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71st Annual DGA Awards Ceremony Gallery

February 3, 2019

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2018 were announced on Saturday, February 2, during the 71st Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Hollywood & Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood. Aisha Tyler hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,500 guests. Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Mahershala Ali, Yalitza Aparicio, Christian Bale, Paris Barclay, Linda Cardellini, Marina de Tavira, Guillermo del Toro, Topher Grace, Tony Hale, Laura Harrier, Dennis Haysbert, Brian Tyree Henry, Ron Howard, Dolores Huerta, Quincy Jones, Stan Lathan, Viggo Mortensen, Sarah Paulson, Jordan Peele, Todd Phillips, Matthew Rhys, Keri Russell, Octavia Spencer, John David Washington, and Constance Wu.

DGA Awards Ceremony:
  • Directed by: Marty Pasetta, Jr.
  • Associate Director: Vanessa Rose Ioppolo
  • Stage Managers: Tyler Bearde, Jerri Churchill, Spencer Emmons, Joseph McCarthy and Liz Gonzales Van Hanswyk

Pictures

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

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President Thomas Schlamme welcomes the audience to the 71st Annual DGA Awards .
DGA President Thomas Schlamme speaks about the Guild’s recent accomplishments before turning the show over to Awards show host, Aisha Tyler.
DGA Awards host Aisha Tyler takes the stage.
Actor/Comedian/Director Aisha Tyler entertains the audience with her opening monologue.
Actor Tony Hale presents the first award of the evening, the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs.
and the winner is ... Jack Jameson for Sesame Street, “When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special”
Director Jack Jameson thanks the DGA for honoring his work.
DGA Children’s Programs Award winner Jack Jameson (right) in the press room with presenter Tony Hale.
Roma’s Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira take the stage to present the DGA Feature Film Award nomination medallion to Director Alfonso Cuarón.
Roma’s Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira speak about working with Director Alfonso Cuarón.
Director Alfonso Cuarón speaks about his work on the feature, Roma.
Director Alfonso Cuarón in the press room with his DGA Award nomination medallion and his Roma cast members Marina de Tavira and Yalitza Aparicio.
Actor Constance Wu presents the Variety/Talk/News/Sports Regularly Scheduled Programs and the Variety/Talk/News/Sports Specials Awards.
Don Roy King wins the Variety/Talk/News/Sports Regularly Scheduled Programs Award for for Saturday Night Live, “Adam Driver; Kanye West.”
Louis J. Horvitz wins the Variety/Talk/News/Sports Specials Award for his work on The 60th Grammy Awards.
Variety/Talk/News/Sports Specials Award-winner Louis J. Horvitz gives a nod to the contributions of members of his DGA Team on The 60th Grammy Awards.
DGA Variety/Talk/News/Sports Specials Award winner Louis J. Horvitz in the press room with presenter Constance Wu.
Director Ron Howard is pleased to present the Frank Capra Award to his friend and frequent collaborator, UPM Kathleen McGill.
2019 Capra Award recipient Kathleen McGill thanks the Guild for honoring her contributions.
2019 Capra Award recipient Kathleen McGill in the press room with presenter Ron Howard.
Director Todd Phillips recalls working with Bradley Cooper when he was an actor on The Hangover, long before Cooper took on the task of directing A Star Is Born, which Phillips produced.
Director Bradley Cooper thanks the Guild for his DGA Feature Film Award nomination medallion for A Star Is Born.
Director Bradley Cooper in the press room with his DGA Feature Film Award nomination medallion presenter Todd Phillips.
Actor Brian Tyree Henry presents the Reality Programs Award.
and the winner is ... Russell Norman for The Final Table“Japan.”
Reality Programs winner Russell Norman is joined onstage by members of his directing team on The Final Table.
DGA Reality Programs Award winner Russell Norman in the press room with presenter Brian Tyree Henry.
Actors Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys present the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series.
and the winner is... Bill Hader for Barry “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”.
Director Bill Hader is blown away by his DGA Comedy Series Award win for his pilot episode of Barry.
Director Bill Hader is joined onstage by members of his directing team for Barry.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series winner Bill Hader in the press room with presenters Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.
DGA Past President Paris Barclay speaks about how FX Networks worked to improve their record of hiring a diverse group of directors for their productions.
FX Networks CEO John Landgraf accepts the DGA Divesity Award on behalf of his network.
FX Networks CEO John Landgraf, who accepted the DGA Diversity Award on behalf of his company, in the press room with presenter, DGA Past President Paris Barclay.
