Kimberley French/20th Century FoxLeonardo DiCaprio isn't the only one getting praise for The Revenant!
The Directors Guild of America announced Tuesday that the film's director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and his team have been nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2015. Other directors (and their teams) nominated in the same category are Tom McCarthy (Spotlight), Adam McKay (The Big Short), George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) and Ridley Scott (The Martian).
DGA President Paris Barclay also announced the five nominees for a new category recognizing emerging talent: The Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-time Feature Film Director for 2015. Fernando Coimbra (A Wolf at the Door), Joel Edgerton (The Gift), Alex Garland (Ex Machina), Marielle Heller (The Diary of a Teenage Girl) and László Nemes (Son of Saul) each received nods in this newcomers category.
Per a DGA press release, winners will be announced at the 68th Annual Director's Guild of America Awards on on Feb. 6 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. Jane Lynch will return as host for the third year in a row.
Television, Commercial, and Documentary DGA nominees will be announced tomorrow.
Congratulations to all the nominees!
On another note, watch the video below to see Spotlight star Mark Ruffalo's award show routine.