Poll: IMDb Voters vs. The Academy: Best Director

The IMDb voters picked these 2 different Oscar winners for Best Director, of the last 8 years. Which IMDb poll winner deserved the Oscar the most?

Results of 254 votes:

1.

Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas at an event for Dunkirk (2017)

IMDb votes for Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk (2017): 84% Oscar Winner: Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water (2017) (8% of the IMDb votes) Poll: Oscars 2018 — Best Achievement in Directing
2.

Richard Linklater at an event for Boyhood (2014)

IMDb votes for Richard Linklater for Boyhood: 43% Oscar Winner: Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) (30% of the IMDb votes) Poll: Best Director, Oscars 201…