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Guild Awards
The Directors, Producers and Writers Guilds of America
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Directors Guild Awards
73rd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards
Nominations: March 9, 2021
Ceremony: April 10, 2021
My Take
Film
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
Chloé Zhao, Nomadland WINNER
Lee Isaac Chung, Minari
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman
David Fincher, Mank
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
Darius Marder, Sound of Metal WINNER
Radha Blank, The 40-Year-Old Version
Fernando Frías de la Parra, I’m No Longer Here
Regina King, One Night in Miami…
Florian Zeller, The Father
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw, The Truffle Hunters WINNER
Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, My Octopus Teacher
David France, Welcome to Chechnya
Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss, Boys State
Benjamin Ree, The Painter and the Thief
Producers Guild Awards
32nd Annual Producers Guild Awards
Nominations: March 8, 2021
Ceremony: March 24, 2021
My Take
Film
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Nomadland WINNER
Judas and the Black Messiah
Mank
Minari
Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
Soul WINNER
The Croods: A New Age
Over the Moon
Wolfwalkers
Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures
My Octopus Teacher WINNER
David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
Dick Johnson Is Dead
Softie
A Thousand Cuts
Writers Guild Awards
73rd Annual Writers Guild of America Awards
Nominations: February 16, 2021
Ceremony: March 21, 2021
My Take
Film
Original Screenplay
Emerald Fennell, Promising Young Woman WINNER
Will Berson and Shaka King, Judas and the Black Messiah
Andy Siara, Palm Springs
Darius Marder and Abraham Marder, Sound of Metal
Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7
Adapted Screenplay
Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Swimer, Peter Baynham, Erica Rivinoja, Dan Mazer, Jena Friedman and Lee Kern, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm WINNER
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Paul Greengrass and Luke Davies, News of the World
Kemp Powers, One Night in Miami…
Ramin Bahrani, The White Tiger
Documentary Screenplay
Mark Monroe and Bryan Fogel, The Dissident WINNER
Jack Youngelson, All In: The Fight for Democracy
John Scheinfeld, Herb Alpert Is…
Gabe Polsky, Red Penguins
Alex Gibney, Totally Under Control