Film Nominations for the 77th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards

The Directors Guild of America has announced their film nominees for 2024, with Jacques Audiard, Sean Baker, Edward Berger, Brady Corbet, and James Mangold all competing for their top honor. The big surprise here is Mangold for "A Complete Unknown," who appears to have replaced the highly-expected Denis Villeneuve for "Dune: Part Two."

Winners will be announced on February 8th. In the meantime, please see below for a list of this year's film nominees, including yesterday's nominations for Documentaries:

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

Jacques Audiard, Emilia Perez

Sean Baker, Anora

Edward Berger, Conclave

Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

James Mangold, A Complete Unknown

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film

Payal Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light

Megan Park, My Old Ass

ReMell Ross, Nickel Boys

Halfdan Ullmann Tondel, Armand

Sean Wang, Didi

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev, Porcelain War

Julian Brave Noisecat and Emily Kassie, Sugarcane

Johan Grimonprez, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

Ibrahim Nash'at, Hollywoodgate

Natalie Rae and Angela Patton, Daughters

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