If you go to the 2007 Excell Calculations, this is what you'll see in the Best Director Category:

A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Joel & Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men	36.5	24	5	10	1	46.023

What Does This All mean? It's easy! Everything is excactely the same as with the best picture category. The only difference is the way The Final Score is calculated! Collumn G The Final Score If Collumn F contains 1, then the score is calculated as follows: Calender Points + 3 + (The Tie Avoiding Points - 1) * 0.111) + (Amount of Important Awards * 0.35) + (Amount of Guild Nominations * 0.222) If Collumn F contains 0 or nothing, then the score is calculated as follows: (Calender Points / 2.5) + (The Tie Avoiding Points - 1) * 0.111) + (Amount of Important Awards * 0.35) + (Amount of Guild Nominations * 0.222)

For Joel & Ethan Coen, the Final Score = 36.5 + 3 + ((24 - 1) * 0.111) + (5 * 0.35) + (10 * 0.222) = 46.023

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