With the Oscar nominations just around the corner, three films are nailing all the prerequisites to make Best Picture, and those are “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Killers Of The Flower Moon.” With the Directors Guild of America Award Nominations announced this morning, those three films are represented here, with Greta Gerwig, Christopher Nolan, and Martin Scorsese all but locking in their corresponding Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Picture. “Poor Things” missed the Screen Actors Guild nomination for Ensemble, but director Yorgos Lanthimos did not miss out here.
The fifth spot has been up for grabs. My original instinct said Jonathan Glazer for his work on “The Zone Of Interest,” because I think it will get the corresponding Best Picture nomination. The Academy loves Bradley Cooper, so it doesn’t seem farfetched that he could get nominated for his work on “Maestro.” And even though “Past Lives” is more of a critics darling, Celine Song was still in the conversation for Best Director. However, Alexander Payne ended up with the final spot for his work on “The Holdovers,” although the more high-profile directors are the ones getting all the attention, “Holdovers” is still a strong contender for Best Picture and Screenplay, along with at least two acting awards. Hence, his name as a potential Oscar nominee is not out of the realm of possibility.
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in NARRATIVE Feature Film
Greta Gerwig
“Barbie”
Warner Bros. Pictures
Ms. Gerwig’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael Sharp
First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
Second Assistant Directors: David Keadell, Matthew Milan (Los Angeles Unit)
Yorgos Lanthimos
“Poor Things”
Searchlight Pictures
Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer”
Universal Pictures
Mr. Nolan’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Thomas Hayslip, Nathan Kelly, Rafael Lima (New Jersey/New York Unit)
First Assistant Director: Nilo Otero
Second Assistant Director: Andrew Stahl
Second Second Assistant Director: Jesse Carmona
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Dixon McPhillips, Richard Molloy (New Jersey/New York Unit), AJ Jackson (New Jersey/New York Unit)
Location Manager: Patty Carey Perazzo (New Jersey/New York Unit)
Alexander Payne
“The Holdovers”
Focus Features
Mr. Payne’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Chris Stinson
First Assistant Director: Rod Smith
Second Assistant Director: John Nasraway
Second Second Assistant Director: Tim LaDue
Martin Scorsese
“Killers of the Flower Moon”
Apple Original Films + Paramount Pictures
Mr. Scorsese’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Daniel Lupi, Shea Kammer
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
Second Second Assistant Director: Dominic Pacitti
Additional Second Assistant Director: Nuekellar Hardy
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time NARRATIVE Feature Film
Cord Jefferson
“American Fiction”
Orion Pictures + Amazon MGM Studios
Manuela Martelli
“Chile ’76”
Kino Lorber
Noora Niasari
“Shayda”
Sony Pictures Classics + ORIGMA 45
A.V. Rockwell
“A Thousand And One”
Focus Features
Ms. Rockwell’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Jamin O’Brien
First Assistant Director: Daniel Lugo
Second Assistant Director: Teena Marie Delerme-Lugo
Assistant UPM: Rob York
Additional Second Assistant Director: T.J. Hallett
Location Manager: Joanna Lu
Celine Song
“Past Lives”
A24
Ms. Song’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Kerry Johnson
First Assistant Director: Ben Kahn
Second Assistant Director: Geraldine Schubert
Second Second Assistant Director: Dan Levy
Location Manager: Joseph Mullaney
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in DOCUMENTARY
Moses Bwayo & Christopher Sharp
“Bobi Wine: The People’s President”
National Geographic
Mstyslav Chernov
“20 Days in Mariupol”
PBS Distribution
Madeleine Gavin
“Beyond Utopia”
Roadside Attractions
Davis Guggenheim
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”
Apple Original Films
Guggenheim’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Drew Locke
First Assistant Director: Richard Rosser
D. Smith
“Kokomo City”
Magnolia Pictures
TELEVISION
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Peter Hoar
“The Last Of Us”
Episode: “Long, Long Time”
HBO + Max
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Cecil O’Connor
First Assistant Director: Bethan Mowat
Becky Martin
“Succession”
Episode: “Rehearsal”
HBO + Max
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Hilary Kehoe, Gabrielle Mahon
First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi
Mark Mylod
“Succession”
