DAMIEN CHAZELLE - LA LA LAND
GARTH DAVIS - LION
BARRY JENKINS - MOONLIGHT
KENNETH LONERGAN - MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
DENIS VILLENEUVE - ARRIVAL
That really feels like what the lineup would be if we had 5 Best Picture nominees. Statistically, one of these will miss AMPAS Best Directing lineup. I think Davis is the weakest.
Last year, the DGA introduced a Best First-Time Director category. Here are this year's nominees:
Garth Davis - Lion
Kelly Fremon Craig - The Edge of Seventeen
Tim Miller - Deadpool
Nate Parker - The Birth of a Nation
Dan Trachtenberg - 10 Cloverfield Lane
So, congrats Nate Parker. Despite you being a rapist, your film didn't go home without a nomination this season. The Trachtenberg nomination is inspired, though. Glad to see it!
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