The Directors Guild of America announced its feature film nominees on Wednesday. Winners will be announced at the 76th DGA Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 10.
The nominees for directing a theatrical feature film are Greta Gerwig for “Barbie,” Yorgos Lanthimos for “Poor Things,” Christopher Nolan for “Oppenheimer,” Alexander Payne for “The Holdovers” and Martin Scorsese for “Killers of the Flower Moon.”
This is the second DGA nomination for Gerwig, the fifth for Nolan, the third for Payne, and the first for Lanthimos. This is Scorsese's 11th DGA nomination in the category. He won in 2007 for “The Departed” and received a lifetime achievement award in 2003.
Last year's DGA Award winners, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” would also win the Oscar for directing. The DGA honor is a reliable predictor of a future Oscar victory: 18 of the last 21 DGA honorees have reached the Oscar podium.
Nominees for the Michael Apted Award for directorial achievement in a debut feature were Cord Jefferson for “American Fiction,” Manuela Martelli for “Chile '76,” Noora Niasari for “Shayda,” AV Rockwell for “A Thousand and One” and Celine Song for “Past Lives.”
Last year's category winner was Charlotte Wells for “Aftersun.”
Complete nomination information is below:
The nominees for Achievement in Directing in Theatrical Feature Film for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):
GRETA GERWIG
“Barbie” (Images from Warner Bros.)
Management team:
• Unit Production Manager: Michael Sharp
• First assistant director: Josh Robertson
• Second assistant directors: David Keadell, Matthew Milan (Los Angeles Unit)
YORGOS LANTHIMOS
“Poor People” (Searchlight Pictures)
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)
Management 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 Second Assistant Director: Jesse Carmona
• Additional Second Assistant Directors: Dixon McPhillips, Richard Molloy (New Jersey/New York Unit), AJ Jackson (New Jersey/New York Unit)
• Location Manager: Patty Carey Perazzo (New Jersey/New York Unit)
ALEJANDRO PAYNE
“The remnants” (Focus functions)
Management team:
• Unit Production Manager: Chris Stinson
• First assistant director: Rod Smith
• Second assistant director: John Nasraway
• Second Second Assistant Director: Tim LaDue
MARTIN SCORSESE
“Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films / Paramount Pictures)
Management team:
• Unit Production Managers: Daniel Lupi, Shea Kammer
• First assistant director: Adam Somner
• Second assistant director: Jeremy Marks
• Second Second Assistant Director: Dominic Pacitti
• Second additional assistant director: Nuekellar Hardy
The nominees for The Michael Apted Award for Achievement in a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film are (in alphabetical order):
JEFFERSON CORD
“American Fiction” (Orion Photos/Amazon MGM Studios)
MANUELA MARTELLI
“Chile'76” (Kino Lober)
NOORA NISARI
“Shayda” (Sony Pictures Classics / ORIGMA 45)
AV ROCKWELL
“A Thousand and One” (Focus Features)
Management team:
• Unit Production Manager: Jamin O'Brien
• First Assistant Director: Daniel Lugo
• Second Assistant Director: Teena Marie Delerme-Lugo
• Deputy Unit Production Manager: Rob York
• Second Second Assistant Director: Donté Bouyer
• Additional Second Assistant Director: TJ Hallett
• Location Manager: Joanna Lu
CELINE SONG
“Past Lives” (A24)
Management team:
• Unit Production Manager: Kerry Johnson
• First assistant director: Ben Kahn
• Second assistant director: Geraldine Schubert
• Second Second Assistant Director: Dan Levy
• Location Manager: Joseph Mullaney
