The Directors Guild of America has announced its full slate of nominees for the 2020 DGA Awards.
In competition for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film will be:
Bong Joon-Ho, Parasite (Neon)
Unit Production Manager: Park Min Chul
First Assistant Director: Kim Seong Sik
Sam Mendes, 1917 (Universal Pictures)
Unit Production Managers: Callum McDougall, Hanna Godwin
First Assistant Director: Michael Lerman
Second Assistant Director: Joey Coughlin
Martin Scorsese, The Irishman (Netflix)
Unit Production Managers: John A. Machione, Carla Raij
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
Second Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares
Additional Second Assistant Director: Ryan Robert Howard
Location Manager: Kip Myers
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood (Columbia Pictures)
Unit Production Managers: Georgia Kacandes, Nathan Kelly
First Assistant Director: William Paul Clark
Second Assistant Director: Christopher T. Sadler
Second Second Assistant Director: Brendan “Bear” Lee
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Debbie Chung, Katie Pruitt
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Unit Production Managers: Václav Mottl, Pavel Voráček
First Assistant Director: Mark Taylor
Second Assistant Director: Martina Götthansová
Second Second Assistant Director: Martina Frimelová
The DGA also announced its nominees for the award honoring first-time feature-film directors. “New voices bring with them the fresh perspectives and unique storytelling that help drive our industry into the future,” said DGA President Thomas Schlamme in a prepared statement. “That’s the spirit of this award, and we’re proud to shine a light on the stand-out directorial achievements of these first-time feature directors.”
The five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director are:
Mati Diop, Atlantics (Netflix)
First Assistant Director: Vincent Prades
Alma Har’el, Honey Boy (Amazon Studios)
Unit Production Manager: David Grace
First Assistant Director: Sean Vawter
Second Assistant Director: Colin Flaherty
Second Second Assistant Director: Sarah Balboa
Melina Matsoukas, Queen & Slim (Universal Pictures)
Unit Production Managers: Pamela Hirsch, Max Berryhill (Los Angeles Unit)
First Assistant Directors: HH Cooper, Joe Suarez (Los Angeles Unit)
Second Assistant Directors: James Roque, Johnny Recher (Los Angeles Unit)
Second Second Assistant Directors: Sumner Boissiere, Tami Kumin (Ohio Unit)
Tyler Nilson & Michael Schwartz, The Peanut Butter Falcon (Roadside Attractions)
Unit Production Manager: Manu Gargi
First Assistant Director: James Grayford
Second Assistant Director: Dee Jones
Second Second Assistant Director: Michael McKay
Joe Talbot, The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24)
Unit Production Manager: Natalie Teter
First Assistant Director: Hilton J. Day
Second Assistant Director: Dominic Martin
Second Second Assistant Director: Jeremiah Kelleher
Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Alex Gilbert
The nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series for 2019 are:
Ava DuVernay, When They See Us (Netflix)
Unit Production Managers: John P. Fedynich, Amy Kaufman
First Assistant Director: H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director: Jamiyl Campbell
Second Second Assistant Director: Amrita Kundu
Additional Second Assistant Director: Kyler Griffin
Location Manager: Charlynne J. Hopson
Vince Gilligan, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
Unit Production Managers: Robin Le Chanu, Charles Newirth
First Assistant Director: John Wildermuth
Second Assistant Director: Katy Galow
Second Second Assistant Director: Nathan E. Davis
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Melissa Bosco‑Laude, Chad Goyette
Thomas Kail, Fosse/Verdon, “Nowadays” (FX Networks)
Unit Production Manager: Erica Kay
First Assistant Director: Deanna Leslie Kelly
Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
Second Second Assistant Directors: Billy Brennan, Findlay Zotter
Location Manager: Ryan Smith
Johan Renck, Chernobyl (HBO)
Minkie Spiro, Fosse/Verdon, “All I Care About Is Love” (FX Networks)
Unit Production Manager: Erica Kay
First Assistant Director: Marcos González Palma
Second Assistant Director: Steven Lafferty
Second Second Assistant Directors: Billy Brennan, Findlay Zotter
