>>708 I think she was given the win because she directed the entire series. TPvOJS had a few directors who worked on different episodes, which maybe led the voters to perceive the actors as being more independent. Of course I'm not saying the directors didn't matter, but the voters' thought process may have been that a single director who led a cast of actors to multiple nominations was more deserving than a director who was only responsible for a few episodes, even if that series' actors gave better performances individually.
>>708 I wasn't saying that Suzanne Bier necessarily deserved the win for sure. I was just saying that despite how well Te OJ movie connected with fans, members of the academy, who are not thespians would find a diversity of skills to praise in Biers work throughout the entire series, The academy is not made of tv fans, and it's not made up of just thespians, like the SAG. Like when Gravity won at Oscars, it was because the film had such great visual scope, not because it had the best script, and not because it had the most subtle and multilayered acting.
Also, I wasn't implying that Bier's resume should make her the winner, I was just elucidating that in any awards competition that your name and prior resume can play a significant role in whether you are nominated or whether or not you win. People know and respect Bier's work. Spielberg gets nominated all the time, even though his films are not quite as great as they used to be, because people respect him, because he's a legends, and because his average films can be better than many directors good films. You know how it is. Sometimes you win an award because you're the best, sometimes you win because you lost when you should have won before, sometimes you win because your project has heat in the press, sometimes you win because of the politics of the voting of that year, and sometimes you win because you did a great job, but also you win because you are liked and respected and people know your name when they see it on a ballot. That's all! Just chatting.