Reading through Variety, a curious little fact for you Oscar poolers popped out – The DGA winner and the Oscar winner have matched in 52 of the last 58 years. Not a bad batting average. This year’s DGA nominees will most likely be a two horse race between Inarritu and Scorsese, but the Oscars are most likely going to include an Eastwood nom.
And the nominees are…
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, “Babel” (Paramount Vantage)
Unit Production Manager: Ann Ruark
First Assistant Director: Sebastián Silva
Bill Condon, “Dreamgirls” (Paramount)
Unit Production Manager: Patricia Whitcher
First Assistant Director: Richard Graves
Second Assistant Director: Eric Sherman
Second Second Assistant Director: Renee Hill-Sweet
Martin Scorsese, “The Departed” (Warner Bros.)
Unit Production Manager: Carol Cuddy
First Assistant Director: Joseph Reidy
Second Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen
Second Second Assistant Director: John Silvestri
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, “Little Miss Sunshine” (Fox Searchlight)
Unit Production Manager: Michael Beugg
First Assistant Director: Thomas Patrick Smith
Second Assistant Director: Gregory Smith
Second Second Assistant Director: Kate Greenberg
Stephen Frears, “The Queen” (Miramax)
Production Manager: Sue Claverly
First Assistant Director: Stuart Renfrew
Second Assistant Director: Rickay Graysmark
Third Assistant Director: Lucy Egerton
