Will the DGA make history tonight? Must Nomadland director Chloé Zhao of Promising young woman filmmaker Emerald Fennell wins in the category of Outstanding Director Performance in Theater Films, and the second time the DGA awards its award to a female director to Kathryn Bigelow for 2008’s The Hurt Locker.
The DGA was largely a perfect bell-ringer over who won the best director during the Oscars, and has retired only eight times in its 73-year history. In fact, last year was a miss for the DGA associated with the Oscars: While Sam Mendes won the DGA’s award for 1917 last year it was Bong Joon Ho who won Best Director at the Academy Awards for Parasite. Previous years when the DGA could not agree with the Oscars was 1968 (DGA chose Anthony Harvey for Lion in winter, Oscars chose Carol Reed for Oliver!), 1972 (DGA – Francis Ford Coppola vir The godfather, Oscars – Bob Fosse for Cabaret), 1985 (DGAs – Steven Spielberg for The color purple, Oscars – Sydney Pollack vir From Africa), 1995 (DGA- Ron Howard, Apollo 13: Oscars – Mel Gibson, Brave heart), 2000 (DGAs – Ang Lee for Squatting tiger, hidden dragon; Oscars- Steven Soderbergh for Traffic), 2002 (DGAs- Rob Marshall, Chicago, Oscars – Roman Polanski, The pianist) and 2012 (DGAs- Ben Affleck, Argo, Oscars – Ang Lee, Life of PI). Sleep Affleck vir Argo, Spielberg for The color purple and Howard for Apollo 13; AMPAS failed to nominate the filmmakers during their respective years of competition for the films.
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Outstanding directorial performance in films for television and limited series
SCOTT FRANK
The Queen’s Gambit
(Netflix)
First Assistant Director: Aldric La’auli Porter
Outstanding directorial performance in dramatic series
READ LINK GLATTER
Homeland, “Prisoners of War”
(Show time)
Unit Production Managers: Michael Klick, Philippa Naughten
First Assistant Director: Sunday Stevens
Second Assistant Director: Wendy Bledsoe
Outstanding directorial performance in advertising
MELINA MATSOUKAS
(Prettybird)
You Love Me, Beats by Dr. Dre – Translation
First Assistant Director: Paul Norman
Second Assistant Director: Don Johnson
Outstanding directorial performance in reality shows
JOSEPH RIGLYN
Full Bloom, “Petal to the Metal”
(HBO Max)
Co-Director: Sean Galvin
General Manager: Jimmy Chriss
Stage directors: Rachel Shimko, Kristianna Laroda, Richard Melendez
Outstanding directorial achievement in variety / conversations / news / sports – regularly programmed
DON ROY KING
Saturday Night Live, “Dave Chappelle; Foo Fighters “
(NBC)
Co-directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel-Mack
Stage managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk
Outstanding directorial achievement in variety / conversations / news / sports – presentations
THOMAS SCHLAMME
A specific western wing to take advantage of when we all vote
(HBO Max)
Unit Production Manager: Debra James
First Assistant Director: Shawn Pipkin-West
Second Assistant Director: Courtney Franklin
Second Second Assistant Directors: Ni’cole Pettis, Cathy Bond
Outstanding directorial achievement in children’s programs
AMY SCHATZ
We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest
(HBO)
Outstanding directorial performance in comedy series
SUSANNA FOGEL
The flight attendant, “In case of emergency”
(HBO Max)
Unit Production Manager: Bonnie Muñoz
First Assistant Director: Derek Peterson
Second Assistant Director: Jacquie Dore
Second second assistant director: Zach Citarella
Location Manager: Chris Banks
EXCELLENT MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE IN THEATER CHARACTERISTICS MOVIE
Lee Isaac Chung
Minari
(A24)
Unit Production Manager: Dylan Brodie
First Assistant Director: Jeff Dubray
Second Assistant Director: Ann Laudick
Second Second Assistant Director: Stephen J. Hanan
Emerald Fennell
Promising young woman
(Focus functions)
Unit Production Manager: Reena Magsarili Raasch
First Assistant Director: Michael T. Meador
Second Assistant Director: Alexander Armero
Second Second Assistant Director: Anthony Manzo
David Fincher
Mank
(Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: Allen Kupetsky
First Assistant Director: Richard Goodwin
Second Assistant Director: Samantha McGrady
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt McKinnon
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jeff Goodell, John Stern, George Williams III
Aaron Sorkin
The Chicago 7 Trial
(Netflix; DreamWorks Photos)
Unit Production Managers: Charles Miller, Stuart M. Besser, Jonathan Shoemaker
First Assistant Director: Joseph P. Reidy
Second Assistant Director: Rachel Jaros
Second Second Assistant Director: Justin Bischoff
Location Managers: Dennis Voskov, Nick Rafferty (Chicago Unit)
Chloé Zhao
Nomadland
(Searchlight Photos)
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kerrigan
First Assistant Director: Mary Kerrigan
EXCELLENT BOARD PERFORMANCE OF A FIRST FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR
Radha Leeg
The forty-year-old version
(Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: James Price
First Assistant Director: Michael L. Walker
Second Assistant Director: Kenyon Noble
Second Second Assistant Director: Jonathan Santos
Location Managers: Katarina Dedicova, Tim Stacker
Fernando Frías de la Parra
I’m not here anymore
(Netflix)
Production Managers: Martín Pérez Valle, Assia Fratz (New York Unit)
First Assistant Director: Carlos Suazo
Second Assistant Directors: Alí Santiago, Alex Burstein (New York Unit)
Second Second Assistant Directors: Karen Alcázar, Anthony James Faure (New York Unit)
Regina King
A night in Miami
(Amazon Studios)
Unit Production Manager: Paul O. Davis
First Assistant Director: Mark Anthony Little
Second Assistant Director: Kevin O’Neil
Darius Marder
Sound of Metal
(Amazon Studios)
Unit Production Manager: Amy Greene
First Assistant Director: Matthew Vose Campbell
Florian Zeller
The father
(Sony Pictures Classics)
First Assistant Director: George Every
Second Assistant Director: Jamie D. Allen
DOCUMENTS
Outstanding directorial performance in documentary
MICHAEL DWECK & GREGORY KERSHAW
The truffle hunters
(Sony Pictures Classics)
PIPPA EHRLICH & JAMES REED
My Octopus Teacher
(Netflix)
DAVID FRANCE
Welcome to Chechnya
(HBO Max)
AMANDA MCBAINE & JESSE MOSS
Son State
(Apple / A24)
BENJAMIN REE
The painter and the thief
(Highlights)
HONEST AWARDS
Robert B. Aldrich Award
Betty Thomas
LIFE PERFORMANCE
Frank Capra Achievement Award
Brian Frankish
Franklin Schaffner Award
Joyce Thomas