Chris Nolan, Yorgos Lanthimos, Greta Gerwig, Alexander Payne, and Martin Scorsese
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The Directors Guild of America (DGA) on Wednesday announced its nominations for the 2024 DGA Awards.
Candidates include Greta Gerwig (Barbie), Yorgos Lanthimos (Bad things), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Alexander Payne (Retainers(And Martin Scorsese)Moonflower Killers). In the First Director category, Cord Jefferson (American fantasy), Manuela Martelli (Chile ’76), Noura Nessari (Shaida), A.V. Rockwell (One thousand and one(And Celine’s song)Past life) Receive nominations.
This is Scorsese’s eleventh DGA nomination (without a win) in the same category. Only Steven Spielberg has had more, with 13. Nolan now has five under his belt, with no wins yet. Payne has been nominated twice before but did not win the award in either year. Gerwig, whose nominations mark the 13th time a woman has been nominated in the category, received a nomination in 2018 for Best Actress. Lady Bird.
Last year, female directors were noticeably excluded from nominations, in a year in which many of the awards contenders were female filmmakers. However, that year, female directors fared much better in the Debut Director category, with women receiving four of the five nominations.
Also last year, the DGA renamed the Debut Director Award the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Debut Theatrical Feature Film, in honor of former DGA Chairman Michael Apted.
“In a year filled with so many exceptional films, DGA members nominated an amazing group of talented storytellers,” DGA President Leslie Linka Glatter said in a statement. Their films combined technical prowess with unique artistic visions that captured the depth of the human experience and left an indelible impact on audiences around the world. “Congratulations to these amazing directors on their well-deserved nominations.”
The DGA announced its nominations for Outstanding Directing in Television, Commercials and Documentaries on Tuesday. Winners in all categories will be revealed at the 76th Annual DGA Awards, which will be held on February 10 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
See below for nominees.
Outstanding directorial achievement in the 2023 feature film theatrical film (in alphabetical order):
Greta Gerwig
Barbie
(Warner Brothers Pictures)
Management Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Michael Sharp
- First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
- Second Assistant Director: David Keidel, Matthew Milan (Los Angeles Unit)
Yorgos Lanthimos
Bad things
(photos of the scout)
Christopher Nolan
Oppenheimer
(Universal Pictures)
Management Team:
- Unit Production Managers: Thomas Haislip, 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 Assistant Directors: Dixon McPhillips, Richard Molloy (NJ/New York Unit), AJ Jackson (NJ/New York Unit)
- Site Manager: Patti Carey Perazzo (NJ/New York Unit)
Alexander Payne
Retainers
(focus features)
Management Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Chris Stinson
- First Assistant Director: Rod Smith
- Second Assistant Director: John Nasrawy
- Second Assistant Director: Tim LaDoux
Martin Scorsese
Moonflower Killers
(Apple Original Movies/Paramount Pictures)
Management Team:
- Unit Production Managers: Danielle Luby, Shea Kammer
- Senior Assistant Director: Adam Sumner
- Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
- Second Assistant Director: Dominic Bassetti
- Additional Second Assistant Manager: Nuekellar Hardy
Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Debut Feature Film (in alphabetical order):
Cord Jefferson
American fantasy
(Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Manuela Martelli
Chile ’76
(Keno Looper)
Nora Nessari
Shaida
(Sony Pictures Classics/Origma 45)
AV Rockwell
One thousand and one
(focus features)
Management Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Jamin O’Brien
- First Assistant Director: Daniel Lugo
- Second Assistant Director: Tina Marie Delerme Lugo
- Assistant Unit Production Manager: Rob York
- Second Assistant Director: Donte Boyer
- Additional Second Assistant Manager: TJ Hallett
- Website Manager: Joanna Lu
Celine song
Past life
(A24)
Management Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Kerry Johnson
- First Assistant Director: Ben Khan
- Second Assistant Director: Geraldine Schubert
- Second Assistant Director: Dan Levy
- Webmaster: Joseph Mullaney