Greta Gerwig Nominated Among All-Male Directors at the 2018 DGA Awards

Lady Bird director will go up against Jordan Peele, Martin McDonagh, Christopher Nolan and Guillermo del Toro

By Kendall Fisher Jan 11, 2018 6:58 PMTags
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Greta Gerwig is representing the ladies at the 2018 Director's Guild of America Awards!

The Lady Bird director is the only female nominated at this year's DGA Awards. She's up for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for a Feature Film and will go up against other major names this awards season, including: Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk, Jordan Peele for Get Out, Martin McDonagh for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water.

This marks the first DGA Awards nomination for Gerwig, Peele, McDonagh and del Toro and the fourth for Nolan. 

Meanwhile, Peele received a second nomination in a major category for the 2018 DGA Awards.

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He's also up for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of A First-Time Feature Film Director. Geremy Jasper (Patti Cake$), William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth), Taylor Sheridan (Wind River) and Aaron Sorkin (Molly's Game) are also nominated in the category. 

The 2018 DGA Awards will take place on February 3, 2018, at the Beverly Hilton.