The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is going to rue the day they didn’t recognize Ben Affleck with a best director nomination.

That old maxim, “Best directors direct best pictures” is going to be turned on its ear Oscar night, if all the tea leaves are telling the truth.

The Producers Guild honored “Argo” as best picture Saturday night. Take that along with a couple of other key pre-Oscar wins, and “Argo” has the momentum — the buzz — to be best picture next month.

SAG Awards tonight. We’ll see if the Actors Guild does anything to stoke the flames.