The nominations for the 2019 Directors Guild awards have been announced.
"A Star is Born" and
"BlacKkKlansman" have strengthened their positions in the Oscar race with top nods from all guilds: DGA, WGA, PGA and SAG. The former scored two DGA nominations for
Bradley Cooper, who also received a first-time director nod, while the latter scored filmmaker
Spike Lee his first-ever DGA nomination.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" was left out, most likely due to the behind-the-scenes troubles that led to
Bryan Singer being replaced by
Dexter Fletcher before production wrapped. Other nominees include
"Roma",
"Green Book" and
"Vice".
The small-screen nominees include
"The Americans",
"Atlanta",
"Ozark",
"The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel",
"Barry",
"Who is America?",
"Escape at Dannemora" and
"The Handmaid's Tale".
