Best Director votes for Sean Baker, Anora
- Noel Murray 20
- Jason Overbeck 15
- Scott Tobias 14
- Victor Morton 12
- James Callan 11
- Bilge Ebiri 10
- Alex Fung 10
- Sky Hirschkron 10
- Eric C. Johnson 10
- Ryan Wu 10
- Zach Ralston 8
- Charles Odell 7
- Daniel Waters 7
- Vikram Murthi 5