Having now scored nominations from the PGA, WGA, and two Golden Globes including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Ryan Reynolds for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Tim Miller has received a nomination from the Directors Guild of America for it’s First-Time Director award for Deadpool.
Miller has a slim chance fo winning as he is up against some pretty serious competition but this nomination helps contribute to the awards boost the film already has and at this point, the chances Deadpool will receive an Oscar nomination is likely.
You can check out the full list of nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film and the nominees for the First-Time Director award below:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film:
Damien Chazelle – La La Land
Garth Davis – Lion
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea
Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
First-Time Director Award:
Garth Davis – Lion
Kelly Fremon Craig – The Edge of Seventeen
Tim Miller – Deadpool
Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation
Dan Trachtenberg – 10 Cloverfield Lane
SOURCE: VARIETY
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