09 January 2007

Directors Guild of America Nominations

BILL CONDON, for Dreamgirls
JONATHAN DAYTON & VALERIE FARIS, for Little Miss Sunshine
STEPHEN FREARS, for The Queen
ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU, for Babel
MARTIN SCORSESE, for The Departed

Frankly, I'm a bit disappointed that the Guild overlooked the superb work done by Paul Greengrass on United 93. The film is far and away the most important of the year. (My original review here.)

Could it be they kept Greengrass off the list because he would have steamrolled over Scorsese, who many feel is long overdue for both the DGA prize and the Oscar?

Whatever the case, Greengrass was robbed.