While it’s odd that Emeraeld Fennell would show up in Best Director, but not First Feature, it seems obvious, this organization is spreading the love between several films. There are no huge surprises here, which makes this welcome sight after the confusion of BAFTA.

The Awards

Best Director

Lee Isaac Chung – Minari
Emerald Fennell – Promising Young Woman
David Fincher – Mank
Aaron Sorkin – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Chloé Zhao – Nomadland

Best First Feature

Radha Blank – The Forty-Year-Old Version
Fernando Frias de la Parra – I’m No Longer Here
Regina King – One Night in Miami
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
Florian Zeller – The Father

Directors Guild of America Data

Year Founded: 1936
First Awards: 1948 (73)