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steve · 4336 days ago · link · · parent · post: How can the film you directed be one of the best films of the year if you're not one of the best directors of the year?
I'm not in the industry. I don't fully understand the academy. However, I think I understand it well enough to know that while directors may have creative control, it is not absolute. Producers and Executive Producers overrule them on stuff all the time. Things that directors want, end up on the floor. Look up Alan Smithee. As I understand it - very few directors are given complete artistic control.