It was a busy Saturday night as the Producers were handing out their PGA Awards in Century City and a mile away, the Directors Guild of America was honoring their own in Beverly Hills. The DGA Awards include a slight surprise as Sean Baker took home Best Director for “Anora.”. And, predictably, Frederick E. O. Toye repeated his September Emmy win with a DGA Award in the Drama Series category for “Shōgun.”
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Like the PGA Award for Best Picture (Producer), the DGA Award has been a somewhat reliable precursor for predicting the Best Director Oscar. Since 2001 the two honors have only misaligned three times, the last being in 2020 when Sam Mendes won the DGA for “1917” and Bong Joon Ho took the Academy Award for “Parasite.” This year, “Conclave’s” Edward Berger is the only DGA nominee not to earn the equivalent Oscar nod. That went to “The Substance’s” Coralie Fargeat instead.
RaMell Ross won the First-time theatrical direction award for “Nickel Boys” while Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev took the Documentary honor for “Porcelain War.”
in other categories. Steven Zaillian won the Limited Series DGA for “Ripley.” And, notably, Lucia Aniello took the comedy Series honor for “Hacks.”
A complete list of this year’s winners and nominees are as follows:
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
JACQUES AUDIARD
Emilia Pérez
(Netflix)
SEAN BAKER – ***WINNER***
Anora
(Neon)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Olivia Kavanaugh
First Assistant Director: Liza Mann
Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Second Second Assistant Director: Steve Coleman
Location Manager: Ross Brodar
EDWARD BERGER
Conclave
(Focus Features)
BRADY CORBET
The Brutalist
(A24)
JAMES MANGOLD
A Complete Unknown
(Searchlight Pictures)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael Bederman
First Assistant Director: Douglas Torres
Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
Second Second Assistant Directors: Billy Brennan, Veronica Grant
Location Manager: Anthony Pisani
FIRST-TIME THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
PAYAL KAPADIA
All We Imagine as Light
(Sideshow & Janus Films)
MEGAN PARK
My Old Ass
(Amazon MGM Studios)
RAMELL ROSS – ***WINNER***
Nickel Boys
(Amazon MGM Studios)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Kenneth Yu
First Assistant Director: James Roque
Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
Second Second Assistant Director: Thalia Skaleris
Additional Second Assistant Director: Zachery Sherer
Location Manager: Batou Chandler
HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL
Armand
(IFC Films)
SEAN WANG
Dìdi
(Focus Features)
DRAMATIC SERIES
ALEX GRAVES
The Diplomat, “Dreadnought”
(Netflix)
HIROMI KAMATA
Shōgun, “Ladies of the Willow World”
(FX)
ISSA LÓPEZ
True Detective: Night Country, “Part 6”
(HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mari Jo Winkler
First Assistant Director: Richard Graysmark
FREDERICK E.O. TOYE – ***WINNER***
Shōgun, “Crimson Sky”
(FX)
JONATHAN VAN TULLEKEN
Shōgun, “Anjin”
(FX)
COMEDY SERIES
LUCIA ANIELLO – ***WINNER***
Hacks, “Bulletproof”
(Max)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Chris R. Robinson
First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares
Second Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann
Additional Second Assistant Director: Chalis Romero
AYO EDEBIRI
The Bear, “Napkins”
(FX)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
First Assistant Director: Duccio Fabbri
Second Assistant Directors: Olivia Dame, Larissa Malarek
Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
DUCCIO FABBRI
The Bear, “Doors”
(FX)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
First Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek
Second Assistant Director: Olivia Dame
Second Second Assistant Director: Sofia Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
JEFF SCHAFFER
Curb Your Enthusiasm, “No Lessons Learned”
(HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mary Church
First Assistant Director: Adam Feil
Second Assistant Director: Jessica Faires McGinn
Second Second Assistant Director: Timothy Muir
CHRISTOPHER STORER
The Bear, “Tomorrow”
(FX)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
First Assistant Director: Duccio Fabbri
Second Assistant Director: Olivia Dame
Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND LIMITED SERIES
KEVIN BRAY
The Penguin, “Top Hat”
(HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Dana Robin, Bill Carraro
First Assistant Director: Jude Gorjanc
Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer
Additional Second Assistant Director: Maritza Gomez
Location Manager: Keith Adams
ALFONSO CUARÓN
Disclaimer
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Donald Sabourin
First Assistant Director: Chris Carreras
JENNIFER GETZINGER
The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing”
(HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Dana Robin, Bill Carraro
First Assistant Director: H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director: Eric Calatayud
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer
Additional Second Assistant Director: Maritza Gomez
Location Manager: Keith Adam
HELEN SHAVER
The Penguin, “Cent’anni”
(HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Dana Robin, Bill Carraro
First Assistant Director: H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director: Eric Calatayud
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer
Additional Second Assistant Director: Maritza Gomez
Location Manager: Keith Adams
STEVEN ZAILLIAN – ***WINNER***
Ripley
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Clayton Townsend, Joe Guest (New York)
First Assistant Director: Peter Thorell
Second Assistant Directors: Justin Bischoff (New York), Nick Notte (New York)
Second Second Assistant Director: Melissa Morphet (New York)
Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi (New York)
VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING
PAUL G. CASEY
Real Time with Bill Maher, “Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger”
(HBO)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
Stage Managers: Brian Anderson, Patrick Whitney
JIM HOSKINSON
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy”
(CBS)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Yvonne De Mare, Karen Yaeger
Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib
DAVID PAUL MEYER
The Daily Show, “Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention Plot Twist!”
