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2026 DGA Awards: Full List of Winners

The Directors Guild of America has announced the winners for their annual awards show on February 7.

by | February 7, 2026 | Comments

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The DGA has announced the winners of its 78th annual film and television awards, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another took the top prize for Theatrical Feature, while Charlie Polinger’s The Plague took home the prize for First Time Theatrical Film. On the television side, The Pitt and The Studio were the big winners for Drama and Comedy.


Theatrical Feature Film
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another – WINNER
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

First Time Theatrical Film 
Hasan Hadi, The President’s Cake 
Harry Lighton, Pillion
Charlie Polinger, The Plague – WINNER
Alex Russell, Lurker
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Documentary
Mstyslav Chernov, 2000 Meters to Andriivk – WINNER
Geeta Gandbhir, The Perfect Neighbor 
Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki, Eyni Sara Khaki, and Mohammad Reza Eyni, Cutting Through Rocks
Elizabeth Lo, Mistress Dispeller 
Mark Obenhaus and Laura Poitras, Cover-Up

Dramatic Series 
Liza Johnson, The Diplomat
Amanda Marsalis, The Pitt – WINNER
Janus Metz, Andor  
Ben Stiller, Severance
John Wells, The Pitt 

Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello, Hacks 
Janicza Bravo, The Bear
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, The Studio – WINNER
Christopher Storer, The Bear
Mike White, The White Lotus 

Limited Series & Anthology Series 
Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit
Antonio Campos, The Beast in Me
Lesli Linka Glatter, Zero Day 
Shannon Murphy, Dying for Sex – WINNER
Ally Pankiw, Black Mirror 

Movies Made for Television  
Jesse Armstrong, Mountainhead
Stephen Chbosky, Nonnas  – WINNER
Scott Derrickson, The Gorge 
Michael Morris, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 
Kyle Newacheck, Happy Gilmore 2 

Variety/Talk/News 
Yvonne De Mare, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live! 
Beth McCarthy-Miller, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert   
Liz Patrick, SNL50: The Anniversary Special – WINNER
Paul Pennolino, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Sports 
Matthew Gangl, 2025 World Series – WINNER
Steve Milton, 2025 Masters Tournament 
Rich Russo, Super Bowl LIX 

Reality Programs
Lucinda M. Margolis, Jeopardy! 
Adam Sandler, The Price is Right
Mike Sweeney, Conan O’Brien Must Go – WINNER


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