6. Arnaud Desplechin, A Christmas Tale (52/9)
7. Kelly Reichardt, Wendy and Lucy (36/6)
8. Gus Van Sant, Milk (33.5/5)
9. (tie) Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire (31/5)
9. (tie) Joel and Ethan Coen, Burn After Reading (31/5)
9. (tie) Jose Luis Guerin, In the City of Sylvia (31/5)
9. (tie) Cristian Mungiu, 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (31/5)
13. (tie) David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (28/5)
13. (tie) Martin McDonagh, In Bruges (28/5)
15. Mike Leigh, Happy-Go-Lucky (26/5)
16. Gus Van Sant, Paranoid Park (25.5/4)
17. Carlos Reygadas C., Silent Light (24/3)
18. Steven Soderbergh, Che (23/4)
19. Guy Maddin, My Winnipeg (22/4)
20. Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In (21/4)
21. Laurent Cantet, The Class (20/3)
22. James Marsh, Man on Wire (19/3)
23. (tie) Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona (18/3)
23. (tie) Hou Hsiao-hsien, Flight of the Red Balloon (18/3)
23. (tie) The Wachowski Brothers, Speed Racer (18/3)
26. (tie) Fatih Akin, The Edge of Heaven (16/3)
26. (tie) Ramin Bahrani, Chop Shop (16/3)
28. (tie) Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road (15/3)
28. (tie) Jacques Rivette, The Duchess of Langeais (15/3)
30. Jeff Nichols, Shotgun Stories (14/2)
31. (tie) Jia Zhang-ke, Still Life (13/2)
31. (tie) Tarsem, The Fall (13/2)
31. (tie) Joachim Trier, Reprise (13/2)
34. Matt Reeves, Cloverfield (11/2)