(Comedy Central)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Adrienne Ford
Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte (Lead), Tyler Goldman, Gena Rositano
LIZ PATRICK – ***WINNER***
Saturday Night Live, “John Mulaney / Chappell Roan”
(NBC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Tom Ucciferri
PAUL PENNOLINO
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “India Elections”
(HBO)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney, Jeff Leib
VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS
HAMISH HAMILTON
The 96th Annual Academy Awards
(ABC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Hayley Collett, Susan Kopensky, Lori Margules, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Sara Niimi, Kristen Patterson Terry, Michael Polito
Stage Managers: Gary Natoli (Lead), Alexis Brusig, Rita Cossette, John Esposito, Zachary Figures, Valdez Flagg, Doug Fogel, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Roxanne Lozano, Donna Parker, Ron Paul, Alec Potter, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Jackie Stathis, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Ari Woog
BETH McCARTHY MILLER – ***WINNER***
The Roast of Tom Brady
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Debbie Palacio, Marty Pasetta Jr.
Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Steve Hollander, Greg Kasoff, Ran Lowe, Jennifer Marquet, Christopher McDonald, Tammy Raab, Jackie Stathis
DAVID PAUL MEYER
The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now
(Comedy Central)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Adrienne Ford
Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte (Lead), Tyler Goldman, Gena Rositano
GLENN WEISS
The 77th Annual Tony Awards
(CBS)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Ricky Kirshner, Susan Kopensky, Ryan Smith, Kristen Patterson Terry
Stage Managers: Garry Hood (Lead), Peter Epstein, Bennymar Almonte, Joey Despenzero, Phyllis Digilio Kent, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Tyler Goldman, Kevin Lishawa, Arthur Lewis, Jeff Markowitz, Cyndi Owgang, Jason Pacella, Annette Powlis, Elise Reaves, Cody Renard Richard, Lauren Class Schneider, Eddie Valk, Leslie Williams
ALI WONG
Ali Wong: Single Lady
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: John Irwin
Stage Manager: Zoey Powers
REALITY PROGRAMS
NEIL DeGROOT – ***WINNER***
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, “The Cliffs of Ireland”
(National Geographic)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jeff Simms
JOSEPH GUIDRY
Deal Or No Deal Island, “Are You Decisive?”
(NBC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Greg Rosa
ARI KATCHER
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, “Road Trip”
(HBO)
PATRICK McMANUS
American Ninja Warrior, “Las Vegas Finals 4”
(NBC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: David Massey
Stage Managers: Sara Brown, Sean P. Galvin, T.J. Ganser, Joseph R. Osborne, Louise Story
MIKE SWEENEY
Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Ireland”
(Max)
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
KAT COIRO
The Spiderwick Chronicles, “Welcome to Spiderwick”
(Roku Channel)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Grace Gilroy
MICHAEL GOI
Avatar: The Last Airbender, “Aang”
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Michael Neumann
Second Assistant Director: Chad Belair
JIM MICKLE
Sweet Tooth, “This Is a Story”
(Netflix)
JENNIFER PHANG
Descendants: The Rise of Red
(Disney+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Wendy S. Williams
First Assistant Director: Senica Billingsley
Second Assistant Director: Mark E. Brown
AMBER SEALEY – ***WINNER***
Out of My Mind
(Disney+)
COMMERCIALS
LANCE ACORD
(Park Pictures)
An American Love Story, Volkswagen Johannes Leonardo
Unit Production Manager: Karoline Kousidonis
First Assistant Directors: Thomas Smith, Peter S. Jackson
Second Assistant Directors: Carly Sturgeon, John Mattern
Second Second Assistant Directors: Matthew Kramer, Reed Baum
KIM GEHRIG
(Somesuch)
A Life in Sound, SiriusXM – Uncommon
First Assistant Director: Kate Greenberg
Second Assistant Director: Rebecca Rogers
Am I A Bad Person?, Nike Wieden+Kennedy
First Assistant Director: Guy Forgaard
Find Your Friends, Apple Client Direct
First Assistant Director: Rodney Smith
Second Assistant Director: John Nasraway
Second Second Assistant Director: Isaac Meija
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Michael Dudley, Kendall Wilmot
TIM HEIDECKER & ERIC WAREHEIM
(Prettybird)
Michael CeraVe, CeraVe WPP Onefluence (Ogilvy)
First Assistant Directors: Matthew Smith, Kerstin Emhoff
Second Assistant Director: Kiersten Fehlig
Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew Hausmann
ANDREAS NILSSON – ***WINNER***
(Biscuit Filmworks)
Board Game, Hennessy Wieden+Kennedy London
First Office Poo, Andrex FCB London
One More, Apple Client Direct
First Assistant Director: Scott Harris
Second Assistant Director: Ronald Misetich
Whizzer, Virgin Media VCCP London
IVAN ZACHARIÁŠ
(Smuggler)
Flock, Apple Media Arts Lab
First Assistant Director: Robert Phillips
DOCUMENTARY
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
BRENDAN BELLOMO & SLAVA LEONTYEV***WINNER***
Porcelain War
(Picturehouse)
JULIAN BRAVE NOISECAT & EMILY KASSIE
Sugarcane
(National Geographic)
JOHAN GRIMONPREZ
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
(Kino Lorber)
IBRAHIM NASH’AT
Hollywoodgate
(Fourth Act Film)
NATALIE RAE & ANGELA PATTON
Daughters
(Netflix)