DGA Announces Film Award Nominees

Today, the Directors Guild of America unveiled the nominees for its feature film awards.

The winners will be announced at the 66th annual DGA awards ceremony on Jan 25. The ceremony will be held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles, with Jane Lynch set to host.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the nominees in the TV and commercials categories will be announced Thursday, and the documentary nominees will be unveiled Monday.

Below is a complete list of the film nominees, in alphabetical order, as published by The Hollywood Reporter:

ALFONSO CUARÓN
Gravity
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Cuarón’s Directorial Team:
·         Unit Production Manager: David Siegel (Arizona Unit)
·         First Assistant Directors: Josh Robertson, Stephen Hagen (Arizona Unit)
·         Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard

This is Cuarón's first DGA Award nomination.

PAUL GREENGRASS
Captain Phillips
(Columbia Pictures)

Greengrass’ Directorial Team:
·         Unit Production Managers: Todd Lewis, Gregory Goodman
·         First Assistant Director: Chris Carreras
·         Second Assistant Directors: Nick Shuttleworth, Mark S. Constance

This is Greengrass's first DGA Award nomination.

STEVE McQUEEN
12 Years a Slave
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

McQueen’s Directorial Team:
·         Unit Production Manager: Anthony Katagas
·         First Assistant Director: Doug Torres
·         Second Assistant Director: James Roque Jr.
·         Second Second Assistant Director: Sherman Shelton Jr.
·         Additional Second Assistant Director: Nathan Parker

This is McQueen's first DGA Award nomination.

DAVID O. RUSSELL
American Hustle
(Columbia Pictures)

Russell’s Directorial Team:
·         Unit Production Managers: Shea Kammer, Mark Kamine
·         First Assistant Director: Michele ‘Shelley’ Ziegler
·         Second Assistant Director: Xanthus Valan
·         Second Second Assistant Director: Jason Fesel
·         Location Managers: David Velasco, Guy Efrat (New York Unit)

This is Russell's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for TheFighter in 2010.

MARTIN SCORSESE
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Paramount Pictures)

Scorsese’s Directorial Team:
·         Unit Production Manager: Richard Baratta
·         First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
·         Second Assistant Director: Francisco Oritz
·         Second Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
·         Additional Second Assistant Director: Scott Koche
·         Location Manager: Nils Widboom