Game of Thrones nominated for Directors Guild of America Awards

Awards season rolls on with the announcement of the nominations for the Directors Guild of America Awards. And when it comes to direction, it’s hard to beat the hard-working pros over at Game of Thrones. Indeed, two GoT directors are in contention for the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: David Nutter and Miguel Sapochnik:

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

• Nicole Kassell: Watchmen, “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”
• 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”

Funnily enough, both Sapochnik and Nutter have won this award before, Sapochnik for season 6’s “The Battle of the Bastards” and Nutter for season 5’s “Mother’s Mercy,” which contained scenes like Cersei’s walk of shame and Jon Snow’s murder. Will one of them clinch it here at the end of all things?

Also kudos to Watchmen to scoring a pair of nominations. Damn, the whole category is HBO shows. The suits are happy campers!

Here are some of the other notable categories:

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

• Dan Attias: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “It’s the Sixties, Man!”
• Bill Hader: Barry, “ronny/lily”
• 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 Theatrical Feature Film

• Bong Joon Ho, Parasite
• Sam Mendes, 1917
• Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
• Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
• Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series

• Ava Duvernay, When They See Us
• Vince Gilligan, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
• Thomas Kail, Fosse/Verdon, “Nowadays”
• Johan Renck, Chernobyl
• Minkie Spiro, Fosse/Verdon, “All I Care About Is Love”
• Jessicu Yu, Fosse/Verdon, “Glory”

I suppose I’m rooting for Veep, Parasite and Chernobyl. Man, there’s a lot I still have to see from last year.

You can head here to see the full list of nominations. The DGAs go down on January 25.

Speaking of award shows, the Critics Choice Awards were handed out over the weekend. Unfortunately, Game of Thrones came back empty-handed, but plenty of deserving parties won. I’m particularly glad for Watchmen, which picked up a couple of major acting awards!

Best Drama Series

• The Crown (Netflix)
• David Makes Man (OWN)
• Game of Thrones (HBO)
• The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
• Pose (FX)
• Succession (HBO)
• This Is Us (NBC)
• Watchmen (HBO)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

• Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
• Mike Colter – Evil (CBS)
• Paul Giamatti – Billions (Showtime)
• Kit Harington – Game of Thrones (HBO)
• Freddie Highmore – The Good Doctor (ABC)
• Tobias Menzies – The Crown (Netflix)
• Billy Porter – Pose (FX)
• Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)

Best Actress in a Drama Series

• Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
• Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix)
• Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America)
• Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies (HBO)
• Regina King – Watchmen (HBO)
• Mj Rodriguez – Pose (FX)
• Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO)
• Zendaya – Euphoria (HBO)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Asante Blackk – This Is Us (NBC)
• Billy Crudup – The Morning Show (Apple)
• Asia Kate Dillon – Billions (Showtime)
• Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO)
• Justin Hartley – This Is Us (NBC)
• Delroy Lindo – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
• Tim Blake Nelson – Watchmen (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Helena Bonham Carter – The Crown (Netflix)
• Gwendoline Christie – Game of Thrones (HBO)
• Laura Dern – Big Little Lies (HBO)
• Audra McDonald – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
• Jean Smart – Watchmen (HBO)
• Meryl Streep – Big Little Lies (HBO)
• Susan Kelechi Watson – This Is Us (NBC)

Best Comedy Series

• Barry (HBO)
• Fleabag (Amazon)
• The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
• Mom (CBS)
• One Day at a Time (Netflix)
• PEN15 (Hulu)
• Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

• Ted Danson – The Good Place (NBC)
• Walton Goggins – The Unicorn (CBS)
• Bill Hader – Barry (HBO)
• Eugene Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
• Paul Rudd – Living with Yourself (Netflix)
• Bashir Salahuddin – Sherman’s Showcase (IFC)
• Ramy Youssef – Ramy (Hulu)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

• Christina Applegate – Dead to Me (Netflix)
• Alison Brie – GLOW (Netflix)
• Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
• Kirsten Dunst – On Becoming a God in Central Florida (Showtime)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep (HBO)
• Catherine O’Hara – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
• Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag (Amazon)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
• Anthony Carrigan – Barry (HBO)
• William Jackson Harper – The Good Place (NBC)
• Daniel Levy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
• Nico Santos – Superstore (NBC)
• Andrew Scott – Fleabag (Amazon)
• Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO)

