The Directors Guild of America held their 69th annual awards on Saturday, February 4, honoring achievements in directorial work in film and television. All five of the feature film nominees this year were first-time nominees, and La La Land‘s Damien Chazelle ultimately emerged with the trophy. On the TV side, HBO came up big, winning awards in the Dramatic Series , Comedy Series, and Television Movie or Mini-Series. Read on for the full list of winners.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a First-Time Feature Film
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Television Movie or Mini-Series
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
- Paul G. Casey, Real Time With Bill Maher, “Show #1437”
- Nora Gerard, CBS Sunday Morning, “Charles Osgood Farewell Broadcast”
- Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Episode #0179”
- Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live, “Host: Dave Chappelle”
- Paul Pennolino, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, “Episode #1030”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
- Jeff Foley, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 – The Best is Yet to Come
- Tim Mancinelli, The Late Late Show with James Corden, “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special”
- Linda Mendoza, Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House
- Paul Myers, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, “A Very Special Full Frontal Special”
- Glenn Weiss, The 70th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
- Ken Fuchs, Shark Tank, “801”
- John Gonzalez, Live PD, “Episode Five”
- Brian Smith, Strong, “Welcome to Strong”
- J. Rupert Thompson, American Grit, “The Finale – Over the Falls”
- Bertram Van Munster, The Amazing Race, “We’re Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
- Liz Allen, The Kicks, “Pilot”
- Alethea Jones, “Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, “Gortimer and the Jacks of All Trades”
- Michael Lembeck, A Nutcracker Christmas
- Tina Mabry, An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has To Win
- John Schultz, Adventures in Babysitting
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
