Joachim Trier, Jafar Panahi, Park Chan-wook, and Clint Bentley can’t be pleased with their omissions. Otherwise, the list looks like much of what we’ve been predicting so far.
The Nominations
Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet
Best First Feature
Hasan Hadi – The President’s Cake
Harry Lighton – Pillion
Charlie Polinger – The Plague
Alex Russell – Lurker
Eva Victor – Sorry, Baby
Best Documentary Director
Mstyslav Chernov – 2000 Meters to Andriivka
Geet Gandbhir – The Perfect Neighbor
Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni – Cutting Through Rocks
Elizabeth Lo – Mistress Dispeller
Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus – Cover-Up
Directors Guild of America Data
Year Founded: 1936
First Awards: 1948 (78)













