The Director’s Guild nominations recognize 10 Cloverfield Lane among others

All sorts of nominations have been announced lately and as we eagerly await the Academy Award nominations, these are fun to check out in the meantime. Today we have a look at some Director's Guild noms that include a few familiar names, as well as some names we haven't seen on a list so far. Without further ado, the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2016 are:

• Damien Chazelle – LA LA LAND
• Garth Davis – LION
• Barry Jenkins – MOONLIGHT
• Kenneth Lonergan – MANCHESTER BY THE SEA
• Denis Villeneuve – ARRIVAL

We also have the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-time Feature Film Director for 2016 which include:

• Garth Davis – LION
• Kelly Fremon Craig – THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN
• Tim Miller – DEADPOOL
• Dan Trachtenberg – 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE

For what it's worth, I love that Dan Trachtenberg is getting some recognition with 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE. It's definitely in my top ten of last year and a really solid directorial debut. I suppose that DEADPOOL movie was okay too . . . In any case, it looks like all the usual suspects are here and count me surprised if LA LA LAND doesn't win the former category.