Directors Guild of America Awards


The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. The first DGA Award was an "Honorary Life Member" award issued in 1938 to D. W. Griffith. The statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards.
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Winners – Motion Picture

Lifetime Achievement Award

1953: Cecil B. DeMille1954: John Ford1955: No award1956: Henry King1957: King Vidor1958: No award1959: Frank Capra1960: George Stevens1961: Frank Borzage1962–1965: No award1966: William Wyler1967: No award1968: Alfred Hitchcock1969: No award1970: Fred Zinnemann1971–1972: No award1973: William A. Wellman and David Lean1974–1980: No award1981: George Cukor1982: Rouben Mamoulian1983: John Huston1984: Orson Welles1985: Billy Wilder1986: Joseph L. Mankiewicz1987: Elia Kazan1988: Robert Wise1989: No award1990: Ingmar Bergman1991: No award1992: Akira Kurosawa1993: Sidney Lumet1994: Robert Altman1995: James Ivory1996: Woody Allen1997: Stanley Kubrick1998: Francis Ford Coppola1999: No award2000: Steven Spielberg2001: No award2002: Martin Scorsese2003: No award2004: Mike Nichols2005: No award2006: Clint Eastwood2007–2009: No award2010: Norman Jewison2011: Alice Guy-Blaché2012: Miloš Forman2013–2015: No award2016: Ridley Scott2017–2020: No award2021: Spike Lee2022–2023: No award2024: Ang Lee

Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film

1948: Joseph L. Mankiewicz – A Letter to Three Wives ¿1949: Robert Rossen – All the King's Men ¿ '**1950: Joseph L. Mankiewicz – All About Eve †' **1951: George Stevens – A [Place in the Sun (1951 film)|A Place in the Sun] †1952: John Ford – The Quiet Man †1953: Fred Zinnemann – From Here to Eternity † '**1954: Elia Kazan – On the Waterfront †' **1955: Delbert Mann – Marty † '**1956: George Stevens – Giant †'1957: David Lean – The Bridge on the River Kwai † '**1958: Vincente Minnelli – Gigi †' **1959: William Wyler – Ben-Hur † '**1960: Billy Wilder – The Apartment †' **1961: Robert Wise – West Side Story † '**1962: David Lean – Lawrence of Arabia †' **1963: Tony Richardson – Tom Jones † '**1964: George Cukor – My Fair Lady †' **1965: Robert Wise – The [Sound of Music (film)|The Sound of Music] † '**1966: Fred Zinnemann – A [Man for All Seasons (1966 film)|A Man for All Seasons] †' **1967: Mike Nichols – The Graduate †1968: Anthony Harvey – The [Lion in Winter (1968 film)|The Lion in Winter] ‡1969: John Schlesinger – Midnight Cowboy † '**1970: Franklin Schaffner – Patton †' **1971: William Friedkin – The French Connection † '**1972: Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather ‡' **1973: George Roy Hill – The Sting † '**1974: Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part II †' **1975: Miloš Forman – One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest † '**1976: John G. Avildsen – Rocky †' **1977: Woody Allen – Annie Hall † '**1978: Michael Cimino – The Deer Hunter †' **1979: Robert Benton – Kramer vs. Kramer † '**1980: Robert Redford – Ordinary People †' **1981: Warren Beatty – Reds †1982: Richard Attenborough – Gandhi † '**1983: James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment †' **1984: Miloš Forman – Amadeus † '**1985: Steven Spielberg – The Color Purple §'1986: Oliver Stone – Platoon † '**1987: Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor †' **1988: Barry Levinson – Rain Man † '**1989: Oliver Stone – Born on [the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July] †'1990: Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves † '**1991: Jonathan Demme – The [Silence of the Lambs (film)|The Silence of the Lambs] †' **1992: Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven † '**1993: Steven Spielberg – Schindler's List †' **1994: Robert Zemeckis – Forrest Gump † '**1995: Ron Howard – Apollo 13 §'1996: Anthony Minghella – The English Patient † '**1997: James Cameron – Titanic †' **1998: Steven Spielberg – Saving Private Ryan † 1999: Sam Mendes – American Beauty † '**2000: Ang Lee – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ‡'2001: Ron Howard – A Beautiful Mind † '**2002: Rob Marshall – Chicago ‡' **2003: Peter Jackson – The Lord of the Rings: The [Return of the King] † '**2004: Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby †' **2005: Ang Lee – Brokeback Mountain †2006: Martin Scorsese – The Departed † '**2007: Joel and Ethan Coen – No [Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men] †' **2008: Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire † '**2009: Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker †' **2010: Tom Hooper – The King's Speech † '**2011: Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist †' **2012: Ben Affleck – Argo § '**2013: Alfonso Cuarón – Gravity †'2014: Alejandro G. Iñárritu – Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) † '**2015: Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant †'2016: Damien Chazelle – La La Land †2017: Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water † '**2018: Alfonso Cuarón — Roma †'2019: Sam Mendes — 1917 ‡2020: Chloe Zhao — Nomadland † '**2021: Jane Campion — The [Power of the Dog (film)|The Power of the Dog] †'2022: The Daniels — Everything Everywhere All at Once † '**2023: Christopher Nolan — Oppenheimer †' **2024: Sean Baker - Anora † '**
  1. †' – Director won the Academy Award.
  2. ‡ – Director did not win the Academy Award.
  3. § – Director was not nominated for Academy Award that year.
  4. ** – Film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
  5. ¿ – Originally, the DGA used a non-calendar year for its award. Both films competed in the 22nd Academy Awards for 1949, and both directors were nominated for Best Director; Mankiewicz won. All the King's Men won Best Picture; Rossen's DGA was not awarded until after the Oscars.

