Tag: DGA

The closest thing to a surprise was Charlie Polinger but considering he’d picked up a few precursors, it’s not entirely left-field. The Awards Best Director Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another WL PP TL Best First Feature Charlie Polinger – The Plague Nil Best Documentary Director Mstyslav Chernov – 2000 Meters to Andriivka…

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…

A couple of non-Oscar contenders on the list and those are the only surprises. The Nominations 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…

With this director win and the Critics Choice Award for Anora, we might be looking at a new frontrunner. The Awards Best Director Sean Baker – Anora PP Best First Feature RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys WL PP TL Best Documentary Director Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev – Porcelain War WL TL Directors Guild of America…

Today’s other major guild announcement is good news for some, bad news for others. Coralie Fargeat, Denis Villeneuve, and Jon M. Chu all desperately needed a citation here to stay in contention for the Oscars. The all-male list might spur the Academy to replace someone (probably Mangold) with Fargeat. Chu had always seemed like an…

All five of these films are shortlisted, so you could be looking at your final Oscar nominees but hold off until you see what PGA selects before committing. The Nominations Best Documentary Director Brendan Bellomo, Slava Leontyev – Porcelain War Julian Brave Noisecat & Emily Kassie – Sugarcane Johan Grimonprez – Soundtrack to a Coup…