DGA Nominations

[Zahveed]

Not bad, not bad at all. The Coens will get this win most likely, but I hope for a little surprise.

[Mister Tee]

A shockingly non-sucky list.

End of the (serious contention) line for Atonement.

HUGE boost for PTA; a directors' nomination now seems dead-certain, and best picture far more likely.

I've been skeptical about the Into the Wild hype (despite liking the film); this combined with SAG suggests to me real potential.

Damien's reports on Michael Clayton's popularity are confirmed. And of the middle-of-the-road (possibly without directing nomination) best picture possibilities, Clayton takes a lead over Juno.

Thank god the Ridley Scott push didn't work here. Neither did the Tim Burton campaign.

I'm not certain if Schnabel is an Ang Lee/Roberto Benigni-type foreigner -- ready to join the best picture race -- or more (for those with memories) akin to Wolfgang Petersen, who in '82 got the directing nod only.

[The Original BJ]

Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, No Country for Old Men
Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton
Sean Penn, Into the Wild
Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Sabin might have been right all along about Atonement...