DGA Nominations

The Director's Guild of America annually selects a body of outstanding directors in January for films of the previous year. The selected directors are from a variety of genres and are all members of the guild. Winner selection is made by each vote from the 14,000 members.

• Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
• David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
• Christopher Nolan for The Dark Knight
• Gus Van Sant for Milk

The Director's Guild of America (DGA) was founded in 1936, orginally under the name of Screen Directors Guild. It currently is composed of 14,000 members. In regards to future awards predictions, the DGA has been known as a fairly accurate predictor of Oscar success. As of 2009, the the DGA award winner has went on to win an Oscar for directing 44 out of 60 years.Variety: DGA Unveils Director Nominees (January 8, 2009)