2017 Directors Guild Award Nominations for "Feature Films" Announced

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors.  The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

The DGA announced the nominees in the “Feature Film” category for the 69th Annual DGA Awards on Thursday, January 12, 2017.  In addition, Mr. Paris Barclay, President of the Directors Guild of America announced the five nominees for a new category, which debuted last year, recognizing the achievement of first-time feature film directors and showcases up-and-coming feature film talent.  The winners in all DGA categories will be announced at the 69th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

2017 / 69th Annual DGA Award nominations (for feature films released in 2016):

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
   
DAMIEN CHAZELLE
La La Land
(Lionsgate)

Mr. Chazelle’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Michael Beugg
    First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
    Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
    Assistant Unit Production Manager: Bart Lipton
    Second Second Assistant Director: Brett Robinson
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Dodi Rubenstein

This is Mr. Chazelle’s first DGA Award nomination.
   
GARTH DAVIS
Lion
(The Weinstein Company)

Mr. Davis’s Directorial Team:

    First Assistant Director: Chris Webb
    First Assistant Director: Ananya Rane (India Unit)
    Second Assistant Directors: Mark Ingram (Australia Unit), Sunny Tiku (India Unit), KP Singh (India Unit), Shaunak Kapur (India Unit)

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.

BARRY JENKINS
Moonlight
(A24)

Mr. Jenkins’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Jennifer Radzikowski

This is Mr. Jenkins’s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.
   
KENNETH LONERGAN
Manchester by the Sea
(Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)

Mr. Lonergan’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Declan Baldwin
    First Assistant Director: Michael J. Moore
    Second Assistant Director: David Blazina
    Second Second Assistant Directors: Tim LaDue, Scooter Perrotta

This is Mr. Lonergan’s first DGA Award nomination.

DENIS VILLENEUVE
Arrival
(Paramount Pictures)

Mr. Villeneuve’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Stan Wlodkowski
    First Assistant Director: Donald L. Sparks
    Second Assistant Director: Brigitte Goulet
    Second Second Assistant Director: Karine P. Labelle

This is Mr. Villeneuve’s first DGA Award nomination.

DGA Awards Medallion Small Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film (for the year 2016)

GARTH DAVIS
Lion
(The Weinstein Company)

Mr. Davis’s Directorial Team:

    First Assistant Director: Chris Webb
    First Assistant Director: Ananya Rane (India Unit)
    Second Assistant Directors: Mark Ingram (Australia Unit), Sunny Tiku (India Unit), KP Singh (India Unit), Shaunak Kapur (India Unit)

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.

KELLY FREMON CRAIG
The Edge of Seventeen
(STX Entertainment)

Ms. Fremon Craig’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Brendan Ferguson
    Production Manager: Dan Clarke
    First Assistant Director: James Bitonti
    Second Assistant Director: Daniel Mansfield

This is Ms. Fremon Craig’s first DGA Award nomination.

TIM MILLER
Deadpool
(Twentieth Century Fox)

Mr. Miller’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: John J. Kelly
    First Assistant Director: James Bitonti
    Second Assistant Director: Daniel Mansfield

This is Mr. Miller’s first DGA Award nomination.

NATE PARKER
The Birth of a Nation
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Mr. Parker’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Mark Moran
    First Assistant Director: Tomas Deckaj
    Second Assistant Director: Mark C. Stevens
    Second Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers

This is Mr. Parker’s first DGA Award nomination.

DAN TRACHTENBERG
10 Cloverfield Lane
(Paramount Pictures)

Mr. Trachtenberg’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Robert J. Dohrmann
    First Assistant Director: Jason Blumenfeld
    Second Assistant Director: Paul B. Uddo
    Second Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
    Location Manager: Batou A. Chandler

This is Mr. Trachtenberg’s first DGA Award nomination.

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