Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia has been nominated for the prestigious Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards for her debut fiction feature, All We Imagine As Light. This recognition comes shortly after Kapadia's loss at the 2025 Golden Globes, where she competed in the Best Director category.
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The nominations for the 77th DGA Awards, announced on January 8, include Kapadia in the Michael Apted Award category for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film. Her film, which premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prix award, is now vying for another notable accolade. Midday reported that she faces tough competition from directors such as Megan Park (My Old Ass), RaMell Ross (Nickel Boys), Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Armand), and Sean Wang (Dìdi).
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Earlier, on January 5, at the Golden Globes, Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film, alongside her nod for Best Director. However, the honors went to The Brutalist director Brady Corbet and Emilia Pérez for the Foreign Language category.
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Written and directed by Kapadia, All We Imagine As Light stars Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, and Hridhu Haroon. Lauded internationally for its storytelling, the film has continued attracting acclaim, including a Best Foreign Language Film nomination at the Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
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