2012 AACTA International Award – Best Direction Winner
![The Artist Michel Hazanavicius](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-artist-michel-hazanavicius-image.jpg)
The Artist
Michel Hazanavicius
An egomaniacal film star develops a relationship with a young dancer against the backdrop of Hollywood’s silent era.
2012 AACTA International Award – Best Direction Nominees
![Drive Nicolas Winding Refn](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/drive-nicolas-winding-refn-image.jpg)
Drive
Nicolas Winding Refn
![Hugo Martin Scorsese](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/hugo-martin-scorsese-image.jpg)
Hugo
Martin Scorsese
![Margin Call J.C. Chandor](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/margin-call-j.c.-chandor-image.jpg)
Margin Call
J.C. Chandor
![Melancholia Lars von Trier](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/melancholia-lars-von-trier-image.jpg)
Melancholia
Lars von Trier
![Midnight in Paris Woody Allen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/midnight-in-paris-woody-allen-image.jpg)
Midnight in Paris
Woody Allen
![The Tree of Life Terrence Malick](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-tree-of-life-terrence-malick-image.jpg)
The Tree of Life
Terrence Malick
![We Need to Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/we-need-to-talk-about-kevin-lynne-ramsay-image.jpg)