Oscar frontrunners "The Cove" and "Food, Inc." and the rock documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" are among the films honored in the Directors Guild of America’s nominations for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2009, the DGA announced on Tuesday.
Other nominees include "Garbage Dreams," "The English Surgeon" and "The Beaches of Agnes."
Michael Moore’s "Capitalism: A Love Story" was not nominated. Among the other high-profile docs left off the list were "Tyson," "It Might Get Loud," "Burma VJ," "Valentino: The Last Emperor" and "Every Little Step."
The press release announcing the nominations:
DGA Announces Nominees for
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2009
LOS ANGELES – The Directors Guild of America today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for the year 2009.