70TH DGA AWARDS

70th Annual DGA Awards

Honoring Outstanding Directorial Achievement for 2017
2008
Feature Film Winner
Daniel Boyle
Slumdog Millionaire
Fox Searchlight Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures
  • UPM / Sanjay Kumar
  • 1st AD / Raj Acharya
  • 2nd AD / Avani Batra
  • Second 2nd AD / Sonia Newmawarkar
2008
Documentary Winner
Ari Folman
Waltz With Bashir
Les Films D'ici, Razor Films, Sony Pictures Classics
2008
Dramatic Series Winner
Daniel Attias
The Wire, "Transitions"
HBO
  • UPM / Nina Noble
  • 1st AD / Eric Henriquez
  • 2nd AD / Xanthus Valan
  • Second 2nd AD / Timothy Blockburger
2008
Comedy Series Winner
Paul Feig
The Office, "Dinner Party"
NBC
  • UPM / Robert Rothbard
  • 1st AD / Kelly Cantley
  • 2nd AD / Jennie O'Keefe
  • Second 2nd AD / Jasmine Alhambra
2008
Movies for Television and Mini-Series (1971-2017) Winner
Jay Roach
Recount
HBO
  • UPM / Scott Ferguson
  • 1st AD / Michael Hausman
  • 1AD/2AD Combo / Peter Thorell
  • 2nd AD / Tudor Jones
  • Second 2nd AD / Rob Dickerson
2008
Musical Variety (1971-2012) Winner
Brent "Bucky" Gunts
Opening Ceremony Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games
NBC
  • Associate Director / Carol Larson
  • Associate Director / Brian Orentreich
  • Stage Manager / Steven Hollander
2008
Daytime Serials (1991-2012) Winner
Larry Carpenter
One Life To Live, "So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco's Father?"
ABC
  • Production Associate / Beth Kravitz
2008
Reality Programs Winner
Tony Croll
America's Next Top Model, "1002"
CW
  • Associate Director / John Downer
2008
Children's Programs Winner
Amy Schatz
Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now), "The Poetry Show"
HBO
2008
Commercials Winner
Peter Thwaites
Gorgeous Enterprises
2009
Honorary Life Member Recipient
Roger Ebert
2009
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award Recipient
William M. Brady
2009
Frank Capra Achievement Award Recipient
Kim Kurumada
2009
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award Recipient
Scott Berger
Exclusive Video: Meet the Feature Film Nominees

Watch the five nominees for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film Direction for the 70th DGA Awards all one stage together! Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water), Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), Martin McDonagh (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) and Jordan Peele (Get Out) discuss making their nominated films.

70th Annual DGA Awards Arrivals and Cocktail Reception Gallery

See photos from 70th Annual DGA Awards Arrivals and Cocktail reception.

DGA Awards Ceremony Gallery

See photos from 70th Annual DGA Awards Ceremony and press room. Guillermo del Toro won the Feature Film Award for The Shape of Water and ten additional category winners were announced.

70th Annual DGA Awards Nominee Breakfast Photo Gallery

See photos from 70th Annual DGA Awards Nominee Breakfast.

Meet the Nominees: Reality Programs

See photos and video from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Reality Programs.

Meet the Nominees: Commercials

See photos from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Commercials.

Meet the Nominees: Documentary

See video and photos from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Documentary filmmaking.

Meet the Nominees: Movies for Television and Mini-Series

See video and photos from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Movies for Television and Mini-Series.

Meet the Teams

The Council honored director's team members at the 15th Annual Meet the AD/UPMs of the DGA Award-Nominated Projects. See photos and hear audio from this discussion.