Awards: DGA Nominations, ‘Kubo And The Two Strings’ Gets Historic Costume Designers Guild Nomination
The Directors Guild of America has unveiled the nominations for the 67th annual DGA Awards. Hit the jump to see the nominees and learn aboutKubo and the Two Strings' historical nomination from the Costume Designers Guild.
The DGA has namedDamien Chazelle(La La Land),Garth Davis(Lion),Barry Jenkins(Moonlight),Kenneth Lonergan(Manchester by the Sea) andDenis Villeneuve (Arrival) for its top feature film award. They also nominated Garth Davis or its first-time director award along with
The Director’s Guild Of America also nominated Garth Davis or its first-time director award along withTim MillerforDeadpool,Kelly Fremon CraigforEdge of Seventeen,Nate ParkerforBirth of a NationandDan Trachtenbergfor10 Cloverfield Lane.
The big snubs from the DGA nominations include Mel Gibson forHacksaw Ridgeand Martin Scorsese forSilence.
Not part of the DGAs but it’s also worth noting that costume designerDeborah Cookreceived a nomination forKubo and the Two Stringsin thecategory of Excellence in Fantasy Film by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG). It is the first time in the guild’s 19 year history of awards that an animated film has been nominated by the CDG. If you’ve ever had the oppurtunity to see some of this handcrafted work in person, then you know this has been a long time coming and a big achievement for Laika.
The full list of DGA Award nominations follow below. The DGA Awards are February 4 at the Beverly Hilton.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM FOR 2016
DAMIEN CHAZELLE
La La Land (Lionsgate)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael Beugg
First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Bart Lipton
Second Second Assistant Director: Brett Robinson
Additional Second Assistant Director: Dodi Rubenstein
GARTH DAVIS
Lion (The Weinstein Company)
First Assistant Director: Chris Webb
First Assistant Director: Ananya Rane (India Unit)
Second Assistant Directors: Mark Ingram (Australia Unit), Sunny Tiku (India Unit), KP Singh (India Unit), Shaunak Kapur (India Unit)
BARRY JENKINS
Moonlight (A24)
Unit Production Manager: Jennifer Radzikowski
KENNETH LONERGAN
Manchester by the Sea (Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)
Unit Production Manager: Declan Baldwin
First Assistant Director: Michael J. Moore
Second Assistant Director: David Blazina
Second Second Assistant Directors: Tim LaDue, Scooter Perrotta
DENIS VILLENEUVE
Arrival (Paramount Pictures)
Unit Production Manager: Stan Wlodkowski
First Assistant Director: Donald L. Sparks
Second Assistant Director: Brigitte Goulet
Second Second Assistant Director: Karine P. Labelle
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF A FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR FOR 2016
