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71st Annual DGA Awards Arrivals and Cocktail Reception Gallery

February 3, 2019

The 71st Annual DGA Awards Dinner took place on Saturday night, February 8, 2019. The nominees, celebrity presenters, DGA Members, industry VIPs and other guests gathered at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland in Hollywood in celebration of the outstanding directorial achievements of 2019.

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DGA Awards photos by:
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images, Byron Gamarro, Frazer Harrison/Getty Images, Shane Karns and Howard Wise

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Feature Film Award (Vice) and Dramatic Series Award (Succession, “Celebration”) nominee Adam McKay is interviewed by the press on the red carpet.
DGA President Thomas Schlamme and wife Christine Lahti.
DGA Awards show host Aisha Tyler.
DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander and wife Helena Prigal.
Comedy Series nominee Hiro Murai (Atlanta, “Teddy Perkins”).
Feature Film Award nominee Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) makes his entry onto the red carpet.
Feature Film and First-Time Feature Film Award nominee Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) chats with the press.
Documentary nominees Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RBG)
Roma’s Yalitza Aparicio.
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming nominees Nathan Fielder, Daniel Gray Longino, Sacha Baron Cohen and Dan Mazer (Who Is America?, “Episode 102”) and guest.
Comedy Series nominees Daniel Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “We’re Going to the Catskills!”) and Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “All Alone”).
DGA Lifetime Achievement in Television Direction recipient Don Mischer and family.
First-Time Feature Film Award nominee Bo Burnham and his Eighth Grade star Elsie Fisher.
Feature Film Award nominee Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) poses for the cameras.
Actor/Director Lisa Edelstein.
Dramatic Series nominee Chris Long (The Americans, “START”).
First-Time Feature Film Award nominee Carlos López Estrada (Blindspotting).
Feature Film Award nominee Peter Farrelly (Green Book) and guest.
Dramatic Series presenter Octavia Spencer.
DGA Sixth Vice President Laura Belsey and guest.
2018 Frank Capra Award recipient Dwight Williams and 2019 recipient Kathleen McGill.
DGA Past President/Diversity Award presenter Paris Barclay.
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials nominee Glenn Weiss (The 72nd Annual Tony Awards) and guest.
Dramatic Series nominee Daina Reid (The Handmaid’s Tale, “Holly”) and guest.
Reality Programs nominee Eytan Keller (Iron Chef Gauntlet, “Episode 201”).
First-Time Feature Film Award nominee Boots Riley (Sorry To Bother You) and guests.
DGA Past President Taylor Hackford and wife Helen Mirren.
Franklin Schaffner Achievement Award recipient Mimi “Marian” Deaton and presenter Stan Lathan.
Reality Programs nominee Bertram van Munster (The Amazing Race, “It’s Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure”).
DGA Associate National Executive Director G. Bryan Unger and Women’s Steering Committee Co-Chair Mary Lou Belli.
Awards host Aisha Tyler greets Feature Film Award nominee Adam McKay.
Eastern AD/SM/PA Council Chair Glenna Meeks.
Documentary Award nominees Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (Free Solo).
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials nominee Tim Mancinelli (The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018).
DGA Commercials Award nominee Fredrik Bond (Harmony, Virgin TV; Take Them All On, BT Sport; The Big Win, Confused.com) and friends.
Documentary Award nominee RaMell Ross (Hale County This Morning, This Evening) and guests.
Presenters Keri Russell, Ron Howard and Matthew Rhys have a chat on the red carpet.
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming nominee Don Roy King (Saturday Night Live, “Adam Driver; Kanye West”).
First-Time Feature Film Award nominee Matthew Heineman (A Private War).
Dramatic Series nominee Jason Bateman (Ozark, “Reparations”) and guest Amanda Anka.
Movies for Television and Limited Series Award presenter Sarah Paulson.
Children’s Programs nominee Bo Welch (A Series of Unfortunate Events, “The Ersatz Elevator: Part One”) and guest Catherine O’Hara.
Movies for Television and Limited Series Award nominee Ben Stiller (Escape at Dannemora) indulges a guest with a selfie.
