The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson

Directors Guild of America today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2014. 

“In a year full of excellent films, DGA members have nominated a stellar group of passionate filmmakers,” said Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay. “Inspiring and artistic, these five directors made films that left an indelible impact not only on their fellow directors and members of the director’s team, but on audiences around the world. Congratulations to all of the nominees for their terrific work.”

The winner will be named at the 67th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Wes Anderson
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

This is Mr. Anderson’s first DGA Award nomination.

Clint Eastwood
American Sniper
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

This is Mr. Eastwood’s fourth DGA Award nomination, all in this category. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Million Dollar Baby in 2004 and for Unforgiven in 1992. He was also nominated in this same category for Mystic River in 2003. Mr. Eastwood was honored with the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 2006.

Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

This is Mr. Iñárritu’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for Babel in 2006. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for “Best Job” (Proctor and Gamble) in 2012.

Richard Linklater
Boyhood
(IFC Films)

This is Mr. Linklater’s first DGA Award nomination.

Morten Tyldum
The Imitation Game
(The Weinstein Company)

This is Mr. Tyldum’s first DGA Award nomination.