Directors Guild Awards 2019 - Nominees Revealed!

The Directors Guild of America has revealed their picks for the top directors of the year!

The DGA selected Alfonso Cuaron for Roma, Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born, Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman, Adam McKay for Vice and Peter Farrelly for Green Book in the feature film category.

In the first-time director category, DGA nominated Bo Burnham for Eighth Grade, Bradley Cooper for A Star Is Born, Carlos Lopez Estrada for Blindspotting, Matthew Heineman for A Private War and Boots Riley for Sorry to Bother You.

Historically, the DGA Award has predicated the Best Director winner at the Academy Awards, with all but seven of the winners since 1948 going on to win the Oscar.

The DGA winners will be announced at the 71st Annual DGA Awards on February 2. See all the nominees below!

FEATURE FILM:

Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Alfonso, Cuaron, Roma
Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Adam McKay, Vice

FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM

Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Carlos Lopez Estrada, Blindspotting
Matthew Heineman, A Private War
Boots Riley, Sorry to Bother You

DRAMATIC SERIES

Jason Bateman — Ozark, “Reparations” (Netflix)
Lesli Linka Glatter — Homeland, “Paean to the People” (Showtime)
Chris Long — The Americans, “START” (FX)
Adam McKay — Succession, “Celebration” (HBO)
Daina Reid — The Handmaid’s Tale, “Holly” (Hulu)

COMEDY SERIES

Donald Glover — Atlanta, “FUBU” (FX)
Bill Hader — Barry, “Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (HBO)
Hiro Murai — Atlanta, “Teddy Perkins” (FX)
Daniel Palladino —The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “We’re Going to the Catskills!” (Amazon)
Amy Sherman-Palladino — The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “All Alone” (Amazon)

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINISERIES

Cary Joji Fukunaga — Maniac (Netflix)
David Leveaux / Alex Rudzinski — Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
Barry Levinson — Paterno (HBO)
Ben Stiller — Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)
Jean-Marc Vallee — Sharp Objects (HBO)

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING

Paul G. Casey — Real Time with Bill Maher, “#1633” (HBO)
Sacha Baron Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Daniel Gray Longino, Dan Maze — Who Is America?, “Episode 102” (Showtime)
Jim Hoskinson — The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “#480” (CBS)
Dan Roy King — Saturday Night Live, “Adam Driver; Kanye West” (NBC)
Paul Pennolino — Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Episode 502 ‑ Italian Election” (HBO)

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS

Louis J. Horvitz — The 60th Grammy Awards (CBS)
Tim Mancinelli, Glenn Clements — The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018 (CBS)
Beth McCarthy-Miller — Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma (HBO)
Marcus Raboy — Steve Martin & Martin Short “An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life” (Netflix)
Glenn Weiss — The 72nd Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

REALITY PROGRAMS

Neil P. DeGroot — Better Late Than Never, “How Do You Say Roots in German?” (NBC)
Eytan Keller — Iron Chef Gauntlet, “Episode 201” (Food Network)
Patrick McManus — American Ninja Warrior, “Miami City Qualifiers” (NBC)
Russell Norman — The Final Table, “Japan” (Netflix)
Bertram van Munster — The Amazing Race, “It’s Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure” (CBS)

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

Allan Arkush — A Series of Unfortunate Events, “Hostile Hospital: Part 1” (Netflix)
Jack Jameson — Sesame Street, “When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special” (HBO)
Greg Mottola — The Dangerous Book for Boys, “How to Walk on the Moon” (Amazon)
Barry Sonnenfeld — A Series of Unfortunate Events, “The Vile Village: Part 1” (Netflix)
Bo Welch — A Series of Unfortunate Events, “The Ersatz Elevator: Part 1” (Netflix)

COMMERCIALS

Steve Ayson (MJZ)
Fredrick Bond (MJZ)
Martin de Thurah (Epoch Films)
Spike Jonze (MJZ)
David Shane (O Positive)

DOCUMENTARY

Morgan Neville — Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Ramell Ross — Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin — Free Solo (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Tim Wardle — Three Identical Strangers (Neon and CNN Films)
Betsy West and Julie Cohen — RBG (Magnolia Pictures)