A mostly predictable Oscar bellwether list includes Martin Scorsese as the mild surprise at the expense of the Coen Brothers and Spike Jonze.

The Directors Guild Of America announced its nominees on January 7 and the list is by and large what observers had expected.

The nominees are in alphabetical order: Alfonso Cuaron for Gravity; Paul Greengrass for Captain Phillips; Steve McQueen (pictured) for 12 Years A Slave; David O Russell for American Hustle; and Martin Scorsese for The Wolf Of Wall Street.

Cuaron, Greengrass and McQueen earn first-time nods, while Russell gets his second and Scorsese his 11th nomination.

Scorsese won the DGA honour in 2006 for The Departed and triumphed four years later in the dramatic television category for Boardwalk Empire.

The Coen Brothers miss out with Inside Llewyn Davis as does Spike Jonze for Her.

The winner will be announced at the 66th annual DGA Awards on January 25 in Hollywood.

 

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