On Tuesday, the Directors Guild Association released the candidates for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film and Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a First-Time Feature Film Director. Making the cut of just five nominees in each category were directors whose names have continually been a part of the awards season conversation, including this year’s Golden Globe winner for outstanding director, The Revenant‘s Alejandro Inarritu.
On Wednesday, the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials were released, completing the list of this year’s candidates for the DGA’s top honors.
The winners will be announced at the 68th annual DGA Awards on February 6th with host Jane Lynch.
See the complete list below:
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
THE REVENANT
(20th Century Fox)
Tom McCarthy
SPOTLIGHT
(Open Road Films)
Adam McCay
THE BIG SHORT
(Paramount Pictures)
George Miller
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
(Warner Bros.)
Ridley Scott
THE MARTIAN
(20th Century Fox)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF A FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR
Fernando Coimbra
A WOLF AT THE DOOR
(Outsider Pictures)
Joel Edgerton
THE GIFT
(STX Entertainment)
Alex Garland
EX MACHINA
(A24)
Marielle Heller
THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
(Sony Pictures Classics)
Laszlo Nemies
SON OF SAUL
(Sony Pictures Classics)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES
Michael Engler
DOWNTON ABBEY, “Episode 8” (PBS)
Lesli Linka Glatter
HOMELAND, “The Tradition of Hospitality” (Showtime)
David Nutter
GAME OF THRONES, “Mother’s Mercy” (HBO)
Steven Soderbergh
THE KNICK, “Williams and Walker” (Cinemax)
Matthew Weiner
MAD MEN, “Person to Person” (AMC)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES
Chris Addison
VEEP, “Election Night” (HBO)
Louis C.K.
LOUIE, “Sleepover” (FX)
Mike Judge
SILICON VALLEY, “Binding Arbitration” (HBO)
Gail Mancuso
MODERN FAMILY, “White Christmas” (ABC)
Jill Soloway
TRANSPARENT, “Kina Hora” (Amazon)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINISERIES
Angela Bassett
WHITNEY (Lifetime)
Laurie Collyer
THE SECRET LIFE OF MARILYN MONROE (Lifetime)
Paul Haggis
SHOW ME A HERO (HBO)
Kenny Leon (Directed By)
Matthew Diamond (Live Television Direction By)
THE WIZ LIVE! (NBC)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING
Paul G. Casey
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, “Show #1334” (HBO)
Dave Diomedi
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON, “Episode #325” (NBC)
Don Roy King
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, “Host: Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest: Demi Lovato” (NBC)
Ryan McFaul & Amy Schumer
INSIDE AMY SCHUMER, “12 Angry Men” (Comedy Central)
Chuck O’Neil
THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, “Episode #20142” (Comedy Central)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS
Sofia Coppola
A VERY MURRAY CHISTMAS (Netflix)
Hamish Hamilton
THE 87TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS (ABC)
Don Roy King
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 40TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (NBC)
Beth McCarthy Miller
ADELE LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY (NBC)
Chris Rock
AMY SCHUMER: LIVE AT THE APOLLO (HBO)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY PROGRAMS
Brady Connell
THE GREAT CHRISTMAS LIGHT FIGHT, “Episode 304” (ABC)
Ken Fuchs
SHARK TANK, “702” (ABC)
Steve Hryniewicz
CUTTHROAT KITCHEN, “Superstar Sabotage Finale: It’s Raining Ramen” (Food Network)
Bertram Van Munster
THE AMAZING RACE, “Bring the Fun, Baby!” (CBS)
Adam Vetri
STEVE AUSTIN’S BROKEN SKULL CHALLENGE, “Gods of War” (CMT)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Paul Hoen
INVISIBLE SISTER (Disney Channel)
Joseph Mazzarino
SESAME STREET, “The Cookie Thief” (PBS)
Kenny Ortega
DESCENDANTS (Disney Channel)
Amy Schatz
SAVING MY TOMORROW, “Part 3” (HBO)
Sasie Sealy
GORTIMOR GIBBON’S LIFE ON NORMAL STREET, “Gortimer and the Vengeful Violinist” (Amazon)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY
Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
MERU
Music Box Films; Itinerant Media, Little Monster Films
Liz Garbus
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?
Netflix Documentary; RadicalMedia, Moxie Firecracker
Alex Gibney
GOING CLEAR: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
HBO Documentary Films; Sky Atlantic, Jigsaw Productions
Matthew Heineman
CARTEL LAND
The Orchard; A&E Indie Films, Our Time Projects, The Documentary Group, Whitewater Films
Asif Kapadia
AMY
A24; Cinetic, Globe Productions, On The Corner
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMERCIALS
Juan Cabral
(MJZ)
Monkeys, Ikea – Mother
Freestyle, Lurpak – Wieden + Kennedy London
Miles Jay
(Smuggler)
It Can Wait, ESPN – ESPN Creative Works
Tom Kuntz
(MJZ)
So It Begins, Old Spice – Wieden + Kennedy Portland
The Chase, Heineken – Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam
Revenge, Clash of Clans – Barton F. Graff
Andreas Nilsson
(Biscuit Filmworks)
Emily’s Oz, Comcast – Goodby, Silverstein & Partners NY
Time Upon A Once, General Electric – BBDO
Dad Song, Old Spice – Wieden + Kennedy
Steve Rogers
(Biscuit Filmworks)
Ripple, Nike Golf – Wieden + Kennedy Portland
Snow Day, Nike – Wieden + Kennedy Portland
