DGA Awards Predictions: Is it a Paul Thomas Anderson Coronation or Can Ryan Coogler Prevail?

2026 Oscar Predictions: Politics Ruins Everything

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Print Bluesky WhatsApp Threads Email The Directors Guild will anoint Paul Thomas Anderson as Best Director this Saturday. I don’t see anyone winning that except him, although if Ryan Coogler managed it somehow, it would be quite something to see. But this is PTA’s moment, at least from the perspective of the industry and film critics, so he deserves to take a bow. And all of that would be great if it weren’t for …

DGA Awards Predictions: Is it a Paul Thomas Anderson Coronation or Can Ryan Coogler Prevail?

The short answers, yes then no. Or maybe. Let's get into it. It's a titanic match-up, Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) and Ryan Coogler (Sinners). Anderson is a longtime, unrewarded veteran nominated for the best reviewed film of his 30-year career in what would be his first DGA win. Coogler is one of…