The Director’s Guild of America have announced their nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2009. Hitfix has the revealed the list, check it out below.
Kathryn Bigelow
“The Hurt Locker”
Ms. Bigelow’s Directorial Team:* Unit Production Manager: Tony Mark
* First Assistant Director: David Ticotin
* First Assistant Director (Canadian Unit): Lee ClearyJames Cameron
“Avatar”
Mr. Cameron’s Directorial Team:* Unit Production Manager: Colin Wilson
* First Assistant Director: Josh McLaglen
* Second Assistant Director/Additional Unit First Assistant Director: Maria Battle Campbell
Lee Daniels
“Precious: Based on the novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
Mr. Daniels’ Directorial Team:* Unit Production Manager: Tony Hernandez
* First Assistant Director: Chip Signore
* Second Assistant Director: Tracey Hinds
* Second Second Assistant Director: Michael “Boogie”Pinckney
* Additional Unit Production Manager: Patrick D. Gibbons
* Additional First Assistant Director: Tom Fatone
* Additional Second Assistant Directors: Kim Thompson, Mirashyam Blakeslee
* Location Manager: Gregory RouttJason Reitman
“Up In The Air”
Mr. Reitman’s Directorial Team:* Unit Production Manager: Michael Beugg
* First Assistant Director: Jason Blumenfeld
* Second Assistant Director: Sonia Bhalla
* Assistant Unit Production Manager: Samson Mucke
* Second Second Assistant Director: Joseph Payton
* Additional Second Assistant Director: Heather L. HoganQuentin Tarantino
“Inglourious Basterds”
Mr. Tarantino’s Directorial Team:* Unit Production Manager: Gregor Wilson
* Unit Production Manager (Germany): Michael Scheel
* First Assistant Director: Carlos Fidel
* Second Assistant Director: Miguel Angelo Pate
* Second Second Assistant Directors: Jill Moriarty, Tanja Däberitz
It’s an outstanding list, outside of Lee Daniels. I found Precious to be heavily centered on the performances and didn’t like some of the directing choices. I would have loved to see the Coens or Blomkamp get a nod, but that wasn’t going to happen. I’d be happy to see any of the other noms win!
Winners will be announced on January 30th.
What do you think of the nomination list?