The Administrators Guild of America revealed its function movie nominees Thursday for the 78th DGA Awards, with the helmers behind awards-season stalwarts One Battle After One other, Sinners, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme and Hamnet scoring noms within the Excellent Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Characteristic Movie class.
The nominations mark the primary full DGA nom ever for Sinners‘ Ryan Coogler and Marty Supreme‘s Josh Safdie, and the second for Hamnet‘s Chloé Zhao, who received the highest honor in 2021 for her eventual Oscar Greatest Image winner Nomadland. It’s additionally simply the second nom for Del Toro, after he received in 2018 for his additionally eventual Oscar Greatest Image winner The Form of Water. Anderson was beforehand nominated for There Will Be Blood and Licorice Pizza.
See the total listing of nominees under, which incorporates the guild’s First Time Theatrical Characteristic nominees.
The DGA Awards ceremony is about for Saturday, February 7, 2026.
Theatrical Characteristic Movie
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
One Battle After One other
(Warner Bros. Footage)
Directorial Workforce:
- Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: Will Weiske
- First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
- Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares, Ian Stone
- Second Second Assistant Director: Dominic Pacitti, Rafael Sanz-Jimenez
- Further Second Assistant Director: Nuekellar Hardy, Chunning Chang, Package Conners, Kasia Trojak, Tyler Younger
RYAN COOGLER
Sinners
(Warner Bros. Footage)
Directorial Workforce:
- Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: Will Greenfield, Kenneth Yu
- First Assistant Director: Marvin Williams
- Second Assistant Director: Amir R. Khan
- Further Second Assistant Director: Gregg Carr, Desiree Stevenson
GUILLERMO DEL TORO
Frankenstein
(Netflix)
Directorial Workforce:
- Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: J. Miles Dale
- First Assistant Director: Walter Gasparovic
- Second Assistant Director: Chad Belair
JOSH SAFDIE
Marty Supreme
(A24)
Directorial Workforce:
- Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: Anthony Katagas, Joe Visitor
- First Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
- Second Assistant Director: Zach Citarella
- Second Second Assistant Director: Kailyn Dabkowski
- Assistant Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: Max Samu, Suk Yi Mar, Samson Jacobson
- Location Supervisor: Matthew Kania, Ross Brodar
CHLOÉ ZHAO
Hamnet
(Focus Options)
First-Time Theatrical Characteristic Movie
HASAN HADI
The President’s Cake
(Sony Footage Classics)
HARRY LIGHTON
Pillion
(A24)
CHARLIE POLINGER
The Plague
(Unbiased Movie Firm)
ALEX RUSSELL
Lurker
(Mubi)
EVA VICTOR
Sorry, Child
(A24)
The Administrators Guild of America revealed its function movie nominees Thursday for the 78th DGA Awards, with the helmers behind awards-season stalwarts One Battle After One other, Sinners, Frankenstein, Marty Supreme and Hamnet scoring noms within the Excellent Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Characteristic Movie class.
The nominations mark the primary full DGA nom ever for Sinners‘ Ryan Coogler and Marty Supreme‘s Josh Safdie, and the second for Hamnet‘s Chloé Zhao, who received the highest honor in 2021 for her eventual Oscar Greatest Image winner Nomadland. It’s additionally simply the second nom for Del Toro, after he received in 2018 for his additionally eventual Oscar Greatest Image winner The Form of Water. Anderson was beforehand nominated for There Will Be Blood and Licorice Pizza.
See the total listing of nominees under, which incorporates the guild’s First Time Theatrical Characteristic nominees.
The DGA Awards ceremony is about for Saturday, February 7, 2026.
Theatrical Characteristic Movie
PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
One Battle After One other
(Warner Bros. Footage)
Directorial Workforce:
- Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: Will Weiske
- First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
- Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares, Ian Stone
- Second Second Assistant Director: Dominic Pacitti, Rafael Sanz-Jimenez
- Further Second Assistant Director: Nuekellar Hardy, Chunning Chang, Package Conners, Kasia Trojak, Tyler Younger
RYAN COOGLER
Sinners
(Warner Bros. Footage)
Directorial Workforce:
- Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: Will Greenfield, Kenneth Yu
- First Assistant Director: Marvin Williams
- Second Assistant Director: Amir R. Khan
- Further Second Assistant Director: Gregg Carr, Desiree Stevenson
GUILLERMO DEL TORO
Frankenstein
(Netflix)
Directorial Workforce:
- Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: J. Miles Dale
- First Assistant Director: Walter Gasparovic
- Second Assistant Director: Chad Belair
JOSH SAFDIE
Marty Supreme
(A24)
Directorial Workforce:
- Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: Anthony Katagas, Joe Visitor
- First Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
- Second Assistant Director: Zach Citarella
- Second Second Assistant Director: Kailyn Dabkowski
- Assistant Unit Manufacturing Supervisor: Max Samu, Suk Yi Mar, Samson Jacobson
- Location Supervisor: Matthew Kania, Ross Brodar
CHLOÉ ZHAO
Hamnet
(Focus Options)
First-Time Theatrical Characteristic Movie
HASAN HADI
The President’s Cake
(Sony Footage Classics)
HARRY LIGHTON
Pillion
(A24)
CHARLIE POLINGER
The Plague
(Unbiased Movie Firm)
ALEX RUSSELL
Lurker
(Mubi)
EVA VICTOR
Sorry, Child
(A24)
