Kathryn Bigelow, director of "Hurt Locker," crashed the boys' club as the Directors Guild of America announced its nominations for best director Thursday morning.Also breaking ground was Lee Daniels, director of "Precious," who became the first African-American to be nominated for the DGA's top award.They will contend for the prize, which will be handed out on Jan. 30, with James Cameron, nominated for "Avatar"; Jason Reitman, whose ticket was "Up in the Air"; and Quentin Tarantino, nommed for "Inglourious Basterds." Bigelow becomes the seventh woman to be nominated for the DGA honors. Although no woman has ever won the award, the list of female nominees consists of Lina Wertmuller ("Seven Beauties"), Randa Haines ("Children of a Lesser God"); Barbra Streisand ("Prince of Tides"), Jane Campion ("The Piano"), Sofia Coppola ("Lost in Translation") and Valerie Faris (who was nominated along with Jonathan Dayton for "Little Miss Sunshine").Although the DGA...
- 1/7/2010
- backstage.com
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