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Directors Guild nominees: Anderson, Coens, Penn
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
If you need proof that this year’s Oscar nominees are hard to predict, just look at the Directors Guild of America announcement today of its choices for 2007’s best director.
No Joe Wright for “Atonement.” He didn’t make the cut.
Who did includes the expected — Paul Thomas Anderson (“There Will Be Blood”) and Joel and Ethan Coen (“No Country for Old Men”). And the likely — Julian Schnabel (“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”) and Sean Penn (“Into the Wild”). And the totally unexpected — Tony Gilroy (“Michael Clayton”).
I think all are worthy nominees. Well, maybe Penn’s movie lasts longer than it should, but otherwise “Wild” is pretty solid.
At this point it seems clear enough that Oscar’s best picture candidates will definitely include “There Will Be Blood” and “No Country for Old Men.” Their competitors will likely be drawn from these: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” “Into the Wild,” “Michael Clayton,” “Atonement” and, if Tim Burton’s luck holds, “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.”
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