How do we judge a director's individual performance apart from the film he directed?
HOW do you judge a director's PERFORMANCE apart from the film he directed? WHAT CRITERIA do you have to judge it?
In the 70s Jaws was nominated for best picture and Steven wasn't nominated for Best Director. HOW does that make any sense? This is not like acting where you can pick an individual component out of the film, like a great performance in a good film, or a DP who did great work on an ok film, a director's performance is judged on the ENTIRE FILM. The Best Director award is a relic of the late 1920s when the producer was the creative head of a picture (ala Irving Thalberg, David O Selznick) and should be abolished. Best Picture should go to the director AND the producer.