Just as Gold Derby predicted, Chloe Zhao won the DGA Award on Saturday night for directing Searchlight’s indie film “Nomadland.” She is now the second woman in the history of the Directors Guild of America to claim victory in the main feature film category, following Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker”) 11 years ago. Such a victory would often propel a contender forward at the Oscars, but Zhao is already the overwhelming front-runner there after prevailing at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards.
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Zhao’s rival nominees at the 2021 DGA Awards were Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”), David Fincher (“Mank”), Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) and Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”). This line-up matches four-for-five at the Oscars, with Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”) replacing the snubbed Sorkin.
The DGA’s feature film category is one of the most telling bellwethers for the Best Director Oscar.
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Zhao’s rival nominees at the 2021 DGA Awards were Lee Isaac Chung (“Minari”), David Fincher (“Mank”), Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) and Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”). This line-up matches four-for-five at the Oscars, with Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”) replacing the snubbed Sorkin.
The DGA’s feature film category is one of the most telling bellwethers for the Best Director Oscar.
- 4/11/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
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