A day after “Succession” dominated the television nominations, the Directors Guild of America announced the key film nominees for the 2022 DGA Awards. To no surprise, “The Power of the Dog’s” Jane Campion, “Dune’s” Denis Villeneuve, and “Belfast’s” Kenneth Branagh made the list. They were joined by “West Side Story’s” Steven Spielberg and “Licorice Pizza’s” Paul Thomas Anderson.
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It goes without saying that historically, the DGA nominees for feature film and the Oscar for Best Directing rarely line up. In fact, the last time the same five were nominated for both honors was in 2010. Last year, Aaron Sorkin was nominated by the DGA for “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” but Thomas Vinterberg earned the Oscar nod for “Another Round.”
Filmmakers likely to knock one of the DGA nominees out when it comes to the Oscars include “Licorice Pizza’s” Paul Thomas Anderson, “Drive My Car’s” Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Worst Person in the World’s” Joachim Trier, or “Nightmare Alley’s” Guillermo del Toro,” among others.
Netflix dominated the First-Time Feature Film category as “The Lost Daughter’s” Maggie Gyllehnaal, “Passing’s” Rebecca Hall, “Prayers for the Stolen’s” Tatiana Huezo, and “tick, tick…BOOM’s” Lin-Manuel Miranda were all recognized. They were joined by “Pig’s” Michael Sarnoski and “Shiva Baby’s” Emma Seligman.
The 2022 DGA Awards will be handed out on March 12.
The complete list of DGA film nominees is as follows:
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Paul Thomas Anderson
“Licorice Pizza”
Mr. Anderson’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Sue McNamara
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares
Second Second Assistant Directors: Kasia Trojak, Bob Riley, David Marnell
Kenneth Branagh
“Belfast”
Jane Campion
“The Power of the Dog”
Steven Spielberg
“West Side Story”
Mr. Spielberg’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Carla Raij, Daniel Lupi
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Robert T. Striem
Second Second Assistant Director: Josh Muzaffer
Additional Second Assistant Director: Billy Brennan
Location Managers: Robert T. Striem, Katherine Delaney
Denis Villeneuve
“Dune”
Mr. Villeneuve’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Joe Caracciolo, Jr., James Grant
First Assistant Director: Chris Carreras
Second Assistant Director: Tom Rye
FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR
Maggie Gyllenhaal
The Lost Daughter
Rebecca Hall
Passing
Tatiana Huezo
Prayers for the Stolen
Lin-Manuel Miranda
“Tick, Tick… Boom!”
Mr. Miranda’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Deb Dyer
First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
Second Assistant Directors: Josh A. Muzaffer, Luca Waldman
Second Second Assistant Directors: Melissa Morphet, Lincoln Major
Additional Second Assistant Director: Zach Citarella
Location Manager: Ryan Smith
Michael Sarnoski
“Pig”
Emma Seligman
“Shiva Baby”
