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DGA Awards 2025: After Golden Globes snub, All We Imagine as Light director Payal Kapadia secures prestigious nomination

Despite missing out on a Golden Globe after being nominated in two categories, All We Imagine as Light director Payal Kapadia has now earned a prestigious nomination at the 2025 DGA Awards.

All We Imagine As Light director Payal Kapadia gets a nomination at DGA Awards 2025.

After missing out on an award at the recently held Golden Globes 2025, All We Imagine as Light director Payal Kapadia has secured another prestigious nomination. She has been recognized in the First-Time Director category at the DGA Awards 2025 (Directors Guild of America Awards). Competing alongside her in this category are Megan Park for My Old Ass, RaMell Ross for Nickel Boys, Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel for Armand, and Sean Wang for Dìdi. All We Imagine As Light is also being considered for Oscars 2025, voting for which opened on January 8. The nominations for Academy Awards, originally supposed to be announced on January 17, has now moved to January 19 due to the devastating fire in Los Angeles.

In the Directorial Achievement in Feature Film category, filmmakers like Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) and Edward Berger (Conclave) and more have earned nominations for the coveted honour. This recognition is often seen as a stepping stone to the Oscars, as the DGA Award for Directorial Achievement in Feature Film has historically been a reliable predictor of success in the Academy Awards’ Best Director category.

Check out the full list of nominees here:

DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
Jacques Audiard for Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker for Anora
Edward Berger for Conclave
Brady Corbet for The Brutalist
James Mangold for A Complete Unknown

MICHAEL APTED FIRST-TIME THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Payal Kapadia for All We Imagine as Light
Megan Park for My Old Ass
Ramell Ross for Nickel Boys
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel for Armand
Sean Wang for Dìdi

DRAMATIC SERIES
Alex Graves for The Diplomat
Hiromi Kamata for Shōgun, “Ladies of the Willow World”
Issa López for True Detective: Night Country
Frederick E.O. Toye for Shōgun, “Crimson Sky”
Jonathan Van Tulleken for Shōgun, “Anjin”

COMEDY SERIES
Lucia Aniello for Hacks, “Bulletproof”
Ayo Edebiri for The Bear, “Napkins”
Duccio Fabbri for The Bear, “Doors”
Jeff Schaffer for Curb Your Enthusiasm, “No Lessons Learned”
Christopher Storer for The Bear, “Tomorrow”

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND LIMITED SERIES
Kevin Bray for The Penguin, “Top Hat”
Alfonso Cuarón for Disclaimer
Jennifer Getzinger for The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing”
Helen Shaver for The Penguin, “Cent’anni”
Steven Zaillian for Ripley

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Also read | Payal Kapadia reacts to All We Imagine As Light’s loss at Golden Globes 2025: ‘We didn’t win but had so much fun’

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING
Paul G. Casey for Real Time with Bill Maher, “Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger”
Jim Hoskinson for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy”
David Paul Meyer for The Daily Show, “Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention Plot Twist!”
Liz Patrick for Saturday Night Live, “John Mulaney / Chappell Roan”
Paul Pennolino for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “India Elections”

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS
Hamish Hamilton for The 96th Annual Academy Awards
Beth McCarthy Miller for The Roast of Tom Brady
David Paul Meyer for The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now
Glenn Weiss for The 77th Annual Tony Awards
Ali Wong for Ali Wong: Single Lady

REALITY PROGRAMS
Neil DeGroot for Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, “The Cliffs of Ireland”
Joseph Guidry for Deal Or No Deal Island, “Are You Decisive?”
Ari Katcher for Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, “Road Trip”
Patrick McManus for American Ninja Warrior, “Las Vegas Finals 4”
Mike Sweeney for Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Ireland”

DOCUMENTARY
Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev for Porcelain War
Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie for Sugarcane
Johan Grimonprez for Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Ibrahim Nash’at for Hollywoodgate
Natalie Rae & Angela Patton for Daughters

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