The highest honour a film director can get, the Academy Award for Best Director is always a well battled contest. This year is no different, despite a few curveballs in the mix - hi there, Anchorman's Adam McKay - that we mightn't have expected a few years ago. With the massive achievement of Fury Road proving to be this best film yet, George Miller might just nab the prize away from last year's winner Iñárritu. Predicted Nominees: Adam McKay - The Big Short Alejandro González Iñárritu - The Revenant George Miller - Mad Max: Fury Road (Predicted Winner) Todd Haynes - Carol Tom McCarthy - Spotlight Other Possibilities: John Crowley - Brooklyn Cary Joji Fukunaga - Beasts Of No Nation Lenny Abrahamson - Room