Directors Guild Of America Awards: Complete List Of Winners

The 71st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards were handed out on Saturday, February 2. The ceremony took place at the Hollywood & Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, California.

Comedian and actress Aisha Tyler hosted the event, which honored both film and television directors. Presenters included Mahershala Ali, Christian Bale, Topher Grace, Quincy Jones, Viggo Mortensen, Sarah Paulson, Jordan Peele, Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Octavia Spencer, John David Washington, and Constance Wu.

A Star Is Born director Bradley Cooper, who was in attendance, lost both of the awards he was nominated for — Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film and Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film. Spike Lee, who was also at the event, lost out in the latter category as well. The winner? Roma’s Alfonso Curaon.

Backstage, Curaon told Deadline that the best part of winning the award was having it presented to him by Guillermo del Toro, his longtime collaborator and friend.

“It’s just one of those things that are completely unreal. It’s one of those miracles of life. Your brother, not only in life, but also in film, is the one giving you the award,” he proudly said.

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— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) February 3, 2019

Surprisingly, for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series, Barry star Bill Hader won the award for directing his own TV show. The other directors in the category only worked on two different programs, though, so they may have just canceled each other out — Donald Glover and Hiro Murai were both nominated for Atlanta, and Daniel Palladino and his wife, Amy Sherman-Palladino, were nominated for the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Here is the complete list of winners at the 71st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards:

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Alfonso Curaon — Roma (Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: Ana Hernandez
First Assistant Director: Rene U. Villareal
Second Assistant Director: Maria Dioni
Second Second Assistant Directors: Luis Fernando Vásquez, Julian “Chico” Valdes

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
Bo Burnham — Eighth Grade(A24)
First Assistant Director: Dan Taggatz
Second Assistant Director: Vic Coram
Second Second Assistant Director: Evelyn Fogleman

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Adam McKay — Succession,“Celebration” (HBO)
Unit Production Manager: Regina Heyman
First Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen
Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers
Second Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
Location Managers: Michael Kriaris, Patty Carey

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Bill Hader — Barry, “Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (HBO)
Unit Production Managers: Mark Tobey, Aida Rodgers
First Assistant Director: Dale Stern
Second Assistant Director: Michelle Gritzer
Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Riddle
Additional Second Assistant Director: Gary Cotti

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
Ben Stiller — Escape at Dannemora(Showtime)
Unit Production Managers: Adam Brightman, Bill Carraro
First Assistant Directors: Lisa M. Rowe, Lyda Blank, Phillip A. Patterson
Second Assistant Director: Kevin R. Shields
Second Second Assistant Director: Luke A. Crawford
Location Manager: Hyo Park

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/New/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Don Roy King — Saturday Night Live,“Adam Driver; Kanye West” (NBC)
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Bob Caminiti
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/Sports – Specials
Louis J. Horvitz —The 60th Grammy Awards(CBS)
Associate Directors: Richard A. Preuss, Ron Andreassen, Kate Hollanda, Sabrina Rufo Mishler, Booey Kober
Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Doug Smith, Benny Almonte, Joey Despenzero, Peter Epstein, John Esposito, Andy Feigin, Doug Fogel, Tyler Goldman, Jeffry Gitter, Phyllis Digilio?Kent, Arthur Lewis, Julie Lorusso, Jeff Markowitz, Seth Mellman, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Alfonso Pena, Annette Powlis, Kyle Ramdeen, Lauren Schneider, Eddie Valk, Karen Tasch Weiss

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Russel Norman — The Final Table,“Japan” (Netflix)
Associate Director: Carrie Havel
Lead Stage Manager: Jonathan Marks
Stage Managers: Daniel Curran, Mickel Picco

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
Jack Jameson — Sesame Street,“When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special” (HBO)
Associate Director: Ken Diego
Stage Managers: Shawn Havens, Mike Walker, Theresa Anderson

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Spike Jonze — Welcome Home, Apple Homepod (TBWAMedia Arts Lab)
Unit Production Managers: Vincent Landay, Natalie Hill
First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
Second Assistant Directors: Robert Kay, Nadeem Ashayer, Dave Marnell
Second Second Assistant Director: Jeff Tavani

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Tim Wardle — Three Identical Strangers(Neon and CNN Films)

Lifetime Achievement Award in Television
Don Mischer

2019 Frank Capra Achievement Award
Kathleen McGill

2019 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
Mimi Deaton

DGA Diversity Award
FX Networks