Curious consensus over who'll reap DGA nominations

Who'll nab bids for the Directors Guild of America awards when noms are unveiled this Thursday, Jan. 8? Below is our first batch of forecasts from these seven notable kudos seers who participate at our Buzzmeter: Gregory Ellwood (HitFix.com), Dave Karger (Entertainment Weekly), Michael Musto (Village Voice), Nathaniel Rogers (TheFilmExperience), Anne Thompson (Variety.com), Peter Travers (Rolling Stone), Susan Wloszczyna (USA Today).

Three DGA contenders reap unanimous support: Danny Boyle ("Slumdog Millionaire"), David Fincher ("Curious Case of Benjamin Button") and Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight"). Nabbing six out of seven votes: Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon") and Gus Van Sant ("Milk"). See more DGA predix HERE!