Inarritu, Scott & More Among 2015 DGA Award Nominees

Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2015.

"What makes this year different is the unbridled ambition of the five nominated films - in theme, in production, in visual imagination," said Barclay. "What makes this year the same is that the films were all chosen by the directors' peers, and it's clear our members love when people use their vision and skill to push the media to new heights. Congratulations to all of the nominees for their incredible work."

The nominees for OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM FOR 2015 are (in alphabetical order):

ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU

The Revenant

(20th Century Fox)

Mr. Iñárritu's Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Managers: Drew Locke, James W. Skotchdopole, Doug Jones
• First Assistant Director: Scott Robertson
• Second Assistant Directors: Megan M. Shank, Matthew Haggerty, Jeremy Marks
• Unit Production Manager: Gabriela Vazquez (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit)
• First Assistant Director: Adam Somner (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit)
• Second Assistant Directors: Trevor R. Tavares, Jasmine Marie Alhambra (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit)
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Brett Robinson, Kasia Trojak (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit)

This is Mr. Iñárritu's fourth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 2014 for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). He was also 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.

OM McCARTHY

Spotlight

(Open Road Films)

Unit Production Managers: D.J Carson, Michael BedermanMr. McCarthy's Directorial Team:

• First Assistant Director: Walter Gasparovic
• Second Assistant Director: Penny Charter
• Assistant Unit Production Manager: Danielle Blumstein (Boston Unit)
• First Assistant Director: Christo Morse (Boston Unit)
• Second Assistant Directors: Conte Matal, Kristina Mariko Peterson, Annie Tan, Andrea O'Connor (Boston Unit)
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Phil Robinson, Mark Romanelli (Boston Unit)
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Scooter Perrotta (Boston Unit)

This is Mr. McCarthy's first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

ADAM McKAY

The Big Short

(Paramount Pictures)

Unit Production Manager: Louise RosnerMr. McKay's Directorial Team:

• First Assistant Director: Matt Rebenkoff
• Second Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen
• Second Second Assistant Director: Cali Pomés
• Second Second Assistant Director: Josh Muzaffer (New York Unit)
• Location Manager: Michael Kriaris

This is Mr. McKay's first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

GEORGE MILLER

Mad Max: Fury Road

(Warner Bros.)

Unit Production Manager: Dean HoodMr. Miller's Directorial Team:

• First Assistant Director: PJ Voeten
• Second Assistant Directors: Samantha Smith, Wendy Croad, Chris O'Hara
• Second Assistant Directors: Eddie Thorne (Sydney Unit), Emma Jamvold (Sydney Unit)
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Brett Hodgkinson, Marcy Trout
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Danielle Blake (Sydney Unit), Joshua Watkins (Sydney Unit)

This is Mr. Miller's first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

RIDLEY SCOTT

The Martian

(20th Century Fox)

Unit Production Managers: Francesca Cingolani, Miklós TóthMr. Scott's Directorial Team:

• First Assistant Director: Raymond Kirk
• Second Assistant Directors: Sarah Hood, Bogi Móricz
• Second Second Assistant Director: Nick Thomas

This is Mr. Scott's fourth DGA Award nomination. He was nominated in this category in 1991 for Thelma and Louise, in 2000 for Gladiator, and in 2001 for Black Hawk Down.