Directors Guild Reveals Film, First-Time Feature Director Nominees

For the first award, for outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, the nominees are Paul Thomas ...

‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ Receive Directors Guild Nominations

Ryan Coogler (“Sinners”), Paul Thomas Anderson (“One Battle After Another”), Chloé Zhao (“Hamnet”), Josh Safdie (“Marty ...

Directors Guild Awards TV, Documentary, Commercial Nominations: ‘The Pitt’ and ‘The Bear’ Land Two Nods Each

Documentary nominees are '2000 Meters to Andriivka,' 'The Perfect Neighbor,' 'Cutting Through Rocks,' 'Mistress Dispeller' ...

Why Directors Chloé Zhao, Alfonso Cuarón and Kelly Reichardt Love Doing Double Time as Editors, Composers and Cinematographers on Their Films

For directors like Chloé Zhao, Josh Safdie and Kelly Reichard, passion for their craft compels them to take on more ...

Variety’s Directors on Directors Returns With Guillermo del Toro, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Coogler, Chloe Zhao and More

Variety’s Directors on Directors, presented by Klimon, returns on Jan. 5 with the visionaries behind some of this year’s ...

Progress for women movie directors stalled in 2025

Only 8% of directors with movies in theaters in 2025 were women. That news comes from an annual study from USC Annenberg. It reveals a reversal of trends that were not great to begin with; in 2020, ...

10 Directors to Watch 2026

When Sean Baker’s “Anora” won both the Palme d’Or at Cannes — followed by best picture at the Oscars — those honors ...
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Study finds films helmed by women and non-white directors ‘plateaued’ in 2024

If you feel there hasn’t been a noticeable difference in the number of films by Black directors over the last few years, it’s not just your imagination. According to a new study by USC‘s Annenberg ...