Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2023; and the DGA’s Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director.

Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film are Greta Gerwig – Barbie, Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things, Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer, Alexander Payne – The Holdovers and Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon.

Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director are Cord Jefferson – American Fiction; Manuela Martelli – Chile ‘76; Noora Niasari – Shayda; a.v. Rockwell – A Thousand and One; and Celine Song – Past Live.

“In a year full of so many extraordinary films, DGA members have nominated an incredible group of gifted storytellers,” said Glatter. “Their films fused technical prowess with unique artistic visions that captured the depth of the human experience and left an indelible impact on audiences around the world. Congratulations to these superb directors on their well-deserved nominations.”

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

GRETA GERWIG
Barbie
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ms. Gerwig’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael Sharp
First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
Second Assistant Directors: David Keadell, Matthew Milan (Los Angeles Unit)

YORGOS LANTHIMOS
Poor Things
(Searchlight Pictures)

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
Oppenheimer
(Universal Pictures)
Mr. Nolan’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Thomas Hayslip, Nathan Kelly, Rafael Lima (New Jersey/New York Unit)
First Assistant Director: Nilo Otero
Second Assistant Director: Andrew Stahl
Second Second Assistant Director: Jesse Carmona
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Dixon McPhillips, Richard Molloy (New Jersey/New York Unit), AJ Jackson (New Jersey/New York Unit)
Location Manager: Patty Carey Perazzo (New Jersey/New York Unit)

ALEXANDER PAYNE
The Holdovers
(Focus Features)
Mr. Payne’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Chris Stinson
First Assistant Director: Rod Smith
Second Assistant Director: John Nasraway
Second Second Assistant Director: Tim LaDue

MARTIN SCORSESE
Killers of the Flower Moon
(Apple Original Films/Paramount Pictures)
Mr. Scorsese’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Daniel Lupi, Shea Kammer
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner

First-Time Theatrical Feature Film

The nominees for the DGA’s Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

CORD JEFFERSON
American Fiction

MANUELA MARTELLI
Chile ‘76

NOORA NIASARI
Shayda

A.V. ROCKWELL
A Thousand and One

CELINE SONG
Past Lives