Vice’s star Christian Bale speaks about working with Director Adam McKay.
Director Adam McKay accepts his Feature Film Award nomination medallion from his Vice actor Christian Bale.
Director Adam McKay thanks the Guild for recognizing his feature Vice.
Director Adam McKay with DGA Award nomination medallion and his Vice actor Christian Bale in the press room.
Director Stan Lathan speaks about Schaffner Award recipient Mimi “Marian” Deaton .
2019 Frank Schaffner Achievement Award recipient Mimi “Marian” Deaton is honored by the recognition from her Guild.
2019 Frank Schaffner Achievement Award recipient Mimi “Marian” Deaton with presenter Stan Lathan in the press room.
Actor Dennis Haysbert informs the audience that the DGA Commercials Award presentation is in “good hands”.
and the winner is ... Spike Jonze for his Apple Homepod commercial, Welcome Home.
DGA Commercial Award-winner Spike Jonze is joined onstage by his Apple Homepod commercial, Welcome Home team members.
DGA Commercial Award-winner Spike Jonze (right) in the press room with presenter Dennis Haysbert.
2017 winner Jordan Peele returns to present the First-Time Feature Director Award.
and the winner is ... Bo Burnham for Eighth Grade.
DGA First Time Feature Award-winner Bo Burnham is overwhelmed by the honor.
DGA First-Time Feature Director Award-winner Bo Burnham in the press room with presenter Jordan Peele.
DGA President Thomas Schlamme invites legendary labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta to the stage to present the DGA Documentary Award.
Labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta speaks of the need for good documentary films.
and the winner is ... Tim Wardle for Three Identical Strangers.
DGA Documentary Award-winner Tim Wardle thanks the Guild for honoring his film, Three Identical Strangers.
DGA Documentary Award-winner Tim Wardle (right) in the press room with his presenter, Dolores Huerta.
BlacKkKlansmanactors Topher Grace, Laura Harrier and John David Washington recall interesting facts from working with Director Spike Lee on the film.
BlacKkKlansmanDirector Spike Lee thanks the DGA for recognizing his film with a feature film award nomination and stirs in a history lesson.
BlacKkKlansmanDirector Spike Lee in the press room with his DGA Feature Film Award nomination medallion and his actors/presenters Topher Grace, Laura Harrier and John David Washington.
Actor Sarah Paulson announces the winner of the Movies for Television and Limited Series Award.
and the winner is ... Director Ben Stiller for Escape at Dannemora.
DGA Movies for Television and Limited Series Award-winner Ben Stiller recalls how being a director is the culmination of a long held dream.
Escape at Dannemora Director Ben Stiller acknowledges the work of his DGA team.
DGA Movies for Television and Limited Series Award winner Ben Stiller celebrates in the press room with presenter Sarah Paulson.
Green Book actors Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini and Viggo Mortensen speak about Director Peter Farrelly.
Green Book Director Peter Farrelly recalls his long journey of learning on the job as a filmmaker.
Director Peter Farrelly celebrates his DGA Award nomination in the press room with his actors Green Book Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini and Viggo Mortensen.
Legendary musician and producer Quincy Jones takes the stage to present the DGA Lifetime Achievement in Television Award to the equally legendary Director Don Mischer.
DGA Lifetime Achievement in Television Award recipient Don Mischer receives a standing ovation from the audience in the Ray Dolby Ballroom.
DGA Lifetime Achievement in Television Award recipient Don Mischer thanks the Guild for the acknowledgement and recalls when the road was not as smooth as he would have preferred.
The audience gets a glimpse of a pressure moment from Mischer’s broadcast for the Olympics.
DGA Lifetime Achievement in Television Award recipient Don Mischer (right) in the press room with his friend and presenter Quincy Jones.
Actor Octavia Spencer presents the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series.
and the winner is... Adam McKay for Succession, “Celebration.”
Director Adam McKay gives his acceptance speech.
2017 DGA Feature Film Award-winner Guillermo del Toro announces the winner for 2018.
and the winner is ... Director Alfonso Cuarón for Roma.
Roma Director Alfonso Cuarón makes his way to the stage.
Roma Director Alfonso Cuarón thanks the Guild for honoring a feature film of his for the second time.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film winner Alfonso Cuarón (right) with presenter Guillermo del Toro.
Roma Director Alfonso Cuarón is joined in the press room by members of his directing team.
DGA President Thomas Schlamme, presenter and 2017 winner Guillermo del Toro, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award-winner Alfonso Cuarón and DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander.
Director Alfonso Cuarón celebrates his DGA Award win with his Roma cast member Marina de Tavira.

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