The exciting Oscar season this year looks like it will come down to the wire. Unlike most years, it seems like audiences and critics agree with the films at the very top of the heap. While 1917, The Irishman or Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood represent more traditional choices, Jojo Rabbit and Parasite breathe new life into the race. It seems like Best Picture will likely come down to the Once Upon a Time, 1917 and Parasite triumvirate, and the winner at DGA tonight could win Best Director, and potentially picture, at Oscar.
UPDATE: Now the prize has gone to Sam Mendes, it feels like we can call the Oscar race. It is disappointing on some level that Mendes will win his second Oscar for directing when Bong Joon-ho and Quentin Tarantino will still be without one. However, Mendes’ efforts on 1917 clearly struck a chord with audiences and the industry at large.
The full results are below, with all the nominees included as well.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2019
Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
Sam Mendes – 1917***WINNER
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director for 2019
Mati Diop – Atlantics
Alma Har’el – Honey Boy***WINNER
Melina Matsoukas – Queen & Slim
Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz – The Peanut Butter Falcon
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert – American Factory***WINNER
Feras Fayyad – The Cave
Alex Holmes – Maiden
Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska – Honeyland
Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang – One Child Nation
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Nicole Kassell – Watchmen – “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”***WINNER
Mark Mylod – Succession – “This Is Not For Tears”
David Nutter – Game of Thrones – “The Last of the Starks”
Miguel Sapochnik – Game of Thrones – “The Long Night”
Stephen Williams – Watchmen – “This Extraordinary Being”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Dan Attias – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “It’s the Sixties, Man!”
Bill Hader – Barry – “ronny/lily” ***WINNER
David Mandel – Veep – “Veep”
Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – It’s Comedy or Cabbage
Daniel Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – “Marvelous Radio”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television & Miniseries
Ava DuVernary – When They See Us
Vince Gilligan – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Thomas Kail – Fosse/Verdon
Johan Renck – Chernobyl***WINNER
Minkie Spiro – Fosse/Verdon
Jessica Yu – Fosse/Verdon
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
James Burrows (“All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” – Directed by)
Andy Fisher (“Live in Front of a Studio Audience’ – Directed by)
(ABC) ***WINNER
Spike Jonze – Aziz Ansari: Right Now
Stan Lathan – Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
Linda Mendoza – Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
Glenn Weiss – The 91st Annual Academy Awards
Reality Programs
Hisham Abed – Queer Eye – “Black Girl Magic”
Jason Cohen – Encore! – “Annie”***WINNER
Jon Favreau – The Chef Show – “Hog Island”
Ashley S. Gorman – First Responders Live – “#103”
Patrick McManus – American Ninja Warrior – “#1116: Las Vegas National Finals Night 4”
Children’s Programs
Dean Israelite – Are You Afraid of the Dark? for “Part One: Submitted for Your Approval”
Jack Jameson – Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Special
Luke Matheny – Ghostwriter for “Ghost in Wonderland: Part 1”
Amy Schatz – Song of Parkland***WINNER
Barry Sonnenfeld – A Series of Unfortunate Events for “Penultimate Peril: Part 1”
Commercials
Fredrik Bond – Hewlett-Packard’s “Lighter Than Air,”, Coca-Cola’s “Take it Lightly”, and Apple’s “Nap”
Spike Jonze – Squarespace’s “Dream It” and MedMen’s “The New Normal”***WINNER
Mark Molloy – Apple’s “Underdogs”
Ridley Scott – Hennessy’s “The Seven Worlds”
Dougal Wilson – AT&T’s “Train”
