Sir Ridley is the Ben Affleck of this race
Ben Affleck was the favorite as Best Director for ARGO and he didn't was nominated at the end.
Finally, Ben Affleck won Best Picture Oscar for ARGO because he was the producer.
SIR RIDLEY SCOTT, MICHAEL BAY, LUC BESSON, DC & WB MOVIES, EMMA WATSON, KRISTEN STEWART, etc