AWARD NEWS: THE SEMI-FINALS

With the recent announcement of the nominees for the DGA Awards in cinema, we are that much closer to the all-important Academy Award nominations on January 23rd. All of the individual guilds of producers, writers, editors, cinematographers and costume designers have revealed their selections for the best in 2017. With the exception of Greta Gerwig and Jordan Peele receiving well-deserved nods by the Director's guild for their work, there are no real surprises in any of these group's picks with the usual suspects of award season receiving recognition.

So here is the run-down of the separate guilds and their respective nominations:

Here is the list of the nominations for the 29th Annual Producers Guild of America Awards (film):

The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:

Judd Apatow and Barry Mendel, "The Big Sick"
Peter Spears, Luca Guadagnino, Emilie Georges and Marco Morabito, "Call Me By Your Name"
Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, "Dunkirk"
Sean McKittrick & Edward H. Hamm, Jr., Jason Blum and Jordan Peele, "Get Out"
Bryan Unkeless, Steven Rogers, Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley, "I, Tonya"
Scott Rudin, Eli Bush and Evelyn O’Neill, "Lady Bird"
Mark Gordon, Amy Pascal and Matt Jackson, "Molly's Game"
Amy Pascal, Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, "The Post"
Guillermo del Toro and J. Miles Dale, "The Shape of Water"
Graham Broadbent & Pete Czernin and Martin McDonagh, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Charles Roven & Richard Suckle, Zack Snyder & Deborah Snyder, "Wonder Woman"

The Award for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures:

Ramsey Naito, "The Boss Baby"
Darla K. Anderson, "Coco"
Chris Meledandri, Janet Healy, "Despicable Me 3"
Lori Forte and Bruce Anderson, "Ferdinand"
Dan Lin, Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, "The Lego Batman Movie"

Here are the nominations for the 70th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards (film):

Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Feature Film:

Guillermo del Toro, "The Shape of Water"
Greta Gerwig, "Lady Bird"
Martin McDonagh, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"
Christopher Nolan, "Dunkirk"
Jordan Peele, "Get Out"

Outstanding Directorial Achievement Of A First-Time Feature Film Director:

Geremy Jasper, "Patti Cake$"
William Oldroyd, "Lady Macbeth"
Jordan Peele, "Get Out"
Taylor Sheridan, "Wind River"
Aaron Sorkin, "Molly’s Game"

Here are the nominations for the 70th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards (film):

Best Original Screenplay:

"The Big Sick", Written by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
"Get Out", Written by Jordan Peele
"I, Tonya", Written by Steven Rogers
"Lady Bird", Written by Greta Gerwig
"The Shape of Water", Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor; Story by Guillermo del Toro

Best Adapted Screenplay:

"Call Me by Your Name", Screenplay by James Ivory; Based on the Novel by André Aciman
"The Disaster Artist", Screenplay by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber; Based on the Book by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell
"Logan", Screenplay by Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold; Based on Characters from the X-Men Comic Books and Theatrical Motion Pictures
"Molly’s Game", Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin; Based on the Book by Molly Bloom
"Mudbound", Screenplay by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees; Based on the Novel by Hillary Jordan

Best Documentary Screenplay:

"Betting on Zero", Written by Theodore Braun
"Jane", Written by Brett Morgen
"No Stone Unturned", Written by Alex Gibney
"Oklahoma City", Written by Barak Goodman

Here is the list of the nominations for the 68th Annual American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards (film):

Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic)

Joe Walker, "Blade Runner 2049"
Lee Smith, "Dunkirk"
Alan Baumgarten, Josh Schaeffer & Elliot Graham, "Molly's Game"
Michael Kahn & Sarah Broshar, "The Post"
Sidney Wolinsky, "The Shape of Water"

Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):

Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss, "Baby Driver"
Gregory Plotkin, "Get Out"
Tatiana S. Riegel, "I, Tonya"
Nick Houy, "Lady Bird"
Jon Gregory, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Best Edited Animated Feature Film:

Steve Bloom, "Coco"
Clair Dodgson, "Despicable Me 3"
David Burrows, Matt Villa & John Venzon, "The Lego Batman Movie"

Best Edited Documentary Feature:

Aaron I. Butler, "Cries From Syria"
Joe Beshenkovsky, Will Znidaric and Brett Morgen, "Jane"
Ann Collins, "Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold"
TJ Martin, Scott Stevenson and Dan Lindsay, "LA 92"

Here is the list of the nominations for the 32nd Annual American Society of Cinematographers Awards (film):

Roger Deakins, "Blade Runner 2049"
Bruno Delbonnel, "Darkest Hour"
Hoyte van Hoytema, "Dunkirk"
Dan Laustsen, "The Shape of Water"
Rachel Morrison, "Mudbound"

Here is the list of the nominations for the 20th Annual Costume Design Guild Awards (film):

Excellence in Contemporary Film Costumes:

Nadine Haders, "Get Out"
Jennifer Johnson, "I, Tonya"
Arianne Phillips, "Kingsman: The Golden Circle"
April Napier, "Lady Bird"
Melissa Toth, "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri"

Excellence in Period Film Costumes:

Jeffrey Kurland, "Dunkirk"
Alexandra Byrne, "Murder on the Orient Express"
Mark Bridges, "Phantom Thread"
Ellen Mirojnick, "The Greatest Showman"
Luis Sequeira, "The Shape of Water"

Excellence in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Costumes:

Jacqueline Durran, "Beauty and the Beast"
Renée April, "Blade Runner 2049"
Michael Kaplan, "Star Wars: The Last Jedi"
Mayes C. Rubeo, "Thor: Ragnarok"
Lindy Hemming, "Wonder Woman"