With Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water winning both the PGA and DGA awards, it goes into Oscar night as the odds-on favorite. Three Billboards and Get Out are still threats, but considering how long it’s been since a truly huge production took the top prize, this love letter to old Hollywood in general and creature features in specific, it’s a fairly heavy favorite at this point.

The Awards

Best Direction

Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best First Feature

Jordan Peele – Get Out (Wesley, Peter, Tripp, Thomas)

Best Documentary Direction

Matthew Heineman – City of Ghosts (Peter, RU:Tripp)

Directors Guild of America Data

Year Founded: 1936
First Awards: 1948 (70)