Christopher Nolan, director of The Dark Knight, received a Director’s Guild of America nomination on Thursday.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nolan joins four other nominees: David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire, Gus Van Sant for Milk, and Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon.  The awards are handed out at the DGA “gala” on January 31st.

From our perspective, it looks like the confluence of acclaim from various quarters is building to a critical mass.  The Dark Knight is almost certain to be nominated in mulitple Oscar categories.  The question remains: is it an honor just to be nominated, or is a Return of the King-like momentum beginning to gather?

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