Outstanding Achievement in Documentary

1991: Barbara Kopple – American Dream1992: Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky – Brother's Keeper1993: Barbara Kopple – Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson1994: Steve James – Hoop Dreams1995: Terry Zwigoff – Crumb1996: Al Pacino – Looking for Richard1997: Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell – Riding the Rails1998: Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert, and Gordon Quinn – Vietnam, Long Time Coming1999: Nanette Burstein and Brett Morgen – On the Ropes2000: Chuck Braverman – High School Boot Camp2001: Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim – Startup.com2002: Tasha Oldham – The Smith Family2003: Nathaniel Kahn – My Architect2004: Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni – The Story of the Weeping Camel2005: Werner Herzog – Grizzly Man2006: Arūnas Matelis – Before Flying Back to Earth2007: Asger Leth – Ghosts of Cité Soleil2008: Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir2009: Louie Psihoyos – The Cove2010: Charles Ferguson – Inside Job2011: James Marsh – Project Nim2012: Malik Bendjelloul – Searching for Sugar Man2013: Jehane Noujaim – The Square2014: Laura Poitras – Citizenfour2015: Matthew Heineman – Cartel Land2016: Ezra Edelman – O.J.: Made in America2017: Matthew Heineman – City of Ghosts2018: Tim Wardle – Three Identical Strangers2019: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert — American Factory2020: Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw — The Truffle Hunters2021: Stanley Nelson Jr. — Attica2022: Sara Dosa – Fire of Love2023: Mstyslav Chernov – 20 Days in Mariupol2024: Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev – ''Porcelain War''

Outstanding Achievement in First-Time Feature Film

2015: Alex Garland – Ex Machina2016: Garth Davis – Lion2017: Jordan Peele – Get Out2018: Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade2019: Alma Har'el — Honey Boy2020: Darius Marder — Sound of Metal2021: Maggie Gyllenhaal – The Lost Daughter2022: Charlotte Wells – Aftersun2023: Celine Song – Past Lives2024: RaMell Ross – ''Nickel Boys''

Winners – Television

Lifetime Achievement Award

2014: James Burrows and Robert Butler2015: Joe Pytka2018: Don Mischer2022: Robert A. Fishman2023: David Nutter

