DGA noms five for helmer's race

Woodsy Allen was nommed for that The new sony Pictures Classics pic 'Midnight in Paris.'Martin Scorsese received a DGA nom for Paramount's 'Hugo.'Opting for veteran company directors with a mixture of comedies and dramas, the Company directors Guild of America has nominated Woodsy Allen for "Night time in Paris," David Fincher for "The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo," Michel Hazanavicius for "The Artist," Alexander Payne for "The Descendants" and Martin Scorsese for "Hugo" because of its top feature film award.DGA leader Taylor Hackford made the nominations announcement Monday. The guild will unveil the champion Jan. 28 in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland at its 64th annual honours gala, which Kelsey Grammer will host.DGA film nom may be the eighth for Scorsese, the 5th for Allen, the 3rd for Fincher, the 2nd for Payne and also the first for Hazanavicius -- and also the Hazanavicius bid also marks the very first time that the quiet film continues to be nommed for that DGA trophy.Scorsese won the DGA award and Oscar in 2006 for "The Departed," and Allen won both honours in 1977 for "Annie Hall" have received DGA lifetime achievement honours, with Allen feted in 1996 and Scorsese in 2003.Scorsese stated: "I'm honored to possess been identified by my peers for my focus on 'Hugo.' This means a great me to achieve the respect of my peers. The truth that our picture honors the job of Georges Melies, among the creators of cinema as well as an artistic forefather to all of us, helps make the nomination even more significant."Scorsese won the DGA's TV drama award this past year for "Boardwalk Empire."Fincher's nomination for "Dragon Tattoo" was undoubtedly the greatest surprise from the quintet. He received a nom this past year for "The Social Networking" as well as in 2008 for that "The Curious Situation of Benjamin Button" and won the DGA commercial award in 2003.The DGA nominees matched up four from the five drawn on for that Golden Globes. The exception was Fincher the 5th Globe nom visited George Clooney for "Ides of March."Other notable exclusions in the DGA list incorporated Stephen Daldry for "Very Noisy and extremely Close," Bennett Burns for "Moneyball," Terrence Malick for "The Tree of Existence," Steven Spielberg for "Tintin" and "War Equine" and Tate Taylor for "The Assistance.InchInchMonster Tattoo" has seen probably the most success in the box office one of the five DGA nominees with $77 million locally, then "Night time in Paris" at $56 million, "Hugo" at $53 million, "The Descendants" at $43 million and "The Artist" at $7 million.The champion from the DGA Award has matched up the Oscar champion in most but six years since 1948, including this past year, when Tom Hooper required both trophies for "The King's Speech." The final divergence arrived 2002, when Take advantage of Marshall won the DGA Award for "Chicago" while Roman Polanski received the Academy Award for "The Pianist."The DGA nominations have matched up the Oscar noms about 80% of times. This past year the DGA drawn on Hooper and Fincher together with Darren Aronofsky ("Black Swan"), Christopher Nolan ("Beginning") and David O. Russell ("The Fighter") as the Oscar noms visited Aronofsky, Fincher, Hooper and Russell together with Joel and Ethan Coen for "True Grit."The company directors branch from the Academy of movement Picture Arts & Sciences has 369 people, or about 6% from the total membership of 5,783. Oscar noms is going to be introduced Jan. 24. The DGA has about 14,500 people, including TV helmers, assistant company directors, unit production managers and stage managers.Only one time includes a director won the DGA award and never been Oscar-nommed -- in 1995, when Ron Howard was honored through the guild for "Apollo 13" but was passed over through the Academy.The DGA will announce its TV nominations Tuesday and documentary noms on Thursday. And also the nominees are:Woodsy Allen"Night time in Paris"(The new sony Pictures Classics)The Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Matthieu Rubin, Helen Robin First Assistant Director: Gil Kenny Second Assistant Director: Delphine BertrandDavid Fincher"The Lady Using the Dragon Tattoo"(Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)The Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Daniel M. Stillman First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner Second Assistant Director: Allen Kupetsky Production Manager (Sweden Unit): Karolina Heimburg Second Assistant Company directors (Sweden Unit): Hanna Nilsson, Pontus Klnge second Second Assistant Director (Sweden Unit): Niklas Sjstrm second Second Assistant Director (U.S. Unit): Maileen Williams Unit Production Manager (Zurich Unit): Christos Dervenis Unit Production Manager (U.K. Unit): Lara Baldwin Second Assistant Director (U.K. Unit): Paul TaylorMichel Hazanavicius"The Artist"(The Weinstein Company)The Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Antoine P Cazotte Production Manager (FR): Sgolne Fleury First Assistant Director (FR): James Canal First Assistant Director (US): David Cluck Second Assistant Director (US): Dork Paige Second Second Assistant Company directors: Karla Strum, Ough Robinson Alexander Payne"The Descendants"(Fox Searchlight Pictures)The Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: George Parra First Assistant Director: Richard L. Fox Second Assistant Director: Scott August Second Second Assistant Director: Amy Wilkins BronsonMartin Scorsese"Hugo"(Vital Pictures)The Directorial Team: Unit Production Managers: Charles Newirth, Georgia Kacandes, Angus More Gordon First Assistant Director: Chris Surgent Second Assistant Director: Richard Graysmark Second Assistant Company directors: Tom Brewster, Fraser Fennell-Ball Production Managers (Paris Unit): Michael Sharp, Gilles Castera First Assistant Director (Paris Unit): Ali Cherkaoui Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com