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Greta Gerwig on the set of "Barbie". Photo by Jaap Buitendijk for Warner Bros.
The Directors Guild of America has announced their nominations for the film year just passed. They are:
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING ACHIEVEMENT, THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
- Greta Gerwig, Barbie (2nd DGA nod)
- Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things (1st DGA nod)
- Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer (5th DGA nod)
- Alexander Payne, The Holdovers (3rd DGA nod)
- Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon (13th DGA nods in various categories, 2 previous wins, + 1 Lifetime Achievement Award)
In short, the Best Picture frontrunners! All five of these films are locked up now in Oscar's headline category. It reminds us of ye olden times when armchair pundits knew that the DGA choices were more predictive of the eventual Best Picture nominees (back then more nail-biting with only five choices) than Oscar's Best Director lineup. Old factoids like that have vanished in the modern era when every film with considerable buzz ends up in the Best Picture lineup. But it's fun to think back on, especially in light of these choices...
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