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A version of this story first appeared in the Jan. 31 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine.
DIRECTORS GUILD AWARDS: JAN. 25, HYATT REGENCY CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL
Alfonso Cuaron
Gravity
DIRECTORIAL TEAM: Unit production manager: David Siegel; First assistant directors: Josh Robertson, Stephen Hagen; Second assistant director: Ben Howard
? Cuaron received his first DGA nomination for Gravity, which earned him and fellow producer David Heyman the Producers Guild of America award.
David O. Russell
American Hustle
DIRECTORIAL TEAM: Unit production managers: Shea Kammer, Mark Kamine; First assistant director: Michele “Shelley” Ziegler; Second assistant director: Xanthus Valan; Second second assistant director: Jason Fesel; Location managers: David Velasco, Guy Efrat
? Russell received his second DGA nomination for American Hustle. He was previously nominated in this category for The Fighter in 2010.
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The Wolf of Wall Street
DIRECTORIAL TEAM: Unit production manager: Richard Baratta; First assistant director: Adam Somner; Second assistant director: Francisco Ortiz; Second second assistant director: Jeremy Marks; Additional second assistant director: Scott Koche; Location manager: Nils Widboom
? Scorsese’s nomination is his 11th DGA nom. He previously won the DGA feature award in 2006 for The Departed.
Paul Greengrass
Captain Phillips
DIRECTORIAL TEAM: Unit production managers: Todd Lewis, Gregory Goodman; First assistant director: Chris Carreras; Second assistant directors: Nick Shuttleworth, Mark S. Constance; Second second assistant director: Shea Varge
? Greengrass received his first DGA nomination for Captain Phillips. He’s the only one of the DGA nominees who did not receive an Oscar nom.
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Steve McQueen
12 Years a Slave
DIRECTORIAL TEAM: Unit production manager: Anthony Katagas; First assistant director: Doug Torres; Second assistant director: James Roque Jr.; Second second assistant director: Sherman Shelton Jr.; Additional second assistant director: Nathan Parker
? McQueen received his first DGA nom for 12 Years a Slave and earned the PGA award along with Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt and Dede Gardner
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