What about Paul Greengrass for UNITED 93? What about Alfonso Cuaron for CHILDREN OF MEN? What about Guillermo Del Toro for PAN'S LABYRINTH? What about Darren "Fuck You" Arronofsky over THE FOUNTAIN?
I think Irish was referring to the nominations, not the year's films.
Me? I think The Departed was a brilliant film. I think it's his best effort since The King of Comedy (1983), and would rank it behind that, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, GoodFellas and Taxi Driver. I need to revisit Cape Fear, though; that film may just be his most grippingly sustained work.
I last revised rankings for Scorsese's work on May 29th this year. Though I still need to see Kundun, Age of Innocence, Last Temptation and Boxcar Bertha, you can view how I currently rank his work here.
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