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

2012: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

1990: James Burrows – Cheers 1991: Peter Bonerz – Murphy Brown 1992: Tom Cherones – Seinfeld 1993: James Burrows – Frasier 1994: David Lee – Frasier 1995: Gordon Hunt – Mad About You 1996: Andy Ackerman – Seinfeld 1997: Andy Ackerman – Seinfeld 1998: Thomas Schlamme – Sports Night 1999: Thomas Schlamme – Sports Night 2000: James Burrows – Will & Grace 2001: Todd Holland – Malcolm in the Middle 2002: Bryan Gordon – Curb Your Enthusiasm 2003: Tim Van Patten – Sex and the City 2004: Tim Van Patten – Sex and the City 2005: Marc Buckland – My Name Is Earl 2006: Richard Shepard – Ugly Betty 2007: Barry Sonnenfeld – Pushing Daisies 2008: Paul Feig – The Office 2009: Jason Winer – Modern Family 2010: Michael Spiller – Modern Family 2011: Robert B. Weide – Curb Your Enthusiasm 2012: Lena Dunham – Girls 2013: Beth McCarthy-Miller – 30 Rock 2014: Jill Soloway – Transparent 2015: Chris Addison – Veep 2016: Becky Martin – Veep 2017: Beth McCarthy-Miller – Veep 2018: Bill Hader – Barry 2019: Bill Hader – Barry 2020: Susanna Fogel – The Flight Attendant 2021: Lucia Aniello – ''Hacks''

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

1971: Daniel Petrie – The Man and the City 1972: Robert Butler – The Waltons 1973: Charles S. Dubin – Kojak 1974: David Friedkin – Kojak 1975: James Cellan Jones – Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill1976: Glenn Jordan – Family 1977: John Erman – Roots 1978: Gene Reynolds – Lou Grant 1979: Roger Young – Lou Grant 1980: Roger Young – Lou Grant 1981: Robert Butler – Hill Street Blues 1982: David Anspaugh – Hill Street Blues 1983: Jeff Bleckner – Hill Street Blues 1984: Thomas Carter – Hill Street Blues 1985: Will Mackenzie – Moonlighting 1986: Will Mackenzie – Moonlighting 1987: Marshall Herskovitz – thirtysomething 1988: Marshall Herskovitz – thirtysomething 1989: Eric Laneuville – L.A. Law 1990: Michael Zinberg – Quantum Leap 1991: Eric Laneuville – I'll Fly Away 1992: Rob Thompson – Northern Exposure 1993: Gregory Hoblit – NYPD Blue 1994: Charles Haid – ER 1995: Christopher Chulack – ER 1996: Christopher Chulack – ER 1997: Barbara Kopple – Homicide: Life on the Street 1998: Paris Barclay – NYPD Blue 1999: David Chase – The Sopranos 2000: Thomas Schlamme – The West Wing 2001: Alan Ball – Six Feet Under 2002: John Patterson – The Sopranos 2003: Christopher Misiano – The West Wing 2004: Walter Hill – Deadwood 2005: Michael Apted – Rome 2006: Jon Cassar – 24 2007: Alan Taylor – Mad Men 2008: Dan Attias – The Wire 2009: Lesli Linka Glatter – Mad Men 2010: Martin Scorsese – Boardwalk Empire 2011: Patty Jenkins – The Killing 2012: Rian Johnson – Breaking Bad 2013: Vince Gilligan – Breaking Bad 2014: Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland 2015: David Nutter – Game of Thrones 2016: Miguel Sapochnik – Game of Thrones 2017: Reed Morano – The Handmaid's Tale 2018: Adam McKay – Succession 2019: Nicole Kassell – Watchmen 2020: Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland 2021: Mark Mylod – Succession''

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

1984: Sharron Miller – The Woman Who Willed a Miracle1996: Stuart Margolin – Salt Water Moose1997: Brian Robbins – Nickelodeon Sports Theater 1998: Mitchell Kriegman – Bear in the Big Blue House 1999: Amy Schatz – Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepy Time Tales2000: Greg Beeman – Miracle in Lane 22001: Amy Schatz – 'Twas the Night: A Holiday Celebration2002: Guy Ferland – Bang [Bang You're Dead (film)|Bang Bang You're Dead]2003: Kevin Lima – Eloise at Christmastime2004: Stuart Gillard – Going to the Mat2005: Chris Eyre – Edge of America2006: Kenny Ortega – High School Musical2007: Paul Hoen – Jump In!2008: Amy Schatz – Classical Baby 2009: Allison Liddi-Brown – Princess Protection Program2010: Eric Bross – The [Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010 film)|The Boy Who Cried Werewolf]2011: Amy Schatz – A Child's Garden of Poetry2012: Paul Hoen – Let It Shine2013: Amy Schatz – An Apology to Elephants2014: Jonathan Judge – 100 Things To Do Before High School 2015: Kenny Ortega – Descendants2016: Tina Mabry – An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win2017: Niki Caro – ''Anne with an E''