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
• D’Arcy Carden – The Good Place (NBC)
• Sian Clifford – Fleabag (Amazon)
• Betty Gilpin – GLOW (Netflix)
• Rita Moreno – One Day at a Time (Netflix)
• Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
• Molly Shannon – The Other Two (Comedy Central)

Best Limited Series

• Catch-22 (Hulu)
• Chernobyl (HBO)
• Fosse/Verdon (FX)
• The Loudest Voice (Showtime)
• Unbelievable (Netflix)
• When They See Us (Netflix)
• Years and Years (HBO)

Best Movie Made for Television

• Brexit (HBO)
• Deadwood: The Movie (HBO)
• El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Netflix)
• Guava Island (Amazon)
• Native Son (HBO)
• Patsy & Loretta (Lifetime)

Best Animated Series

• Big Mouth (Netflix)
• BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
• The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (Netflix)
• She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (Netflix)
• The Simpsons (Fox)
• Undone (Amazon)

And here’s some of the big movie awards:

Best Picture

• 1917
• Ford v Ferrari
• The Irishman
• Jojo Rabbit
• Joker
• Little Women
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite
• Uncut Gems

Best Actor

• Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
• Robert De Niro – The Irishman
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Adam Driver – Marriage Story
• Eddie Murphy – Dolemite Is My Name
• Joaquin Phoenix – Joker
• Adam Sandler – Uncut Gems

Best Actress

• Awkwafina – The Farewell
• Cynthia Erivo – Harriet
• Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story
• Lupita Nyong’o – Us
• Saoirse Ronan – Little Women
• Charlize Theron – Bombshell
• Renée Zellweger – Judy 

Best Supporting Actor

• Willem Dafoe – The Lighthouse
• Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• Anthony Hopkins – The Two Popes
• Al Pacino – The Irishman
• Joe Pesci – The Irishman
• Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Supporting Actress

• Laura Dern – Marriage Story
• Scarlett Johansson – Jojo Rabbit
• Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
• Florence Pugh – Little Women
• Margot Robbie – Bombshell
• Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell

Best Acting Ensemble

• Bombshell
• The Irishman
• Knives Out
• Little Women
• Marriage Story
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Parasite

There was a tie for Best Director:

Best Director

• Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
• Greta Gerwig – Little Women
• Bong Joon Ho – Parasite
• Sam Mendes – 1917
• Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie – Uncut Gems
• Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
• Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Best Original Screenplay

• Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story
• Rian Johnson – Knives Out
• Bong Joon Ho and Han Jin Won – Parasite
• Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Lulu Wang – The Farewell

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Greta Gerwig – Little Women
• Noah Harpster and Micah Fitzerman-Blue – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• Anthony McCarten – The Two Popes
• Todd Phillips & Scott Silver – Joker
• Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
• Steven Zaillian – The Irishman

Best Hair and Makeup

• Bombshell
• Dolemite Is My Name
• The Irishman
• Joker
• Judy
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Rocketman

Best Visual Effects

• 1917
• Ad Astra
• The Aeronauts
• Avengers: Endgame
• Ford v Ferrari
• The Irishman
• The Lion King

Best Animated Feature

• Abominable
• Frozen II
• How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
• I Lost My Body
• Missing Link
• Toy Story 4

Best Action Movie

• 1917
• Avengers: Endgame
• Ford v Ferrari
• John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
• Spider-Man: Far From Home

Best Comedy

• Booksmart
• Dolemite Is My Name
• The Farewell
• Jojo Rabbit
• Knives Out

Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie

• Ad Astra
• Avengers: Endgame
• Midsommar
• Us

Best Foreign Language Film

• Atlantics
• Les Misérables
• Pain and Glory
• Parasite
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Another tie in the Best Song category:

Best Song

• “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)” – Wild Rose
• “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” – Rocketman
• “I’m Standing With You” – Breakthrough
• “Into the Unknown” – Frozen II
• “Speechless” – Aladdin
• “Spirit” – The Lion King
• “Stand Up” – Harriet

Best Score

• Michael Abels – Us
• Alexandre Desplat – Little Women
• Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker
• Randy Newman – Marriage Story
• Thomas Newman – 1917
• Robbie Robertson – The Irishman

On with awards season!

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