Chris Nolan, Yorgos Lanthimos, Greta Gerwig, Alexander Payne and Martin Scorsese
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On Wednesday, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced its film nominations for the 2024 DGA Awards.
The nominees include Greta Gerwig (Barbie), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Alexander Payne (The Holdovers) and Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon). In the debut director category, Cord Jefferson (American Fiction), Manuela Martelli (Chile '76), Noora Niasari (Shayda), AV Rockwell (A Thousand and One) and Celine Song (Past Lives) received nominations.
This is Scorsese's 11th DGA nomination (excluding wins) in the same category. Only Steven Spielberg has won more with 13. Nolan now has five to his name and has yet to win either. Payne has been nominated twice but has not won the award in either year. Gerwig, whose nomination marks the 13th time a woman has been nominated in the category, received a nomination in 2018 for Lady Bird.
Last year, female directors were significantly excluded from the nominations, although several award contenders had female filmmakers. However, female directors fared much better in the debut director category this year, with women receiving four of the five nominations.
Also last year, the DGA renamed its first-time filmmaker award the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First Time Theatrical Feature Film in honor of former DGA President Michael Apted.
“In a year filled with extraordinary films, DGA members have nominated an incredible group of gifted storytellers,” DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter said in a statement. “Their films combined technical prowess with unique artistic vision that captured the depth of the human experience and left an indelible impression on audiences around the world. Congratulations to these amazing directors on their well-deserved nominations.”
The DGA announced its nominations Tuesday for outstanding directing in television, commercials and documentaries. Winners in all categories will be announced at the 76th Annual DGA Awards, taking place on February 10 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
You can find the nominees below.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING ACHIEVEMENT IN A FEATURE FILM FOR 2023 (in alphabetic order):
GRETA GERWIG
Barbie
(Warner Bros. Images)
Directing team:
- Production Manager: Michael Sharp
- First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
- Second Deputy Director: David Keadell, Matthew Milan (Los Angeles Unit)
YORGOS LANTHIMOS
Poor things
(searchlight images)
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
Oppenheimer
(Universal Images)
Directing 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 Assistant Director: Jesse Carmona
- Additional Second Deputy Directors: Dixon McPhillips, Richard Molloy (New Jersey/New York Unit), AJ Jackson (New Jersey/New York Unit)
- Site Manager: Patty Carey Perazzo (New Jersey / New York Unit)
ALEXANDER PAYNE
The leftovers
(focus functions)
Directing team:
- Unit Production Manager: Chris Stinson
- First Assistant Director: Rod Smith
- Second Assistant Director: John Nasraway
- Second Assistant Director: Tim LaDue
MARTIN SCORSESE
Flower Moon Killer
(Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
Directing team:
- Production Manager: 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
Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a First Feature Film (in alphabetic order):
CORD JEFFERSON
American fiction
(Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
MANUELA MARTELLI
Chile '76
(Kino Lober)
NOORA NIASARI
Shayda
(Sony Pictures Classics / ORIGMA 45)
AV ROCKWELL
One thousand and one
(focus functions)
Directing team:
- Unit Production Manager: Jamin O'Brien
- First assistant director: Daniel Lugo
- Second assistant director: Teena Marie Delerme-Lugo
- Deputy Production Manager: Rob York
- Second Second Assistant Director: Donté Bouyer
- Additional Second Assistant Director: TJ Hallett
- Site Manager: Joanna Lu
CELINE SONG
Past lives
(A24)
Directing team:
- Production Manager: Kerry Johnson
- First assistant director: Ben Kahn
- Second assistant director: Geraldine Schubert
- Second Assistant Director: Dan Levy
- Site Manager: Joseph Mullaney