Everyone assumed that the nominees for the Directors Guild of America ’s top DGA Award would include, as they did in Wednesday morning’s nominations announcement, Emilia Pérez ’s Jacques Audiard, Anora ’s Sean Baker, Conclave ’s Edward Berger and The Brutalist ’s Brady Corbet.

The directors of "A Complete Unknown" and "The Brutalist" are among the five nominees for the 2025 Directors Guild of America Awards. Find out who else was nominated.

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The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has revealed its nominees for the upcoming 2025 awards, and it’s a high-stakes Oscar season, proven by the notable snubs and surprises. The five filmmakers contending for the prestigious DGA Award for Directorial Achievement in Feature Film are: In the first-time director category,

Sean Baker for “Anora,” Brady Corbet for “The Brutalist,” James Mangold for “A Complete Unknown,” Jacques Audiard for “Emilia Pérez,” and Edward Berger for “Conclave” have been nominated for the Feature Film directing prize from the DGA Awards on behalf of the Directors Guild of America.