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DIRKIES:

(0:00) - Best Director: best coaching job through 50 games.

(16:35) - Best (5-year title) Picture: outside of OKC/SAS/DEN, pick the team you’re most confident will win a title in the next 5 years.

(23:45) - Best Actor: MVP through 50 games.

(26:35) - Supporting Actor: best player with a usage rate under 20% through 50 games.

(36:50) - Original Screenplay: team that shouldn’t work but does.

(42:05) - Editing: best transaction of the year (including last summer).

(51:50) - Cinematography: most aesthetically pleasing team right now.

(57:40) - Sound: best interviewee.

(60:45) - Visual Effects: best flopper/master of dark arts.

(65:00) - Costume and Makeup: straightforward.

(68:20) - Afterparty: one trade deadline fantasy.