Érik Canuel
Bon Cop, Bad Cop
Won in 1999 for best short documentary for Hemingway: A Portrait

Jean-François Pouliot
Guide de la petite vengeance/The Little Book of Revenge
Nominated in 2003 for achievement in direction for La Grande séduction/Seducing Doctor Lewis

Stéphane Lapointe
La Vie secrète des gens heureux/The Secret Life of Happy People
Nominated in 2001 for best live-action short drama for Foie de canard et coeur de femme (Side Orders)

Charles Binamé
Maurice Richard/The Rocket
Binamé's Séraphin: Un homme et son péché/Seraphin: Heart of Stone won the 2003
Golden Reel Award for the highest domestic box office of 2003
Nominated in 1996 for achievement in direction for Eldorado

Robert Favreau
Un Dimanche à Kigali/A Sunday in Kigali
Nominated in 2000 for achievement in direction for Les Muses orphelines

Playback predicts the winner:
Playback editorial staff, along with their scores from last year's Genie Awards predictions, includes: Mark Dillon (2/4), Sean Davidson (2/4), M-Michelle Hille (2/4), Marcus Robinson (1/4), Marise Strauss (N/A) and Matthew Hays (1/4)

Last year's winner: Jean-Marc Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.)

Playback predicts the winner:
Érik Canuel: MR, MS
Charles Binamé: MD, MMH, MH
Robert Favreau: SD