Written by David Lewis on Jan 14, 2009. Posted in On Location

Director achieves DGA first

David Fincher has become the first director to be nominated for a Director's Guild of America award in both the film and commercial categories.

Fincher has been nominated for his film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as well as three spots - Nike's Fate, Stand Up To Cancer's Stand Up For Something and Apple's Hallway.

Winners will be announced at the 61st Annual DGA Awards Dinner on 31 January at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.