Director Sam Mendes won the top prize at the 72nd annual Directors Guild of America Awards for 1917, solidifying the status of his dazzling World War I drama as the film to beat at the Oscar Awards.

Director Wilson said that the docu was made in such “complete secrecy” that even Taylor Swift’s family didn’t know about it.

Parasite, the South Korean feature (best film of 2019) won the top award at the Screen Actors Guild. Phoenix, Zellweger, Pitt and Dern cement their frontrunning Oscar status.

Amazon’s “Fleabag” continued its sweep of awards with the prize for best TV comedy.

Hustlers’ was a movie we made in 29 days, on a low budget. I didn’t take any money for it because I believed in the material. I believed that it was a great role for me. To be standing here tonight is just, like, mind-blowing–Jennifer Lopez