The 72nd Directors Guild of America Awards was held on The Ritz-Carlto, Los Angeles, California, United States. The Award ceremony was presented on January 25, Saturday night by the host, Judd Apatow.
The DGA prize is also considered as a bellwether for the Best Director Oscars. Here are the lists of the winners with nominees.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Winner: Sam Mendes
Movie: 1917
Production House: Universal Pictures
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Winner: Nicole Kassell
TV Show: Watchmen, “It’s Summer and We’re Running
Out of Ice”
Production House: HBO
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
Winner: Johan Renck
Miniseries: Chernobyl
Production House: HBO
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Winner: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Documentary: American Factory
Production House: Netflix
Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director
Winner: Alma Har'el
Movie: Honey Boy
Production House: Amazon Studios
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Winner: Spike Jonze
Commercial: Dream It, Squarespace – Squarespace
Production House: MJZ
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Winner: Bill Hader
Series: Episode-Barry, “ronny/lily”
Production House: HBO
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Winner: Jason Cohen
TV Show: Encore!, Episode-Annie
Production House: Disney+
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Special
Winner: James Burrows and Andy Fisher
Show: Live in Front of a Studio Audience Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’
Production House: ABC
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Regular
Winner: Don Roy King
Show: Saturday Night Live, “E. Murphy; Lizzo”
Production House: NBC
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
Winner: Amy Schatz
Show: Song of Parkland
Production House: HBO Documentary Films
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Franklin Schaffner Award
Arthur E. Lewis
Frank Capra Achievement Award
Duncan S. Henderson