Los Angeles: January 9, 2012
French director Michael Hazanavicius was selected as one of the five DGA feature film nominees confirming that his film, The Artist is on an unstoppable march 
toward numerous Academy Award nominations.
Hazanavicius joined directors Woody Allen, David Fincher, Alexander Payne and Martin Scorsese as DGA nominees for 2011.
Far more surprising than those nominated, were the two big names left off: Steven Spielberg and Terrence Malick. Considering that both ‘War Horse’ and ‘Tree of Life’ were thought to be primarily “director” films, Spielberg and Malick’s failure to earn DGA nominations provides strong evidence that their Oscar chances could be fading out. ‘Moneyball’ director Bennett Miller was another notable name left off the list.
Here’s the full list of the DGA nominees:
Woody Allen – ‘Midnight in Paris’
David Fincher – ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’
Michael Hazanavicius – ‘The Artist’
Alexander Payne – ‘The Descendants’
Martin Scorsese – ‘Hugo’
