2026 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Predictions
Tracking the 2026 DGA race with my ranked predictions across every category, updated as the season shifts.
78th DGA Awards
Nominations: January 8, 2026 • Ceremony: February 7, 2026
Season Stage: Nomination Predictions
Updated on Jan. 14, 2026
🔒 Locked
🆕 New
▲ Rise
▼ Fall
— No Change
🪦 RIP
Feature Film
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1 |
Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another) |
🔒 |
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2 |
Ryan Coogler (Sinners) |
— |
|
3 |
Chloé Zhao (Hamnet) |
— |
|
4 |
Guillermo del Toro (Frankenstein) |
▲ 1 |
|
5 |
Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme) |
▼ 1 |
Documentary
|
1 |
Geeta Gandbhir (The Perfect Neighbor) |
— |
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2 |
Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman (The Alabama Solution) |
▲ 2 |
|
3 |
Mstyslav Chernov (2000 Meters to Andriivka) |
— |
|
4 |
Brittany Shyne (Seeds) |
▼ 2 |
|
5 |
Julia Loktev (My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow) |
— |
Michael Apted First-Time Theatrical Feature Film
|
1 |
Eva Victor (Sorry Baby) |
🔒 |
|
2 |
Harry Lighton (Pillion) |
— |
|
3 |
Hasan Hadi (The President’s Cake) |
▲ 5 |
|
4 |
Charlie Polinger (The Plague) |
▲ 5 |
|
5 |
Alex Russell (Lurker) |
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