Best Director votes for Shane Carruth, Upstream Color
- Andrew Wright 25
- Bryant Frazer 20
- Daniel Waters 19
- Mark Pittillo 15
- Scott Tobias 15
- Theo Panayides 14
- Don Marks 12
- Doug Dillaman 10
- Alex Fung 10
- Greg Murphy 10
- Noel Murray 10
- Ryan Wu 9
- Mike D'Angelo 5
- Jeremy Heilman 5
- Michael Sicinski 5