The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2017.
In a swift change from who the Hollywood Foreign Press Association nominated for the Golden Globes, this is not an all-male or all-white group of nominees. Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) becomes only the 7th female nominee in 70 years and Jordan Peele (Get Out) becomes just the 4th black director recognized. In fact, all of the black directors nominated (Lee Daniels – Precious, Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave, Barry Jenkins – Moonlight) have happened all in this decade. Peele actually earned two nominations today as he was also recognized in the First Time Feature Film category. Last year, Lion‘s Garth Davis made it in both as well but was off the Oscars’ Best Director list in favor of Mel Gibson.
The DGA and Oscar rarely match up. More often that not there’s just one name that doesn’t translate from here to there. 2012 was its own animal, when only two DGA nominees also earned Oscar nominations, and is really an outlier for comparison. The most obvious, and maybe too on the nose, comparison is actually the last time the two matched up 5/5. That was 2009 when James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Quentin Tarantino, Lee Daniels and Jason Reitman were nominated by both groups. It was the only time ever a woman and an black man were nominated in the same year (Bigelow won both) and this year we have…a woman and a black man in the running. Bigelow won both and was nominated by the DGA again in 2012, but Oscar has yet to have another female nominee since her win. There has never been a black winner from either organization. That could change this year.
Here are the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:
Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Mr. del Toro’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. del Toro’s first DGA Award nomination.
Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
Ms. Gerwig’s Directorial Team:
This is Ms. Gerwig’s first DGA Award nomination.
Martin McDonaugh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Mr. McDonagh’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. McDonagh’s first DGA Award nomination.
Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk
Mr. Nolan’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Nolan’s fourth DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Inception in 2010, for The Dark Knight in 2008 and for Memento in 2001.
Jordan Peele – Get Out
Mr. Peele’s Directorial Team:
This is one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Peele. He is also nominated in the First-Time Feature Film category for Get Out.
“2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the DGA Awards, and filmmaking has reached new heights with each passing year. These nominees embody the excellence that comes to life when unique vision, craft and skill come together in pursuit of masterful storytelling,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme. “Being nominated by their peers is what makes this award especially meaningful for directors, and I congratulate all of the nominees for their outstanding work.”
Here is the side-by-side of DGA vs Oscar for this decade.
The nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film are:
Geremy Jasper – Patti Cake$
Mr. Jasper’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Jasper’s first DGA Award nomination.
William Oldroyd – Lady Macbeth
Mr. Oldroyd’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Oldroyd’s first DGA Award nomination.
Jordan Peele – Get Out
Mr. Peele’s Directorial Team:
This is one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Peele. He is also nominated in the Feature Film category for Get Out.
Taylor Sheridan – Wind River
Mr. Sheridan’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Sheridan’s first DGA Award nomination.
Aaron Sorkin – Molly’s Game
Mr. Sorkin’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Sorkin’s first DGA Award nomination.
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