Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2014.
The winner will be named at the 67th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
WES ANDERSON
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Mr. Anderson's Directorial Team:
โบ Unit Production Manager: Miki Emmrich
โบ First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
โบ Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard
This is Mr. Anderson's first DGA Award nomination.
CLINT EASTWOOD
American Sniper
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Eastwood's Directorial Team:
โบ Unit Production Manager: Tim Moore
โบ First Assistant Director: David M. Bernstein
โบ Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
โบ Second Second Assistant Director: Clark Credle
โบ First Assistant Director (Morocco Unit): Ahmed Hatimi
โบ Second Assistant Director (Morocco Unit): Yann Mari Faget
โบ Second Second Assistant Directors (Morocco Unit): Andrew Madden, Khalil Zghayou
This is Mr. Eastwood's fourth DGA Award nomination, all in this category. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Million Dollar Baby in 2004 and for Unforgiven in 1992. He was also nominated in this same category for Mystic River in 2003. Mr. Eastwood was honored with the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 2006.
ALEJANDRO G. IรรRRITU
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Mr. Iรฑรกrritu's Directorial Team:
โบ Unit Production Managers: James W. Skotchdopole, Robert Graf
โบ First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
โบ Second Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen
โบ Second Second Assistant Director: Catherine Feeny
โบ Location Manager: Joaquin Prange
This is Mr. Iรฑรกrritu's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for Babel in 2006. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for “Best Job” (Proctor and Gamble) in 2012.
RICHARD LINKLATER
Boyhood
(IFC Films)
Mr. Linklater's Directorial Team:
โบ Unit Production Manager: Cathleen Sutherland
โบ First Assistant Director: Vince Palmo Jr.
โบ Second Assistant Directors: Susana Jasso, Kathleen Tull
โบ Second Second Assistant Directors: Mary Beth Chambers, Brian Franklin
This is Mr. Linklater's first DGA Award nomination.
MORTEN TYLDUM
The Imitation Game
(The Weinstein Company)
Mr. Tyldum's Directorial Team:
โบ Production Manager: Suzie Shearer
โบ First Assistant Director: Phil Booth
โบ Second Assistant Director: James Manning
This is Mr. Tyldum’s first DGA Award nomination.
The winner in the Feature Film category will be announced at the 67th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday evening, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The DGA Awards will be hosted by actor Jane Lynch.