Another day, another guild announces it's nominees. Today it's the Directors Guild of America. Their nominees for Best Director are:
Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire
Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant, Milk
David Fincher, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon
The Academy Award race for Best Picture has seemed to have gotten much clearer, since the DGA nominees are the same five films that the Producers Guild cited as their choices for Best Picture.
The Directors Guild noms are usually a good indicator for the Oscars; 140 of the 190 DGA nominees (73 percent) have also received Oscar nominations. But that does not mean a surprise nomination for a film is out of the question.
Last year Atonement snuck into the Best Picture race without any Guild support. Once the Directors Guild winner is announced on Jan. 31st the Oscar race will be even more clear: the DGA winner has gone on to win the Oscar 54 out of 60 times.
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