Children’s Programs nominee Barry Sonnenfeld (A Series of Unfortunate Events, “The Vile Village: Part One”).
DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander and Directors Guild Foundation Chair Donald Petrie.
Children’s Programs nominee Jack Jameson (Sesame Street, “When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special”).
DGA Awards guest Keesha Sharp.
Children’s Programs nominee Greg Mottola (The Dangerous Book for Boys, “How to Walk on the Moon”).
Children’s Programs presenter Tony Hale.
Children’s Programs nominee Allan Arkush (A Series of Unfortunate Events, “The Hostile Hospital: Part One”).
DGA Associate National Board Member Alan B. Curtiss.
Variety/Talk/News/Sports awards presenter Constance Wu.
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming nominee Paul G. Casey (Real Time with Bill Maher, “#1633”).
DGA Commercials Award presenter Dennis Haysbert.
Movies for Television and Limited Series nominee David Leveaux (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert).
Movies for Television and Limited Series Award nominee Jean-Marc Vallée (Sharp Objects).
DGA Feature Film nomination presenter Laura Harrier from BlacKkKlansman.
Members of the DGA Women’s Steering Committee have fun on the red carpet.
DGA Awards guest Patrick Duffy.
DGA members, Award nominees and guests enjoy the cocktail reception before the ceremony.
DGA Assistant Secretary Treasurer Scott Berger and Maura Berger.
DGA Latino Committee member A.P. Gonzalez and Committee Co-Chair Alejandro Treviño
DGA Diversity Taskforce Co-Chair Bethany Rooney and Women’s Steering Committee Co-Chair Mary Lou Belli.
DGA members, Award nominees and guests make their way into the Ray Dolby Ballroom before the ceremony.
Documentary Award nominee Julie Cohen chats with DGA Special Projects Committee Chair Jeremy Kagan.
DGA Senior Advisor Jay D. Roth chats with SAG-AFTRA Senior Advisor John McGuire.
FX Networks is well represented with actors Matthew Rhys, Sarah Paulson, Director Chris Long, CEO John Landgraf, and actors Keri Russell and Brian Tyree Henry.
Christopher Mason, Lisa Edelstein, Lou Diamond Phillips and DGA Past President Paris Barclay.
DGA Sixth Vice President Laura Belsey, First Vice President Betty Thomas and Board Member Kimberly Pierce.
DGA Feature Film nomination presenter Topher Grace.
DGA Diversity Taskforce Co-Chair Todd Holland and National Executive Director Russell Hollander.
Presenter Dolores Huerta, Helen Mirren and DGA Past President Taylor Hackford.
Nominee Sacha Baron Cohen greets presenters Quincy Jones and Ron Howard.
DGA PAC Co-Chair Carl Weathers chats with nominee Ben Stiller.
Presenter Sarah Paulson and Director John Singleton find their table.
Actor/Director Lisa Edelstein poses for a photo with DGA Awards show host Aisha Tyler.
Feature Film nominee Peter Farrelly and Dramatic Series presenter Octavia Spencer.
2013 Schaffner Award recipient Dency Nelson drops by to visit DGA Lifetime Achievement Award in Television recipient Don Mischer and his family.
DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander greets legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta.
DGA Fourth Vice President Ron Howard and First Vice President Betty Thomas.
Director John Singleton with presenters Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys and Dennis Haysbert.
DGA President Thomas Schlamme chats with Fourth Vice President Ron Howard.
DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander with Frank Capra Award recipients Liz Ryan (2008), Stephen Glanzrock (2004), Marie Cantin (2017), Cleve Landsberg (2010) and Kathleen McGill (2018).
Director Nandi Bowe and DGA Diversity Taskforce Co-Chair Bethany Rooney.
2017 DGA Feature Film Award-winner Guillermo del Toro and 2018 nominee Alfonso Cuarón.
Feature Film Award Nominee Spike Lee and presenter Dolores Huerta.
Presenters Linda Cardellini and Sarah Paulson have a laugh.
DGA Associate Board Member Louis Guerra and Eastern AD/UPM Council Alternate Thomas Whelan chat with National Executive Director Russell Hollander.
DGA PAC Co-Chair Carl Weathers chats with DGA Senior Advisor Jay D. Roth
Roma’s Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira are ready for the ceremony to begin.
Feature Film Award nominee Alfonso Cuarón chats with DGA Fourth Vice President Ron Howard.
DGA Lifetime Achievement in Television Award presenter Quincy Jones checks out the program before the start of the show.
DGA President Thomas Schlamme welcomes everyone to the 71st Annual DGA Awards.

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