The ceremony opened with a special screening of
Director's Cut, a montage of film clips from the work of DGA members over the 75-year history of the Guild directed by Chuck Workman. Then DGA President Taylor Hackford welcomed the audience of 1,600 guests before turning things over to Actor/Director/Comedian Carl Reiner who hosted the ceremony for the 22nd time. Presenters included: Amy Adams (
The Fighter); DGA 75th Anniversary Chair Michael Apted; DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair and 2009 DGA Feature Film Award winner Kathryn Bigelow; Steve Buscemi (
Boardwalk Empire); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair James Cameron; Helena Bonham Carter (
The King's Speech); DGA Secretary/Treasurer Gil Cates; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Francis Ford Coppola; Claire Danes (
Temple Grandin); Leonardo DiCaprio (
Inception); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Clint Eastwood; Colin Firth (
The King’s Speech); Jenna Fischer (
The Office); Andrew Garfield (
The Social Network); DGA President Taylor Hackford; Armie Hammer (
The Social Network); Jennifer Lawrence (
Winter’s Bone); Melissa Leo (
The Fighter); Jack McGee (
The Fighter); Helen Mirren (
Red); Julia Ormond (
Temple Grandin); Jim Parsons (
The Big Bang Theory); Natalie Portman (
Black Swan); 75th Anniversary Co-Chair John Rich; Katey Sagal (
Sons of Anarchy); DGA National Vice President Steven Soderbergh; 75th Anniversary Co-Chair Steven Spielberg; Julia Stiles (
Dexter); Sofía Vergara (
Modern Family); and Mark Wahlberg (
The Fighter).