2025 Oscars: Directors Guild Announce Nominees

JACQUES AUDIARD

Emilia Pérez

(Netflix)

SEAN BAKER

Anora

(Neon)

Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Olivia Kavanaugh
• First Assistant Director: Liza Mann
• Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
• Second Second Assistant Director: Steve Coleman
• Location Manager: Ross Brodar

EDWARD BERGER

Conclave

(Focus Features)

BRADY CORBET

The Brutalist

(A24)

JAMES MANGOLD

A Complete Unknown

(Searchlight Pictures)

Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Michael Bederman
• First Assistant Director: Douglas Torres
• Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Billy Brennan, Veronica Grant
• Location Manager: Anthony Pisani

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Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
First-Time Theatrical Feature Film

The nominees for the DGA’s Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):

PAYAL KAPADIA

All We Imagine as Light

(Sideshow & Janus Films)

MEGAN PARK

My Old Ass

(Amazon MGM Studios)

RAMELL ROSS

Nickel Boys

(Amazon MGM Studios)

Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Kenneth Yu
• First Assistant Director: James Roque
• Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
• Second Second Assistant Director: Thalia Skaleris
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Zachery Sherer
• Location Manager: Batou Chandler

HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL

Armand

(IFC Films)

SEAN WANG

Dìdi

(Focus Features)

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