Five favorites emerge in the race

DGA delivers its nods for feature films, a key Oscar predictor. Who will reign 'Supreme'?

- BY JOSH ROTTENBERG

Warner Bros. Pictures

LEONARDO DiCaprio stars in Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle."

The Directors Guild of America announced its nominations Thursday for outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, offering one of the clearest snapshots yet of the Oscar race for director as guild voters begin to weigh in.

Nominated for the DGA'S top film award are Paul Thomas Anderson for "One Battle After Another," Ryan Coogler for "Sinners," Guillermo del Toro for "Frankenstein," Josh Safdie for "Marty Supreme" and Chloé Zhao for "Hamnet."

Winners will be announced at the 78th DGA Awards on Feb. 7 at the Beverly Hilton.

The DGA award remains one of the strongest predictors of Oscar success. Twenty of the last 23 recipients of the guild’s top directing prize have gone on to win the Academy Award for director. Last year's DGA winner, "Anora" director Sean Baker, went on to repeat at the Oscars.