On the same day, BAFTA shocked the Oscar pundits across all platforms, the DGA nominations have arrived and they come with historic significance. Emerald Fennell and Chloé Zhao became the ninth and tenth women ever to be nominated by the Directors Guild of America, with Zhao becoming the first women of color to be nominated. I personally think this could very well be our Oscar 5 on nomination morning and if so, will be one of the best lineups in quite some time.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari” (A24)
Unit Production Manager: Dylan Brodie
First Assistant Director: Jeff Dubray
Second Assistant Director: Ann Laudick
Second Second Assistant Director: Stephen J. Hanan - Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)
Unit Production Manager: Reena Magsarili Raasch
First Assistant Director: Michael T. Meador
Second Assistant Director: Alexander Armero
Second Second Assistant Director: Anthony Manzo - David Fincher, “Mank” (Netflix)Unit Production Manager: Allen Kupetsky
First Assistant Director: Richard Goodwin
Second Assistant Director: Samantha McGrady
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt McKinnon
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jeff Goodell, John Stern, George Williams III - Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)
Unit Production Managers: Charles Miller, Stuart M. Besser, Jonathan Shoemaker
First Assistant Director: Joseph P. Reidy
Second Assistant Director: Rachel Jaros
Second Second Assistant Director: Justin Bischoff
Location Managers: Dennis Voskov, Nick Rafferty (Chicago Unit) - Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kerrigan
First Assistant Director: Mary Kerrigan
Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director
- Radha Blank, “The Forty-Year-Old Version” (Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: James Price
First Assistant Director: Michael L. Walker
Second Assistant Director: Kenyon Noble
Second Second Assistant Director: Jonathan Santos
Location Managers: Katarina Dedicova, Tim Stacker - Fernando Frias de la Parra, “I’m No Longer Here” (Netflix)
Production Managers: Martín Pérez Valle, Assia Fratz (New York Unit)
First Assistant Director: Carlos Suazo
Second Assistant Directors: Alí Santiago, Alex Burstein (New York Unit)
Second Second Assistant Directors: Karen Alcázar, Anthony James Faure (New York Unit) - Regina King, “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios)
Unit Production Manager: Paul O. Davis
First Assistant Director: Mark Anthony Little
Second Assistant Director: Kevin O’Neil - Darius Marder, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)
Unit Production Manager: Amy Greene
First Assistant Director: Matthew Vose Campbell - Florian Zeller, “The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics)
First Assistant Director: George Every
Second Assistant Director: Jamie D. Allen
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries
- “Boys State” (A24/Apple TV Plus) – Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
- “The Truffle Hunters” (Sony Pictures Classics) – Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
- “My Octopus Teacher” (Netflix) – Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
- “The Painter and the Thief” (Neon/Elevation Pictures)
- “Welcome to Chechnya” (HBO) – David France
