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five films singled out for the top prize, “One Battle After
Another,” “Sinners,” “Frankenstein,” “Hamnet” and “Marty
Supreme,” exactly mirrored Wednesday's ensemble Actor Award
nominees, further narrowing the field of this season’s top
contenders days before the Golden Globe Awards.
Directors Guild nominees often closely align with those of the
Academy Awards. Over the past two decades, the winner of the DGA
award has almost always also triumphed at the Oscars, including
last year when Sean Baker won for “Anora.” Oscar nominations are
still a few weeks away, however, set for Jan. 22.
Both Zhao and del Toro have won the award before, for
“Nomadland” and “The Shape of Water.” It’s the first time Safdie
and Coogler have been nominated for the prize. Although
Anderson, previously nominated for “There Will Be Blood” and
“Licorice Pizza,” is seemingly the front-runner, if Coogler wins
it would be a first for a Black filmmaker.
Directors nominated for first features include Eva Victor for
“Sorry, Baby,”Alex Russell for “Lurker,” Charlie Pollinger for
“The Plague,” Harry Lighton for “Pillion” and Hasan Hadi for
“The President’s Cake.”
On Wednesday, the guild also announced documentary filmmaker
nominations, including Mstyslav Chernov for “2000 Meters to
Andriivka,” a co-production between The Associated Press and PBS
Frontline, Geeta Gandbhir for “The Perfect Neighbor,” Sara Khaki
and Mohammadreza Eyni for “Cutting Through the Rocks,” Elizabeth
Lo for “Mistress Dispeller” and Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus
for “Cover-Up.”
DGA President Christopher Nolan congratulated the nominees on
behalf of the guild community and, in a statement, said, “We
could not be prouder to recognize the incredible work of this
year’s nominees for their dedication to the art of filmmaking.”
The winners will be announced at an untelevised ceremony in Los
Angeles on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026.
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