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The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced the schedule of key dates for the 71st Annual DGA Awards, which will take place on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Hollywood & Highland Center's Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood.

Feature Film and First-Time Feature Film nominees will be announced on January 8, 2019 and Television, Commercial, and Documentary nominees will be announced on January 7, 2019.

Complete DGA Awards Schedule:

FEATURE FILM AWARD

Online voting for Feature Film Nominations opens	Monday, November 26, 2018
Deadline to vote online for Feature Film Nominations	Monday, January 7, 2019
Announce Five Feature Film Nominees	Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Online voting for Feature Film Award opens	Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Membership Screening of Five Nominated Feature Films	Mon-Fri, January 14-18, 2019
Deadline to vote online for Feature Film Award	Friday, February 1, 2019

TELEVISION AWARDS

Entry Forms for TV & Commercials available online	Friday, September 28, 2018
Deadline for Submitting Television and Commercials entries	Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Online voting for Television Nominations opens	Friday, December 7, 2018
Deadline to vote online for Television Nominations	Friday, January 4, 2019
Announce All Television and Commercials Nominees	Monday, January 7, 2019

FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR AWARD

Entry Forms for First-Time Feature Film Director available online	Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Submission Deadlines:
For First-Time Feature Film Director entries with a theatrical release during the period of January 1 through September 30, 2018	Friday, October 5, 2018
For First-Time Feature Film Director entries with a theatrical release during the period of October 1 through December 31, 2018	Friday, November 9, 2018
Announce Five First-Time Feature Film Director Nominees	Tuesday, January 8, 2019

DOCUMENTARY AWARD

Entry Form for Documentary available online	Wednesday, September 5, 2018
Submission Deadlines:
For Documentary entries with a theatrical release or broadcast during the period of January 1 through September 30, 2018	Monday, October 1, 2018
For Documentary entries with a theatrical release or broadcast during the period of October 1 through December 31, 2018	Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Announce Documentary Nominees	Monday, January 7, 2019

71st ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER

Dinner Reservation Forms Available	Friday, November 30, 2018
Deadline for returning all Dinner Reservation Forms	Monday, January 21, 2019
DGA Awards Dinner at Hollywood & Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom	Saturday, February 2, 2019

Contact

For General Information:

Elisabeth Jones
Awards Administrator 310-289-2038
EJones@dga.org

For Press Inquiries:

Lily Bedrossian
Director of Media Relations 310-289-5334
lbedrossian@dga.org

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