Betting against Boyle

Is anybody betting against the affable, immensely talented Danny Boyle at this point?

Seems so.

The Directors Guild of America awards are tomorrow night (check back for some sporadic and semi-coherent Gold Rush posts before, during and/or after the event) and here are the nominees for the top prize:

Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"

David Fincher (pictured), "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight"

Ron Howard, "Frost/Nixon"

Gus Van Sant, "Milk"

This is what the Oscar lineup should've looked like, by the way.

As part of TheEnvelope.com's Buzzmeter panel, we picked Boyle to win. And so have a lot of our blogger and journalist colleagues. Not everyone agrees, though, pointing out that the fervent Fincher fan base and Nolan's hipster appeal could actually turn this into a race.

We'll see about that.

And for the latest in "Slumdog" backlash, go here.

We don't think the anti-"Slumdog" jabs are worth much comment, especially since they aren't likely to have any impact on the Oscar outcome. Now that we've officially dumped "Button" -- did we forget to mention that? -- we're saying, "Slumdog" all the way!