Affleck, Spielberg, Bigelow among Directors Guild film nominees

Affleck 40, landed his first Directors Guild film award nomination for Iran hostage thriller Argo, alongside fellow US directors Bigelow and Spielberg, Taiwanese director Lee and British filmmaker Hooper.

Bigelow received a nod for her Osama bin Laden-manhunt thriller Zero Dark Thirty, Spielberg for his US Civil War-era drama Lincoln, Lee for his 3D adaptation of best-selling novel Life of Pi and Hooper for his screen adaptation of hit musical Les Miserables.