Good news for Captain Phillips and Wolf of Wall Street; the Directors Guild awarded both Paul Greengrass and Martin Scorsese with nominations amongst Oscar frontrunners Steve McQueen, Alfonso Cuaron and David O. Russell. Both Greengrass' and Scorsese's films received support from the PGA, which strengthens their bid to break into the competitive Best Picture race.
The Coens could've used a nomination here, also missing is Nebraksa's Alexander Payne and Spike Jonze. Unlike the Coens, however, both Payne and Jonze's films were included in the PGA lineup; it seems like Inside Llewyn Davis is on the outside looking in.
Not all is lost though; last year Kathryn Bigelow and Ben Affleck were both nominated for the DGA, with Affleck winning, and were not nominated for the Academy Award. Instead, Michael Hanake and Benh Zeitlen, 2 unseen nominees, were nominated for smaller films. This not only provides a small glimmer of hope for Jonze, the Coens and Payne, but also Dallas Buyers Club director Jean-Marc Vallée, whose film is receiving a ton of indistry and guild support (PGA+SAG+WGA).
The full list of nominees is below:
- David O. Russell, American Hustle
- Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
- Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
- Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave
- Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
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