( CNN ) -- The Director 's Guild of America has announced its feature film nominees for 2014 , and you can probably guess who made the cut . The DGA 's list of five names is perfectly in sync with the handful of films that have been championed as top awards season contenders , from `` American Hustle '' to `` 12 Years A Slave . '' See special coverage of Awards Season 2014 . So yes , Steve McQueen ( who helmed `` 12 Years '' ) and David O. Russell ( `` Hustle '' ) are up for the honor of outstanding directorial achievement in 2013 , along with Martin Scorsese ( `` The Wolf of Wall Street '' ) and Alfonso CuarÃ³n ( `` Gravity '' ) . Although Spike Jonze 's `` Her '' has enjoyed exuberant praise from critics , he did n't make it into this group of nominees . The final director rounding out the DGA 's list is Paul Greengrass , who led Tom Hanks ' lauded adaptation , `` Captain Phillips . '' `` To be chosen by your peers in a year full of incredibly well-crafted films is the true marker of outstanding directorial achievement , '' said DGA President Paris Barclay , as he announced the nominees . `` The passion and vision of each of the nominees resulted in tremendously diverse films that kept audiences mesmerized . Congratulations to each of the nominees on a job very well done . '' 2014 Awards tracker . The winner of the DGA award for achievement in feature film will be announced at the organization 's 66th annual awards ceremony on January 25 . `` Glee '' star Jane Lynch will host the event , which will be held in Los Angeles .
The Director 's Guild of America has announced its feature film nominees . The list of five names reflects some of the strongest films of 2013 . David O. Russell , Steve McQueen and Martin Short are up for the award . The winner will be announced on January 15 at a ceremony in Los Angeles .