Directors Guild Awards 2016 Winners

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2015 were announced tonight during the 68th Annual DGA Awards dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Read through for the full list of winners.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

Alejandro G, Iñárritu

The Revenant
78%

Tom McCarthy

Spotlight
97%

Adam McKay

The Big Short
89%

George Miller

Mad Max: Fury Road
97%

Ridley Scott

The Martian
91%

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Documentary Film

Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

Meru
88%

Liz Garbus

What Happened, Miss Simone?
90%

Alex Gibney

Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief
95%

Matthew Heineman

Cartel Land
89%

Asif Kapadia

Amy
96%

Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film

Fernando Coimbra

A Wolf at the Door
83%

Joel Edgerton

The Gift
91%

Alex Garland

Ex Machina
92%

Marielle Heller

The Diary of a Teenage Girl
95%

Laszlo Nemes

Son of Saul
96%

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series

Michael Engler, “Episode 8”

Lesli Linka Glatter, “The Tradition of Hospitality”

Homeland: Season 5
88%

David Nutter, “Mother’s Mercy”

Game of Thrones: Season 5
93%

Steven Soderbergh, “Williams and Walker”

The Knick: Season 2
97%

Matthew Weiner, “Person to Person”

Mad Men: Season 7
90%

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series

Chris Addison, “Election Night”

Veep: Season 4
100%

Louis C.K., “Sleepover”

Louie: Season 5
92%

Mike Judge, “Binding Arbitration”

Silicon Valley: Season 2
96%

Gail Mancuso, “White Christmas”

Modern Family: Season 7
67%

Jill Soloway, “Kina Hora”

Transparent: Season 2
98%

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Television Movie or Mini-Series

Angela Bassett

Whitney
47%

Laurie Collyer

Paul Haggis

Kenny Leon, Matthew Diamond

The Wiz Live!
91%

Dee Rees

Bessie
91%

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

• BRADY CONNELL, The Great Christmas Light Fight, “Episode 304”
• KEN FUCHS, Shark Tank, “702”
• STEVE HRYNIEWICZ, Cutthroat Kitchen, “Superstar Sabotage Finale: It’s Raining Ramen”
• BERTRAM VAN MUNSTER, The Amazing Race, “Bring the Fun, Baby!”
• ADAM VETRI, Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge, “God of War”

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs

• PAUL HOEN, Invisible Sister
• JOSEPH MAZZARINO, Sesame Street, “The Cookie Thief”
• KENNY ORTEGA, Descendants
• AMY SCHATZ, Saving My Tomorrow, “Part 3”
• SASIE SEALY, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, “Gortimer and the Vengeful Violinist”

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regular

• PAUL G. CASEY, Real Time With Bill Maher, “#1334”
• DAVE DIOMEDI, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, “Episode #325”
• DON ROY KING, Saturday Night Live, “Host: Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest: Demi Lovato”
• RYAN McFAUL & AMY SCHUMER, Inside Amy Schumer, “12 Angry Men”
• CHUCK O’NEIL, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, “Episode #20142”

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

• SOFIA COPPOLA, A Very Murray Christmas
• HAMISH HAMILTON, The 87th Annual Academy Awards
• DON ROY KING, Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
• BETH MCCARTHY MILLER, Adele Live in New York City
• CHRIS ROCK, Amy Schumer: Live from the Apollo