US EditionPaul Thomas Anderson wins top director prize for 'One Battle After Another'
Paul Thomas Anderson’s win at the Directors Guild Awards marks a key Oscar predictor as One Battle After Another enters with 13 nominations, industry experts say.
- On Saturday, Paul Thomas Anderson won the DGA's top directing prize—Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film—for One Battle After Another at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, with Leonardo DiCaprio paying tribute.
- Heading into Saturday's ceremony, Paul Thomas Anderson entered as a leading contender among nominees including Ryan Coogler, Guillermo del Toro, Josh Safdie and Chloé Zhao, with the DGA theatrical-feature award widely viewed as a major predictor for Best Director.
- Onstage, Anderson accepted the feature prize from Sean Baker and paid tribute to Adam Somner, his late first assistant director and longtime collaborator.
- Next up for the film are the BAFTA Awards in two weeks and the Producers Guild Awards in three weeks, with five weeks until the Oscars.
- At the ceremony, directors emphasized industry pressures: Nolan warned of slowed production and AI threats before discussions begin on May 11, while the event highlighted diversity gaps, with only the fifth Black director recognized.
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Paul Thomas Anderson wins top director prize for 'One Battle After Another'
"One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson won top honors at the Directors Guild of America Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday, solidifying his film's position as a strong favorite for the Oscars.
Oscar Buzz: Paul Thomas Anderson Picks Up Best Director from Directors Guild of America for "One Battle After Another"
This should come as no surprise. Paul Thomas Anderson has been named Best Director for “One Battle After Another” by the Directors Guild of America, PTA and the film are headed to the Oscars as odds-on favorites. Anderson beat Guillermo del Toro, Chloe Zhao, Ryan Coogler, and Josh Sadfie in the final vote. We’ve sort […] The post Oscar Buzz: Paul Thomas Anderson Picks Up Best Director from Directors Guild of America for “One Battle After Another…
Paul Thomas Anderson Wins Directors Guild Award for ‘One Battle After Another’
After earning 14 Oscar nominations without a win, is Paul Thomas Anderson finally on the path to Oscar gold? It would seem so. On Saturday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, the “One Battle After Another” filmmaker won the feature-film prize from the Directors Guild of America, a top honor that has proved to be a strong Oscar predictor: 18 of the previous 20 DGA winners went on to claim the Oscar for directing. “We are up here minus o…
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