Saturday evening was a grand gala for filmmakers and television directors, as the 72nd annual Directors Guild of America Awards were held at the Ritz-Carlton in Downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by writer/director Judd Apatow, the event honored nominated film and television directors for their artistic contributions in 2019. The DGA Awards is often seen as a clear prediction for who will win the Best Director prize at the Academy Awards. In its previous 71 years of existence, the gala has only been wrong on seven occasions. Last year, Alfonso Cuarón won Best Director at both the DGA and the Oscars for Roma.
Here are the winners of last night’s DGA Awards:
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Sam Mendes, 1917.
(Universal Pictures)
Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Managers: Callum McDougall, Hannah Godwin
• First Assistant Director: Michael Lerman
• Second Assistant Director: Joey Coughlin
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN A DRAMATIC SERIES
Nicole Kassell, Watchmen – “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”
(HBO)
Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Managers: Karen Wacker, Ron Schmidt, Joseph E. Iberti
• First Assistant Director: Keri Bruno
• Second Assistant Directors: Lisa Zugschwerdt, Ben White
• Second Second Assistant Director: Jessie Sasser White
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND LIMITED SERIES
Johan Renck, Chernobyl. (HBO)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, American Factory (Netflix)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF A FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR
Alma Har’el, Honey Boy (Amazon Studios)
Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: David Grace
• First Assistant Director: Sean Vawter
• Second Assistant Director: Colin Flaherty
• Second Second Assistant Director: Sarah Balboa
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMERCIALS
Spike Jonze (MJZ)
Dream It, Squarespace – Squarespace
• First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
The New Normal, Medmen – Mekanism
• First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
• Second Assistant Directors: David Marnell, Jeff Tavani
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES
Bill Hader, Barry – “ronny/lily” (HBO)
Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Aida Rodgers
• First Assistant Director: Gavin Kleintop
• Second Assistant Director: Kevin Zelman
• Second Second Assistant Director: Heather Kehayas
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Mikaela Mathern
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY PROGRAMS
Jason Cohen, Encore! – “Annie” (Disney+)
Directorial Team:
• Associate Director: Daniel Shultz
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIAL
James Burrows
(All in the Family and The Jeffersons – Directed by)
Andy Fisher
(Live in Front of a Studio Audience – Directed by)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons (ABC)
Directorial Team:
• Associate Directors: Martin Pasetta Jr., Sara Niimi
• Stage Managers: John Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Harvey Levine, Doug Tobin, Richard Silva, Jenny Nolan Bailey
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULAR
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live – “Eddie Murphy; Lizzo” (NBC)
King’s Directorial Team:
• Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Mike Poole, Laura Ouziel-Mack
• Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Amy Schatz, Song of Parkland (HBO Documentary Films)
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
Franklin Schaffner Award
Arthur E. Lewis
Frank Capra Achievement Award
Duncan S. Henderson
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