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Cuaron on path to Oscar victory after Directors Guild win
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Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron arrives for the 2018 LACMA Art+Film Gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles, California on November 3, 2018. (AFP/Chris Delmas)
M
exican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron on Saturday scooped the Directors Guild of America (DGA) award for "Roma" -- a strong indicator he will be named best director at the Oscars in three weeks' time.
"Roma," a highly personal ode to Cuaron's own childhood in 1970s Mexico City, is nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including best director.
Cuaron received the top prize on Saturday from compatriot Guillermo del Toro, who won last year for "The Shape of Water."
Cuaron, who won the same accolade for "Gravity" in 2014, thanked stars Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tariva, along with the rest of the cast for bringing a memory to life.
"Thank Libo [the domestic worker who inspired the film], my mother and my country, the real architect of 'Roma'," he added.
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The acclaimed director beat out Spike Lee ("BlacKkKlansman"), Adam Mckay ("Vice"), Peter Farrelly ("Green Book") and Bradley Cooper ("A Star is Born").
Cuaron is the second director to be awarded the prize for a foreign language film: Ang Lee won in 2000 for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
The DGA short list is considered an Oscars bellwether. Last year's DGA winner, Guillermo del Toro ("The Shape of Water"), went on to win the same prize at the Oscars and the film took best picture honors.
