The 76th annual Directors Guild Awards (DGA) nominations were unveiled this week, spotlighting talent across diverse categories. Standout contenders include Greta Gerwig’s Barbie and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, both graded by Senior Colorist Yvan Lucas, as well as Yorgos Lanthimos’s Poor Things, graded by Senior Colorist Greg Fisher — each competing for honors in the Theatrical Feature Film category. Celine Song’s debut film, Past Lives, graded by Senior Colorist Tom Poole, earned recognition in the First-Time Theatrical Feature Film category.

In the television realm, Director Peter Hoar’s impactful work on The Last of Us, with grading by Senior Colorist Stephen Nakamura, secured a Dramatic Series nomination. Additionally, Director Davis Guggenheim’s outstanding work on Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, graded by Senior Colorist Stefan Sonnenfeld, garnered a nomination in the Documentary category.

This year’s DGA Awards are set to take place on Saturday, February 10th, at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, CA.

Nominees

The Last of Us, ‘Long, Long Time’ – Peter Hoar

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series 

• Color | Stephen Nakamura
• Finishing Edit | Heydar Adel
• Company 3, Production | Giovanni DiGiorgio, Alexis French, Trent Anderson
• Directors | Craig Mazin, Neil Druckman, Peter Hoar, Jeremy Webb, Jasmila Žbanic, Liza Johnson, Ali Abbasi
• DPs | Ksenia Sereda, Eben Bolter, Christine A. Maier, Nadim Carlsen
• Editors | Timothy A. Good, Mark Hartzell, Emily Mendez, Cindy Mollo, Joel T. Pashby
• Production Design | John Paino 

Barry, ‘wow’ – Bill Hader

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

• Color | Dave Hussey
• Finishing Edit | Heydar Adel
• Dailies | John St. Laurent
• Company 3, Production | Eric Weiher, Alexis French, Trent Anderson
• Director | Bill Hader
• DP | Carl Herse
• Editors | Ali Greer, Franky Guttman
• Production Design | Eric Schoonover

All the Light We Cannot See – Shawn Levy

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series

• Color | Skip Kimball
• Finishing Edit | Craig C. Price, Raymond Ruotolo
• Company 3, Producer | Jared Arkulary
• Director | Shawn Levy
• DP | Tobias A. Schliessler
• Editors | Dean Zimmerman, Casey Cichocki
• Production Design | Simon Elliott

Daisy Jones & the Six, ‘Track 10: Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide’ – Nzingha Stewart

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series

• Color | Stefan Sonnenfeld
• Additional Color | Tyler Roth
• Finishing Edit | Angelica Lopez
• Additional Finishing Edit | Sandra Lena
• Dailies | John St. Laurent
• Company 3, Production | GJ Echternkamp, Justin Radano, Charlie Shroeter
• Dailies Producer | Shawna Barbera
• Directors | James Ponsoldt, Nzingha Stewart
• DPs | Checco Varese, Jeff Cutter
• Editors | Tyler L. Cook, Garret Price, Amelia Allwarden, Michael Scott Jr.
• Production Design | Jessica Kender

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie – Davis Guggenheim

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

• Color | Stefan Sonnenfeld 
• Additional Color | Adam Nazarenko 
• Finishing Edit | John Diesso 
• Company 3, Producer | Dawn Landon  
• Director | Davis Guggenheim 
• DP | C. Kim Miles 
• Editor | Michael Harte 
• Production Design |Matthew Budgeon

Levi’s, ‘Fair Exchange’ – Martin de Thurah

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

• Color | Sofie Borup
• Company 3, Producer | Shannen Troup
• Director | Martin De Thurah
• DP | Kasper Tuxen
• Agency | Droga 5
• Production Company | Epoch Films
• Edit | Peter Brandt

Levi’s, ‘Legends Never Die’ – Martin de Thurah

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

• Color | Sofie Borup
• Company 3, Producer | Shannen Troup
• Director | Martin De Thurah
• DP | Kasper Tuxen
• Agency | Droga 5
• Production Company | Epoch Films
• Edit | Peter Brandt

Barbie – Greta Gerwig

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

• Color | Yvan Lucas
• Additional Color | Nick Metcalf, Alan Gordon
• Finishing Edit | Pat Kelleher
• Dailies | Tom Klane
• Editorial Services | Company 3
• Company 3, Production | Michael Maida, Gregory Caligiuri
• VFX | Framestore
• Director | Greta Gerwig
• DP | Rodrigo Prieto
• Editor | Nick Houy, ACE
• Production Design | Sarah Greenwood

Poor Things – Yorgos Lanthimos

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

• Supervising Color | Greg Fisher
• Finishing Edit | Stuart London, Thomas Lambert
• Company 3, Production | Christopher Nundy, Laura Metcalfe
• Director | Yorgos Lanthimos
• DP | Robbie Ryan, BSC ISC
• Editor | Yorgos Mavropsaridis, ACE
• Production Design | James Price, Shona Heath

Killers of the Flower Moon – Martin Scorsese

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

• Color | Yvan Lucas
• Additional Color | Alan Gordon
• Finishing Edit | Nicholas Figueroa
• Dailies | Rich Flores
• Company 3, Production | Laura Hickerson, Michael Maida
• Director | Martin Scorsese
• DP | Rodrigo Prieto
• Editor | Thelma Schoonmaker
• Production Design | Jack Fisk

Past Lives – Celine Song

Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director

• Color | Tom Poole
• Finishing Edit | Josh Perault
• Company 3, Production | Zac Gobetz, Gregory Caligiuri
• Director | Celine Song
• DP | Shabier Kirchner
• Editor | Keith Fraase
• Production Design | Grace Yun

To view the complete list of nominees, click here.