Nominees for First-Time Feature Film Director Category Also Announced
Los Angeles – Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2016.
“These phenomenal filmmakers have captured our hearts and minds, breathing life into stories rarely told and revealing worlds rarely seen,” said Barclay. “What makes this recognition truly special is the knowledge that these five directors have made a lasting impression on their peers – directors and members of the director’s team who intimately understand the blood, sweat and tears necessary to create a feature film.”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Feature Film
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2016 are (in alphabetical order):
Mr. Chazelle’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Chazelle’s first DGA Award nomination. |
Mr. Davis’s Directorial Team:
This is one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Davis. He is also nominated in the First-Time Feature Film category for Lion. He was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2009 for “Shadow Puppets,” U.S. Cellular. |
Mr. Jenkins’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Jenkins’s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination. |
Mr. Lonergan’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Lonergan’s first DGA Award nomination. |
Mr. Villeneuve’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Villeneuve’s first DGA Award nomination. |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
First-Time Feature Film
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director for 2016 are (in alphabetical order):
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GARTH DAVISLion (The Weinstein Company) |
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Mr. Davis’s Directorial Team:
This is one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Davis. He is also nominated in the Feature Film category for Lion. He was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2009 for “Shadow Puppets,” U.S. Cellular. |
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KELLY FREMON CRAIGThe Edge of Seventeen (STX Entertainment) |
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Ms. Fremon Craig’s Directorial Team:
This is Ms. Fremon Craig’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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TIM MILLERDeadpool (Twentieth Century Fox) |
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Mr. Miller’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Miller’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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NATE PARKERThe Birth of a Nation (Fox Searchlight Pictures) |
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Mr. Parker’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Parker’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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DAN TRACHTENBERG10 Cloverfield Lane (Paramount Pictures) |
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Mr. Trachtenberg’s Directorial Team:
This is Mr. Trachtenberg’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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Eligible directors for this award must have released his or her first feature-length film theatrically in Los Angeles or New York in 2016. Foreign films are eligible and the director does not need to be a DGA member.
The nominees in nine categories honoring outstanding directorial achievement in television, commercials and documentary for 2016 were announced on January 11, 2017. Click here to see that release.
The winners in all categories will be announced at the 69th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
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