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Directors Guild nominates Anderson, Coogler, del Toro, Safdie and Zhao for its top prize
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Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the award for best director for "One Battle After Another" during the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at The Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, Calif. - photo by AP Photo/Chris Pizzello
Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Chloé Zhao and Josh Safdie have been nominated for the Directors Guild’s top prize. The organization announced feature film and first-time director nominees Thursday for the 78th annual Directors Guild Awards. The five films singled out for the top prize, “One Battle After Another,” “Sinners,” “Frankenstein,” “Hamnet” and “Marty Supreme,” exactly mirrored Wednesday's ensemble Actor Award nominees, further narrowing the field of this season’s top contenders days before the Golden Globe Awards.