The Directors Guild of America unveiled their final nominees for the 76th DGA Awards and there were few surprises. Making the cut were Christopher Nolan (“Oppenheimer”), Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”), Yorgos Lanthimos (“Poor Things”), Martin Scorsese (“Killers of the Flower Moon”) and Alexander Payne (“The Holdovers”). Out of this year’s nominees, only Scorsese has previously won a DGA honor or the Academy Award for Best Director.
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The five directors nominated by the DGA rarely line up completely with the preferences of the Academy’s decidedly smaller Directors branch. The last time both voting groups matched up was in 2010. That being said, the winner of the DGA honor is often a precursor to the eventual Oscar winner. The last time there was a discrepancy was in 2013 when Ben Affleck won the DGA Award for “Argo” after being snubbed by his Academy peers. This is good news for Justin Triet (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Bradley Cooper (“Maestro”), Celine Song (“Past Lives”), and Jonathan Glazer (“The Zone of Interest”), who are all hoping to crack Oscar’s directing five.
In the First Time Feature Film category, the nominees are Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”), Manuela Martelli (“Chile ’76”), Noora Niasari (“Shayda”), A.V. Rockwell (“A Thousand and One”) and the aforementioned Song.
The documentary and television nominees were revealed yesterday.
The DGA Awards will be handed out on February 10.
The nominated directors and their directing teams are as follows:
THEATRICAL FILM
Greta Gerwig
“Barbie”
Ms. Gerwig’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael Sharp
First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
Second Assistant Directors: David Keadell, Matthew Milan (Los Angeles Unit)
Yorgos Lanthimos
“Poor Things”
Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer”
Mr. Nolan’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Thomas Hayslip, Nathan Kelly, Rafael Lima (New Jersey/New York Unit)
First Assistant Director: Nilo Otero
Second Assistant Director: Andrew Stahl
Second Second Assistant Director: Jesse Carmona
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Dixon McPhillips, Richard Molloy (New Jersey/New York Unit), AJ Jackson (New Jersey/New York Unit)
Location Manager: Patty Carey Perazzo (New Jersey/New York Unit)
Alexander Payne
“The Holdovers”
Mr. Payne’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Chris Stinson
First Assistant Director: Rod Smith
Second Assistant Director: John Nasraway
Second Second Assistant Director: Tim LaDue
Martin Scorsese
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
Mr. Scorsese’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Daniel Lupi, Shea Kammer
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
Second Second Assistant Director: Dominic Pacitti
Additional Second Assistant Director: Nuekellar Hardy
FIRST-TIME THEATRICAL FILM
Cord Jefferson
“American Fiction”
Manuela Martelli
“Chile ’76”
Noora Niasari
“Shayda”
A.V. Rockwell
“A Thousand and One”
Celine Song
“Past Lives”