PTA Clinches DGA, Boosting Oscar Hopes for One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson won the Directors Guild Award for One Battle After Another, marking a major lead in Oscar season after wins at Gotham, Critics Choice and Golden Globes. The DGA win positions him as a favored Best Director contender, with Ryan Coogler’s Sinners as the main challenger after its 16 Oscar nominations. The DGA ceremony also honored first-time director Charlie Polinger and documentary filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov.