/Victoria The World Acco

David wrote:

I honestly feel like five is the perfect number. Six or seven feels a bit too much especially for an acting or directing category. I feel like it kinda takes away the prestige of being a nominee especially if there are 6-7 dif

Okay, some of these suggestions are so stupid. A lot of these movies already had brilliant direction, there is no need to change them. A popular movie that actually would have been better with a different director is The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lio

I remember the first year I was on this site, I was one of the few people who correctly predicted Mel Gibson would be nominated in Best Director for Hacksaw Ridge.