Poll: Best Director Portrayal in a Film

Results of 301 votes:

1. 1.
   

   Johnny Depp in Ed Wood (1994)

    

   Ed Wood (Johnny Depp)
2. 2.
   

   Marcello Mastroianni in 8½ (1963)

    

   Guido Anselmi (Marcello Mastroianni)
3. 3.
   

   James Franco in The Disaster Artist (2017)

    

   Tommy Wiseau (James Franco)
4. 4.
   

   Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator (2004)

    

   Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio)
5. 5.
   

   Cinema Paradiso (1988)

    

   Salvatore Di Vita (Jacques Perrin)
6. 6.
   

   Anthony Hopkins in Hitchcock (2012)

    

   Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins)
7. 7.
   

   Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992)

    

   Charles Chaplin (Robert Downey Jr.)
8. 8.
   

   Justin Theroux in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    

   Adam Kesher (Justin Theroux)
9. 9.
   

   Clint Eastwood in White Hunter Black Heart (1990)

    

   John Wilson (Clint Eastwood)
10. 10.
    

    Robert Downey Jr. and Steve Coogan in Tropic Thunder (2008)

     

    Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan)
11. 11.
    

    Willem Dafoe in Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

     

    Carson Clay (Willem Dafoe)
12. 12.
    

    Julianne Moore and Burt Reynolds in Boogie Nights (1997)

     

    Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds)
13. 13.
    

    Jack Black in King Kong (2005)

     

    Carl Denham (Jack Black)
14. 14.
    

    Mel Brooks in Silent Movie (1976)

     

    Mel Funn (Mel Brooks)
15. 15.
    

    Ian McKellen and Rosalind Ayres in Gods and Monsters (1998)

     

    James Whale (Ian Mckellen)
16. 16.
    

    Veronica Lake and Joel McCrea in Sullivan's Travels (1941)

     

    John L Sullivan (Joel McCrea)
17. 17.
    

    Chris Rock in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

     

    Chaka Luther King (Chris Rock)
18. 18.
    

    Ralph Fiennes and Alden Ehrenreich in Hail, Caesar! (2016)

     

    Laurence Laurentz (Ralph Fiennes)
19. 19.
    

    "Sunset Boulevard" Cecil B.DeMille and Gloria Swanson behind the scenes 1950 Paramount

     

    Cecil B. DeMille (Cecil B. DeMille)
20. 20.
    

    John Malkovich stars as F.W. Murnau

     

    F. W. Murnau (John Malkovich)
21. 21.
    

    State and Main (2000)

     

    Walt Price (William H. Macy)
22. 22.
    

    Rob Reiner stars as Documentarian Marty DiBergi

     

    Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner)
23. 23.
    

    Adam Alexi-Malle and Steve Martin

     

    Bowfinger (Steve Martin)
24. 24.
    

    Fritz Lang in Contempt (1963)

     

    Fritz Lang (Fritz Lang)
25. 25.
    

    Lana Turner, Dick Powell, and Barry Sullivan in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)

     

    Fred Amiel (Barry Sullivan)
26. 26.
    

    Christian McKay in Me and Orson Welles (2008)

     

    Orson Welles (Christian McKay)
27. 27.
    

    Kenneth Branagh in My Week with Marilyn (2011)

     

    Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh)
28. 28.
    

    Mario Van Peebles and Melvin Van Peebles in Baadasssss! (2003)

     

    Melvin Van Peebles (Mario Van Peebles)
29. 29.
    

    Robert Armstrong and Fay Wray in King Kong (1933)

     

    Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong)
30. 30.
    

    Burt Reynolds and Robert Klein in Hooper (1978)

     

    Roger Deal (Robert Klein)
31. 31.
    

    Matthew McNulty in Little Ashes (2008)

     

    Luis Buñuel (Matthew McNulty)
32. 32.
    

    Takayuki Hamatsu in One Cut of the Dead (2017)

     

    Director Higurashi (Takayuki Hamatsu)