72nd DGA Award Winner Sam Mendes

72nd Annual DGA Awards

Honoring Outstanding Directorial Achievement for 2019
1995
Feature Film Winner
Ron Howard
APOLLO 13
UNIVERSAL
1995
Documentary Winner
Terry Zwigoff
CRUMB
1995
Dramatic Series Winner
Christopher Chulack
"HELL AND HIGH WATER," ER
1995
Comedy Series Winner
Gordon Hunt
"THE ALAN BRADY SHOW," MAD ABOUT YOU
1995
Movies for Television and Mini-Series (1971-2017) Winner
Mick Jackson
INDICTMENT: THE MC MARTIN TRIAL
1995
Musical Variety (1971-2012) Winner
Matthew Diamond
SOME ENCHANTED EVENING, CELEBRATING OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN
1995
Daytime Serials (1991-2012) Winner
William Ludel & Alan Pultz
"EPISODE # 8248," GENERAL HOSPITAL
1995
Commercials Winner
Robert Lieberman
  • "JEFFREY'S SECRET," HALLMARK / Unknown
  • "SISTERS ALREADY RETIRED," MERRILL LYNCH / Unknown
1996
Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Recipient
Woody Allen
1996
Honorary Life Member Recipient
Chuck Jones
1996
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award Recipient
Daniel Petrie
1996
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award Recipient
Don Lewis Barnhart
1996
Lifetime Achievement in News Direction Recipient
Max A. Schindler
1996
Lifetime Achievement in Sports Direction Recipient
Larry Kamm
Meet the Nominees: Theatrical Feature Film Symposium

See video and photos from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Theatrical Feature Film.

72nd Annual DGA Awards Arrivals and Cocktail Reception Gallery

See photos from the 72nd Annual DGA Awards Arrivals and Cocktail reception.

DGA Awards Ceremony Gallery

See photos from 72nd Annual DGA Awards ceremony and press room. Sam Mendes won the Theatrical Feature Film Award for 1917 and ten additional category winners were announced.

DGA Awards Nominee Breakfast Photo Gallery

See photos from the 72nd Annual DGA Awards Nominee Breakfast.

Meet the Nominees: Commercials

See video and 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.

Meet the Nominees: Reality Programs

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

Meet the Teams

The Council honored director's team members at the 17th Annual Meet the AD/UPMs of the DGA Award-Nominated Projects. See photos from this discussion.