Directors Guild of America nominations: ‘RRR’ director SS Rajamouli fails to make the cut

The Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for its 75th edition on Wednesday. Steven Spielberg (The Fabelmans), Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), the Daniels (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Todd Field (TAR), and Martin McDonagh (The Banshees of Inisherin) earned nominations in the Feature Film category. However, SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘RRR’ failed to make the cut along with James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’, Park Chan-wook’s ‘Decision to Leave’, and Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘The Woman King’s

The DGA awards are a major predictor for the Oscars since the same body initially votes for the Academy Awards as well. They have correctly predicted the eventual Oscar winner 66 times out of 74.

In a statement, DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter said, ‘The work recognized this year represents the amazing power of film in the hands of these gifted directors to tell deeply moving stories that profoundly affect us all. The recognition by one’s peers in our highly collaborative creative process shows the heart and soul at the core of these films and we congratulate all five nominees for their powerful stories, brilliantly told.’

The 75th Annual DGA Awards will take place on February 18 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.

The Academy Awards nominations will be announced later this month, on January 24.

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