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials (1991–2012)

1991: Michael Stich – The Bold and the Beautiful 1992: Susan Strickler – Another World 1993: Jill Mitwell – One Life to Live 1994: Michael Stich – The Bold and the Beautiful 1995: William Ludel and Alan Pultz – General Hospital 1996: Kathyrn Foster and Mike Denney – The Young and the Restless 1997: Scott McKinsey – General Hospital 1998: James Sayegh – One Life to Live 1999: Herb D. Stein and Roger W. Inman – Days of Our Lives 2000: Jill Mitwell – One Life to Live 2001: William Ludel – General Hospital 2002: Scott McKinsey – Port Charles 2003: Larry Carpenter – One Life to Live 2004: Bruce S. Barry – Guiding Light 2005: Owen Renfroe – General Hospital 2006: Jill Mitwell – One Life to Live 2007: Larry Carpenter – One Life to Live 2008: Larry Carpenter – One Life to Live 2009: Christopher Goutman – As the World Turns 2010: Larry Carpenter – One Life to Live 2011: William Ludel – General Hospital 2012: Jill Mitwell – ''One Life to Live''

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs (2005–present)

2005: Tony Croll – Three Wishes & J. Rupert Thompson – Fear Factor 2006: Tony Sacco – Treasure Hunters 2007: Bertram van Munster – The Amazing Race 2008: Tony Croll – America's Next Top Model 2009: Craig Borders – Extreme Engineering 2010: Eytan Keller – The Next Iron Chef 2011: Neil P. DeGroot – The Biggest Loser 2012: Brian Smith – MasterChef 2013: Neil P. DeGroot – 72 Hours 2014: Anthony B. Sacco – The Chair 2015: Adam Vetri – Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge 2016: J. Rupert Thompson – American Grit 2017: Brian Smith – ''MasterChef''

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series as of 2016

2000: Jeff Bleckner – The Beach Boys: An American Family2001: Frank Pierson – Conspiracy2002: Mick Jackson – Live from Baghdad2003: Mike Nichols – Angels in America2004: Joseph Sargent – Something the Lord Made2005: George C. Wolfe – Lackawanna Blues2006: Walter Hill – Broken Trail2007: Yves Simoneau – Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee2008: Jay Roach – Recount2009: Ross Katz – Taking Chance2010: Mick Jackson – Temple Grandin2011: Jon Cassar – The Kennedys2012: Jay Roach – Game Change2013: Steven Soderbergh – Behind the Candelabra2014: Lisa Cholodenko – Olive Kitteridge2015: Dee Rees – Bessie2016: Steve Zaillian – The Night Of 2017: Jean-Marc Vallée – Big Little Lies2018: Ben Stiller – Escape at Dannemora2019: Johan Renck – Chernobyl2020: Scott Frank – The Queen's Gambit2021: Barry Jenkins – The Underground Railroad2022: Helen Shaver – Station Eleven, “Who’s There?”2023: Sarah Adina Smith – Lessons in Chemistry2024: Steven Zaillian – ''Ripley''

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Variety/Talk/News/Sports Series (2013–present)

2013: Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 2014: Dave Diomedi – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2015: Dave Diomedi – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2016: Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 2017: Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 2018: Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 2019: Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 2020: Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 2021: Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 2022: Liz Patrick – Saturday Night Live 2023: Michael Mancini & Liz Patrick – Saturday Night Live 2024: Liz Patrick – ''Saturday Night Live''

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Variety/Talk/News/Sports Special (2013–present)

2013: Glenn Weiss – 67th Tony Awards2014: Glenn Weiss – The 68th Tony Awards2015: Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special2016: Glenn Weiss – 70th Tony Awards2017: Glenn Weiss – 89th Academy Awards2018: Louis J. Horvitz – 60th Grammy Awards2019: James Burrows – All in the Family, and The Jeffersons, Andy Fisher – Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's [All in the Family and The Jeffersons|Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's 'All in the Family' and 'The Jeffersons']2020: Thomas Schlamme – A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote2021: Paul Dugdale – Adele: One Night Only2022: Glenn Weiss – 75th Annual Tony Awards2023: Paul Miller – Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love2024: Beth McCarthy-Miller – ''The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady''