Readers of “The Chronicles” are well aware of our interest in supporting a healthy number of awards shows since it keeps many of our Pop Culture focuses interesting and educates us on stuff we might not have been aware of at the moment. This is the first time ever that I am including the Directors Guild Of America awards to our rundowns so before we get to this years nominations, here is a brief about them.
“The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad”.
* FILM *
Feature Film:
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
David Fincher – Mank
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Documentaries:
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw – The Truffle Hunters
Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed – My Octopus Teacher
David France – Welcome to Chechnya
Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss – Boys State
Benjamin Ree – The Painter and the Thief
First-Time Feature Film:
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
Radha Blank – The 40-Year-Old Version
Fernando Frías de la Parra – I’m No Longer Here
Regina King – One Night in Miami…
Florian Zeller – The Father
* Television *
Drama Series:
Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland for “Prisoners of War”
Jason Bateman – Ozark for “Wartime”
Jon Favreau – The Mandalorian for “Chapter 9: The Marshal”
Vince Gilligan – Better Call Saul for “Bagman”
Julie Anne Robinson – Bridgerton for “Diamond of the First Water”
Comedy Series:
Susanna Fogel – The Flight Attendant for “In Case of Emergency”
Zach Braff – Ted Lasso for “Biscuits”
MJ Delaney – Ted Lasso for “The Hope that Kills You”
Erin O’Malley – Curb Your Enthusiasm for “The Surprise Party”
Jeff Schaffer – Curb Your Enthusiasm for “The Spite Store”
Movies for Television and Limited Series:
Scott Frank – The Queen’s Gambit
Susanne Bier – The Undoing
Thomas Kail – Hamilton
Matt Shakman – WandaVision
Lynn Shelton – Little Fires Everywhere for “Find a Way”
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming:
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for “Dave Chappelle/Foo Fighters”
Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher for “#1835”
Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for “#1025 Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection”
David Paul Meyer – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for “President Obama: Inspiring Future Leaders & ‘A Promised Land'”
Christopher Werner – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for “Trump & Election Results”
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials:
Thomas Schlamme – A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Stacey Angeles – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents “Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cried with Desi Lydic”
Marielle Heller – What the Constitution Means to Me
Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for “Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020”
Spike Lee – David Byrne’s American Utopia
Reality Programs:
Joseph Guidry – Full Bloom for “Petal to the Metal”
David Charles – Eco Challenge for “3, 2, 1…Go!”
Jon Favreau – The Chef Show for “Tartine”
Ken Fuchs – Shark Tank for “1211”
Rich Kim – Lego Masters for “Mega City Block”
Children’s Programs:
Amy Schatz – We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest
Kabir Akhtar – High School Musical: The Musical: The Series for “Opening Night”
Larissa Bills – On Pointe for “Showtime!”
Dean Israelite – The Astronauts for “Countdown”
Richie Keen – The Healing Powers of Dude for “Second Step: Homeroom”
Commercials:
Melina Matsoukas – Beats by Dre’s “You Love Me”
Steve Ayson – Nike’s “The Great Chase”
Nisha Ganatra – Bodyform/Libresse’s “#wombstories”
Niclas Larsson – VW Touareg’s “See the Unseen,” Volvo XC60’s “The Parents”
Taika Waititi – Coca-Cola’s “The Letter”
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Piercing Ken Thoughts: So in scrolling through the list I have to admit that the only things I watched was “WandaVision” and “The Mandalorian”. I enjoyed each of them immensely and hope that they win out when all is said and done during the winners ceremony that will happen in the beginning of April according to my research. What did you readers think of the nominations? Are there favorites right out of the gate for you? Did something you wanted to see nominated get overlooked? Chime in down below in the comments section and I will see you next time.
Official Website: https://www.dga.org/