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F O C US PHOTO: RICH FURY/BAFTA LA/GETTY IMAGES QUARTERLY 9 THE DGA NOMINEE LEARNED FROM THOSE SHE WORKED WITH, AND DREW ON REAL LIFE FOR AUTHENTICITY BY STEVE CHAGOLLAN Greta Gerwig's Search for Truth B R E A K T H R O U G H P L A Y E R H E R E WA S A telling moment at the Meet the Nominees panel on the morning of the DGA Awards in early February when Lady Bird writer- director Greta Gerwig was asked by moderator Jeremy Kagan where she positions herself on the set. "I read a lot of interviews," she said, "and one of the things that I read was that you don't sit down on set, Mr. Nolan." Gerwig, of course, was referring to co-nominee Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk), with whom she shared the stage, adding, "You've got to mod- el yourself after someone." The comment elicited a laugh from the audience, but like her storytelling in movies, the T F O C US