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Poll: IMDb Poll Board Biggest Director Oscar Snub

A poll by Paok-Kilkis
The members of the IMDb Poll Board have chosen their biggest director snub (people who should have been nominated for Best Director, yet they weren't). Which of these choices do you consider the biggest snub?

Discuss the list here!

Results of 445 votes:

  1. 1.

    Martin Scorsese

     
    Arkas16's Pick: Martin Scorsese for Taxi Driver (1976)
  2. 2.

    Alfred Hitchcock

     
    Eagles90's Pick: Alfred Hitchcock for Vertigo (1958)
  3. 3.

    Stanley Kubrick

     
    BONAFIDE BOSS ⭐️'s Pick: Stanley Kubrick for The Shining (1980)
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