Location Manager: Ryan Smith
Jessica Yu, Fosse/Verdon, “Glory” (FX Networks)
Unit Production Manager: Erica Kay
First Assistant Director: Deanna Leslie Kelly
Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
Second Second Assistant Directors: Billy Brennan, Findlay Zotter
Location Manager: Ryan Smith
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming for 2019 are:
Paul G. Casey, Real Time With Bill Maher, “1730” (HBO)
Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
Stage Managers: Patrick Whitney, Brian Anderson
Nora S. Gerard, CBS Sunday Morning, “40th Anniversary” (CBS)
Associate Directors: Jessica Frank, Kate D’Arcy Coleman, Patricia Long Finnegan, Jyll Phillips-Friedman, Catherine Liberatore Kay
Stage Managers: Mark Dicso, Brian McGuire
Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “A. Ocasio-Cortez; Incubus” (CBS)
Associate Directors: Yvonne De Mare, Karen Yaeger
Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live, “E. Murphy; Lizzo” (NBC)
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Mike Poole
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly
Paul Pennolino, Christopher Werner, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “SLAPP Suits” (HBO)
Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney, Tom Ucciferri
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2019 are:
Hisham Abed, Queer Eye, “Black Girl Magic” (Netflix)
Jason Cohen, Encore!, “Annie” (Disney+)
Associate Director: Daniel Shultz
Jon Favreau, The Chef Show, “Hog Island” (Netflix)
Associate Director: Annie Johnson
Ashley S. Gorman, First Responders Live, “103” (FOX)
Associate Directors: Jamie Marshall Bennett, Don Frillici, Ryan Neary
Stage Manager: Roy Friedland
Patrick McManus, American Ninja Warrior, “1116 Las Vegas National Finals Night 4” (NBC)
Associate Directors: David Massey, Sean Galvin
Stage Managers: Joseph R. Osborne, Wolfgang Delgado
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for 2019 are:
Dean Israelite, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, “Part One: Submitted for Your Approval” (Nickelodeon)
First Assistant Director: Pete Whyte
Jack Jameson, Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Special (HBO Documentary Films)
Associate Directors: Yori Tondrowski, Ken Diego
Stage Managers: Frank Campagna, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Shawn Havens
Luke Matheny, Ghostwriter, “Ghost in Wonderland, Part 1” (Apple TV+)
Amy Schatz, Song of Parkland (HBO Documentary Films)
Barry Sonnenfeld, A Series of Unfortunate Events, “Penultimate Peril: Part 1” (Netflix)
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2019 are (in alphabetical order):
Fredrik Bond (MJZ)
Lighter Than Air, HP Elite Dragonfly – Media Monks
Unit Production Manager: Line Postmyr
First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Take it Lightly, Coca-Cola Light – Ingo
Nap, iPhone – Apple
Unit Production Manager: Line Postmyr
First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Heather Anderson
Spike Jonze (MJZ)
Dream It, Squarespace – Squarespace
First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
The New Normal, Medmen – Mekanism
First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
Second Assistant Directors: David Marnell, Jeff Tavani
Mark Molloy (Smuggler)
Underdogs, Apple – Apple
Ridley Scott (RSA Films)
The Seven Worlds, Hennessy X.O. – DDB Paris
Dougal Wilson (Furlined)
Train, AT&T – BBDO NY
First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Aaron Fitzgerald
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2019 are:
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, American Factory (Netflix)
Feras Fayyad, The Cave (National Geographic Documentary Films)
Alex Holmes, Maiden (Sony Picture Classics)
Ljubomir Stefanov & Tamara Kotevska, Honeyland (Neon)
Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang, One Child Nation (Amazon Studios)
Previously announced DGA Award winners include unit production manager Duncan S. Henderson, who will receive the Frank Capra Achievement Award, and stage manager Arthur E. Lewis, who will be given the Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award.
Winners in all DGA Awards categories will be announced during a ceremony set for Saturday, January 25, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
