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DGA Prize Goes to Sean Baker for ‘Anora’
The Directors Guild has just announced, and folks, we have a race in Best Director! Yes, the DGA top prize goes to Sean Baker for Anora, instantly boosting his Oscar chances. Hot on the heels of the film winning Best Picture at the Critics Choice Awards, Anora is on the upswing. You can see all […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #223: Joey and Myles Talk About the Pause in Precursor Season Before Looking at the Recent DGA and SAG Nominations
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
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DGA Nominees Revealed for 2024!
The Directors Guild of America just now released the nominated for the 2024 DGA Awards. The expected nominees Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker, and Brady Corbet were included, while Edward Berger continued to show up and make a case that he’s a safe Oscar nominee in Best Director. That final slot went to James Mangold, though […] More
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Christopher Nolan Wins the Top Prize at the Directors Guild Awards
The march towards Oscar glory continues for Christopher Nolan. Surprising no one, Nolan has won the Directors Guild Award for Oppenheimer, which basically cements Best Director for him. The First Time Feature award went to Celine Song for Past Lives, while Mstyslav Chernov took the Documentary category for 20 Days in Mariupol. The latter may […] More
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Directors Guild Nominations Revealed!
Moments ago, the nominations for the Directors Guild Awards were announced. The feature nominees are Greta Gerwig, Yorgos Lanthimos, Christopher Nolan, Alexander Payne, and Martin Scorsese. Is this our Oscar five? Stay tuned. Here are the Directors Guild nominees: OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM FOR 2023: GRETA GERWIG Barbie(Warner Bros. Pictures) YORGOS LANTHIMOS […] More
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‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Just Cleared Its Last Hurdle Before Oscar Night
If there was any doubt about what’s winning Best Picture next month at the Academy Awards, that has been removed. This past weekend, the biggest part of the award season went down, with the dueling Guilds of the Producers Guild Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards placing their stake in the race. Both ceremonies […] More
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Directors Guild Gives Top Prize to The Daniels for ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’
A few hours ago, the Directors Guild of America weighed in on this awards season. The Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) took the top prize for Everything Everywhere All At Once, beating back perceived leader in the clubhouse Steven Spielberg for The Fabelmans. Are they now the frontrunners for Best Director at the Oscars? […] More
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DGA Nominations Announced!
Capping off another huge day of precursors, we have the Directors Guild of America nominations to share. The DGA five often can correlate heavily with the Oscar lineup for Best Director, so study this one heavily, like with any guild! Here now are the DGA nominations: OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL […] More
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Remember: Not All Precursors Are Created Equal (Pay Attention to the Guilds)
Last night, the 80th Golden Globes went down, for better and/or worse. If you care about how I did, prediction-wise, I went 10/14, notably swapping out out The Fabelmans for Elvis in Best Motion Picture – Drama at the last minute, foolishly, but more on that later. Later on this morning, the Screen Actors Guild […] More
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DGA Awards Go to Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and More!
The Directors Guild of America sure didn’t leave any Oscar surprises last night. In giving their top prize to Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog, DGA has confirmed what we all already knew. Campion has this Academy Award locked up. For the rest of the DGA winners, see below, but Campion and Maggie […] More
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The 2022 Directors Guild Award Nominees Include Jane Campion, Steven Spielberg, and Denis Villeneuve
The Directors Guild Awards has predicted the Best Director winner at the Academy Awards 65 times out of its historic 73-year run. This year directors Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza), Kenneth Branagh (Belfast), Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog), Steven Spielberg (West Side Story), and Denis Villeneuve (Dune) will vie for the top spot […] More
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DGA Awards to Require Exclusive Theatrical Release to Qualify for 2022 Awards
The Director’s Guild of America announced on Tuesday it’s eligibility window and release requirements for the 2022 awards season. Among those, the DGA announced that to be eligible for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Award, films released after Jun 15th 2021 must have an exclusive seven-day theatrical run before hitting any other […] More









