The Directors Guild of America have just announced the nominees for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2017" and while Martin McDonagh's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri continues its inexplicable streak of success during this awards season (news flash: it is not a good film) the DGA did have some happy surprises with their nominations, like nominating a woman director after the BAFTAs shut women out of the category earlier this week.
Here go all the DGA nominees:
Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird
(Unit Production Managers: Lila Yacoub, Danielle Blumstein, Jamin O’Brien (New York Crew), First Assistant Directors: Jonas Spaccarotelli, Cedric Vara (New York Crew), Second Assistant Director: Brendan Lee, Dana Zolli (New York Crew), Second Second Assistant Directors: Lillian Awa, Teri Barber)
Jordan Peele for Get Out
(Unit Production Managers: Marcei A. Brown, Rick A. Osako (Fairhope Unit), First Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi, Second Assistant Directors: Ram Paul Silbey, Marc Newland (Fairhope Unit), Jack McKenna (New York Unit), Second Second Assistant Director: Maggie Ballard Location Manager: Kurt Engler (New York Unit))
Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water
(Unit Production Manager: J. Miles Dale, Production Manager: Dennis Chapman, First Assistant Director: Pierre Henry, Second Assistant Director: Tyler Delben)
Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk
(Unit Production Managers: David Witz, Christine Raspillere (France Unit), Chris Brock (UK Unit), Nicky Tüske (Netherlands Unit), First Assistant Directors: Nilo Otero, William Pruss (France Unit), Willem Quarles van Ufford (Netherlands Unit), Second Assistant Director: Eric Lasko, Nicolas Baldino (France Unit), Alexis Chelli (France Unit), Clément Comet (France Unit), Second Second Assistant Director: Alina Gatti)
Martin McDonagh for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
(Unit Production Manager: Bergen Swanson, Assistant Unit Production Manager: Peggy Robinson, First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn, Second Assistant Director: Paula Case, Second Second Assistant Director: Spencer Taylor)
Here go all the DGA nominees:
Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird
(Unit Production Managers: Lila Yacoub, Danielle Blumstein, Jamin O’Brien (New York Crew), First Assistant Directors: Jonas Spaccarotelli, Cedric Vara (New York Crew), Second Assistant Director: Brendan Lee, Dana Zolli (New York Crew), Second Second Assistant Directors: Lillian Awa, Teri Barber)
Jordan Peele for Get Out
(Unit Production Managers: Marcei A. Brown, Rick A. Osako (Fairhope Unit), First Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi, Second Assistant Directors: Ram Paul Silbey, Marc Newland (Fairhope Unit), Jack McKenna (New York Unit), Second Second Assistant Director: Maggie Ballard Location Manager: Kurt Engler (New York Unit))
Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water
(Unit Production Manager: J. Miles Dale, Production Manager: Dennis Chapman, First Assistant Director: Pierre Henry, Second Assistant Director: Tyler Delben)
Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk
(Unit Production Managers: David Witz, Christine Raspillere (France Unit), Chris Brock (UK Unit), Nicky Tüske (Netherlands Unit), First Assistant Directors: Nilo Otero, William Pruss (France Unit), Willem Quarles van Ufford (Netherlands Unit), Second Assistant Director: Eric Lasko, Nicolas Baldino (France Unit), Alexis Chelli (France Unit), Clément Comet (France Unit), Second Second Assistant Director: Alina Gatti)
Martin McDonagh for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
(Unit Production Manager: Bergen Swanson, Assistant Unit Production Manager: Peggy Robinson, First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn, Second Assistant Director: Paula Case, Second Second Assistant Director: Spencer Taylor)