The Directors Guild of America will be announcing their nominees tomorrow. I’m including my predictions down below. Last year, the wrench thrown in the works was David Fincher for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Perhaps we get another curveball tomorrow but I’m anticipating we’re going get answers we already knew like the top five films are firmly in there give or take an Ang Lee.
I think on a mass level (at least directorial), the guild may not warm up to Tom Hooper along with Paul Thomas Anderson. David O. Russell would likely receive the biggest boost from the guild since he seems extremely vulnerable for a Director’s bid. If you listened to the podcast earlier, I expressed my feeling about the possibility of Benh Zeitlin having an opportunity to pop up since his stamp of the film was in many way, the poster board for DIY for future directors. I guess we’ll see.
Predictions:
Ben Affleck – Argo
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Alternates:
Tom Hooper – Les Miserables
Benh Zeitlin – Beasts of the Southern Wild
Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master
Include your own predictions in the comment section! Looking forward to it!
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dga nominees:affleck,bigelow,hooper,lee,spielberg.
randall gerber(Quote) (Reply)
Was that a prediction or you knew it?? You got 5/5
Rudrajit Chakraborty(Quote) (Reply)
1. Ben Affleck
2. Steven Spielberg
3. Kathryn Bigelow
4. Ang Lee
5. Quentin Tarantino
ALT: Paul Thomas Anderson
Jack(Quote) (Reply)
Ben Affleck – Argo
Kahtryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Alts.
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Tom Hooper – Les Miserables
Josh P.(Quote) (Reply)
Affleck
Anderson
Bigelow
Spielberg
Tarantino
Phill(Quote) (Reply)
Good picks, Clayton. If you twisted my arm and made me pick 5, those would be the exact ones I choose. But you don’t have QT as an alternate, and he’s a threat to sneak in there at the expense of Lee or Russell. Hooper? Could sneak in; doesn’t deserve to in this crowded field.
Danemychal(Quote) (Reply)
I personally see nothing in the direction of Silver Linings Playbook that stands out. If anything some performances are good and the screenplay is good until it putters out into a cheer them on dance contest that could have ended any somewhat decent Hollywood romantic comedy.
DH Johnson(Quote) (Reply)
Paul Thomas Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, Kathryn Bigalow, Ben Affleck, and Ang Lee have done some of the finest work this year and in their careers.
DH Johnson(Quote) (Reply)
Since this is how I see the Oscars turning out, I’m going with:
Ben Affleck – Argo
Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee – Life of Pi
David O. Russell – Silver Linings Playbook
Steven Spielberg – Lincoln
My alternates are Tom Hooper and Quentin Tarantino, with Christopher Nolan as the crazy wildcard that makes us all get nuts
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
Just for fun, I’m going to split my bets between likely nominees and long shots.
Even money:
Kathryn Bigelow
Steven Spielberg
Pays a little money:
Quentin Tarantino
Long shots:
Wes Anderson
Michael Haneke
Caddie(Quote) (Reply)
‘Silver Linings Playbook’ is a well-directed film; proficient, but nothing special. That movie is more about the writing and the actors than it is the director. I’d take Hooper, Zeitlin, Tarantino or either of the Andersons over David O. Russell.
Rico(Quote) (Reply)
Directing is a highly competitive field this year.
My picks: Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow, Ang Lee, David O’Russell, Steven Spielberg
(Complete agreement with Clayton).
I’m certainly not expecting Tom Hooper (if it was a slightly less competitive year, then he might’ve had a chance). It’ll be interesting to see what happens to Paul Thomas Anderson.
Clayton, how come Quentin Tarantino is not one of your alternates? To me, his chances of being nominated for Directing seem to be much higher than, say, Tom Hooper.
Divya(Quote) (Reply)