And the DGA nominees are...

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America were announced today. They are:


Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker

James Cameron, Avatar

Lee Daniels, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Jason Reitman, Up in the Air

Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds


Snubbed was Clint Eastwood for Invictus.



Of note: Bigelow is only the seventh woman nominated for the award. No women have won it. If she's nominated for the Best Director Oscar, as is widely predicted, she will only be the fourth woman up for that award.



Also: Bigelow and Cameron are former spouses - the first time in DGA history a couple or ex-couple has been nominated in the same year - or at all. Expect a re-match at the Oscars.