Episode: “Connor’s Wedding”
HBO + Max
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Hilary Kehoe, Gabrielle Mahon
First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
Second Assistant Directors: Sahar Shmolevitz, Justin Bischoff
Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Cris Iannucci, Norman Franklin, Kyle Burstein
Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi
Andrij Parekh
“Succession”
Episode: “America Decides”
HBO + Max
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Hilary Kehoe, Gabrielle Mahon
First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi
Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman
“Succession”
Episode: “Tailgate Party”
HBO + Max
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Hilary Kehoe, Gabrielle Mahon
First Assistant Director: Michelle Flevotomas
Second Assistant Director: Sahar Shmolevitz
Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Isabel Sofia Cervantes, Nicole Kay Payson
Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Erica Dunton
“Ted Lasso”
Episode: “La Locker Room Aux Folles”
Apple TV+
Bill Hader
“Barry”
Episode: “wow”
HBO
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Aida Rodgers
First Assistant Director: Gavin Kleintop
Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares
Second Second Assistant Directors: Yarden Levo, George Williams
Declan Lowney
“Ted Lasso”
Episode: “So Long, Farewell”
Apple TV+
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mike Livanos (U.S. Unit)
First Assistant Director: Jason Z. Kemp (U.S. Unit)
Second Assistant Director: Christopher Cook (U.S. Unit)
Christopher Storer
“The Bear”
Episode: “Fishes”
FX
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Tyson Bidner, Carrie Holt de Lama
First Assistant Directors: Duccio Fabbri, Pablo Gambetta
Second Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek
Second Second Assistant Directors: Olivia Dame, Hiro Taniguchi
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
Ramy Youssef
“The Bear”
Episode: “Honeydew”
FX
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Tyson Bidner, Carrie Holt de Lama
First Assistant Directors: Kit Bland, Pablo Gambetta
Second Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek
Second Second Assistant Directors: Olivia Dame, Hiro Taniguchi
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
Shawn Levy
“All the Light We Cannot See”
Netflix
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Scott Elias
First Assistant Director: Josh McLaglen
Second Assistant Director: Simeon Jones
Tara Miele
“Lessons In Chemistry”
Episode: “Introduction to Chemistry”
Apple TV+
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Chris Hayden
First Assistant Director: Katie Carroll
Second Assistant Director: Alexis Olsen Colwell
Millicent Shelton
“Lessons In Chemistry”
Episode: “Poirot”
Apple TV+
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Chris Hayden
First Assistant Director: Kristofer Kolpek
Second Assistant Director: Deborah Chung
Sarah Adina Smith
“Lessons In Chemistry”
Episode: “Her and Him”
Apple TV+
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Steven Brown
First Assistant Director: Kristofer Kolpek
Second Assistant Director: Deborah Chung
Nzingha Stewart
“Daisy Jones & The Six”
Episode: “Track 10: Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide”
Amazon Studios
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael Nelson
First Assistant Director: Anna Notarides
Second Assistant Director: Samantha Hollingsworth
Second Second Assistant Directors: Tarin Squillante, Jeff Tavani, Alex Lee Bonner, Matthew Kramer
Location Manager: Batou Chandler
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Paul G. Casey
“Real Time with Bill Maher”
Episode: “2117”
HBO + Max
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
Stage Managers: Brian Anderson, Patrick Whitney
Jim Hoskinson
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
Episode: “Jan. 19, 2023: Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Meet Me at the Altar; Special appearance by Harvey Guillén”
CBS
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Yvonne DeMare, Karen Yaeger
Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib
Michael Mancini & Liz Patrick
“Saturday Night Live”
Episode: “Pedro Pascal / Coldplay”
NBC
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Janine DeVito, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel-Mack
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk
David Paul Meyer
“The Daily Show”
Episode: “Singer Charley Crockett Performs “Name on a Billboard” and Discusses New Album with Jordan Klepper”
Comedy Central
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Adrienne Ford
Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte, Tyler Goldman
Paul Pennolino
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
Episode: “1018: Dollar Stores”
HBO + Max
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
Stage Managers: Craig Spinney, Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib, Steven Van Patten
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
Joel Gallen
“Chris Rock: Selective Outrage”
Netflix
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Robin Mishkin Abrams
Stage Manager: Arthur Lewis
Stan Lathan
“Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer”
Netflix
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jill Dove
Stage Manager: Valdez Flagg
Linda Mendoza
“Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer”
Netflix
Directorial Team:
Stage Manager: Dan Frank
Paul Miller
“Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love”
NBC
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Sara Niimi
Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Christopher McDonald, Jackie Stathis
Glenn Weiss
“The 95th Annual Academy Awards”
ABC
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Ricky Kirshner, Susan Kopensky, Lori Margules, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Sara Niimi, Kristen Patterson Terry, Michael Polito
Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Alexis Brusig, Rita Cossette, John Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Doug Fogel, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Arthur Lewis, Roxanne Lozano, Donna Parker, Ron Paul, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Jackie Stathis, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Ari Woog
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Niharika Desai
“Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss”
Episode: “Happiness is a Bottle of Cod Liver Oil”
Peacock
Ken Fuchs
“The Golden Bachelor”
Episode: “Premiere”
ABC
Directorial Team:
Stage Manager: Isaiah Fuchs
Joseph Guidry & Alexandra Lipsitz
“Project Greenlight: A New Generation”
Episode: “PGL vs. Gray Matter Problem”
HBO + Max
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Lizzie MacPherson
Stage Manager: T.J. Ganser
Rich Kim
“Lego Masters”
Episode: “Is It Brick?”
Fox
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Ryan Bunnell
Stage Managers: Will Baker, Dan Shepard
Patrick McManus
“American Ninja Warrior”
Episode: “Season 15 Finale”
NBC
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Dave Massey
Stage Managers: Sara Brown, Sean P. Galvin, T.J. Ganser, Joseph R. Osborne, Matthew Patrick, Greg Rosa, Louise Story
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
James Bobin
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians”
Episode: “I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher”
Disney+
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Jim Rowe
First Assistant Director: Pete Whyte
Location Manager: David Occhino
Destin Daniel Cretton
“American Born Chinese”
Episode: “What Guy Are You”
Disney+
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Erin O’Malley
First Assistant Director: Katie Hausmann
Second Assistant Directors: Randin Brown Hargrave, Morgan Willis
Rob Letterman
“Goosebumps”
Episode: “Say Cheese and Die”
Disney+
Amy Schatz
“Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School”
HBO + Max
Dinh Thai
“American Born Chinese”
Episode: “A Monkey on a Quest”
Disney+
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Erin O’Malley, Stacy Murphy Gold
First Assistant Director: Michael Risoli
Second Assistant Director: Morgan Willis
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in COMMERCIALS
Martin De Thurah
Fair Exchange, Levi’s 501 Jeans – Droga5
Legends Never Die, Levi’s 501 Jeans – Droga5
Epoch Films
Seb Edwards
Rumble, Battle of the Baddest – Droga5
Park Pictures
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: George Walker
Kim Gehrig
Run This Town, Apple Music – Apple (Client Direct)
The Travelers, Expedia – Wieden & Kennedy
Somesuch
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Zaida Fakih
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Craig Gillespie
Waiting Room, Apple iPhone – TBWA/Media Arts Lab
MJZ
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Martha Davis
First Assistant Director: Christian Van Fleet
Second Assistant Director: Gregory Moutran
Andreas Nilsson
R.I.P. Leon, Apple iPhone – Apple (Client Direct)
Action Mode, Apple iPhone14 – Apple (Client Direct)
Choose Happy, Les Mills Fitness – Nice&Frank, San Francisco
Wait’ll You See This, Snapchat – Snapchat (Client Direct)
Biscuit Filmworks
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Gareth Moses
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