The Directors Guild of America announced their five nominees for Best Director yesterday, and the "snub" conversations are in full swing. The expected crop of Michael Hazanavicius (The Artist), Martin Scorsese (Hugo), and Alexander Payne (The Descendants) all received their worthy nominations. In addition to the trio, Woody Allen returned to the center stage as a 4th nominee for his beloved film Midnight in Paris. Staking its claim as a serious Oscar contender, Midnight in Paris is the only motion picture that has now been nominated by every major guild (DGA, SAG, WGA, and PGA). In all fairness to The Artist, it was nominated in each guild except for the Writers Guild which it was deemed ineligible. The fifth and final nominee, David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), proved to be most shocking. Fincher's nomination validates the lack of love for the Oscar hopeful War Horse and its now snubbed director, Steven Spielberg. Other notable snubs include Taylor Tate (The Help), Terrence Malick (The Tree of Life), and the longshot Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive).
The DGA's nominees are usually a very strong indicator of the Academy Awards nominees for Best Director. Over the past decade, the DGA has matched all 5 nominees twice and has matched 4 out of 5 nominees six times. Even more stunning is the fact that the DGA's winner has taken home a Best Director statue at the Oscars 57 times in its 63 year history. Wow! For more information concerning the DGA nominations, click the link below (courtesy of Peter Knegt at Indiewire.com):
No comments:
Post a Comment