78th Directors Guild of America Awards Nominations Announced

The Directors Guild of America has announced their nominations for the 78th Directors Guild of America Awards.

“We could not be prouder to recognize the incredible work of this year’s nominees for their dedication to the art of filmmaking,” said Directors Guild of America President Christopher Nolan. “On behalf of the entire Guild community, I extend my congratulations to these directors on this achievement, and we look forward to celebrating your work at the DGA Awards.”

The Directors Guild of America Awards will be announced on Saturday, February 7. Full list of nominations below.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
Hasan Hadi for The President’s Cake
Harry Lighton for Pillion
Charlie Polinger for The Plague
Alex Russell for Lurker
Eva Victor for Sorry, Baby.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries
Mstylslav Chernov – 2000 Meters to Andriivka
Geeta Gandbhir – The Perfect Neighbor
Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni – Cutting Through Rocks
Elizabeth Lo – Mistress Dispeller
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus – Cover-Up

Author: Doug Jamieson

From musicals to horror and everything in between, Doug has an eclectic taste in films. Both a champion of independent cinema and a defender of more mainstream fare, he prefers to find an equal balance between two worlds often at odds with each other. A film critic by trade but a film fan at heart, Doug also writes for his own website The Jam Report, and Australia’s the AU review.

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