By Matt Neglia
The Directors Guild Of America (DGA) have announced their winners representing the best in Directing for 2017.
Click below to see the winners.
BEST DIRECTOR
Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water
Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird
Jordan Peele – Get Out
Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk
BEST DEBUT DIRECTOR
Geremy Jasper – Patti Cake$
William Oldroyd – Lady Macbeth
Jordan Peele – Get Out
Taylor Sheridan – Wind River
Aaron Sorkin – Molly’s Game
BEST DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick – The Vietnam War
Bryan Fogel – Icarus
Matthew Heineman – City Of Ghosts
Steve James – Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
Errol Morris – Wormwood
The full list of winners including television can be found here. So what do you think? Is Guillermo del Toro a lock for the Best Director Oscar? What does this mean for Best Picture? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
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