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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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 — T hree 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
