Press Releases

Included in this year’s list are films by Joel & Ethan Cohen, Arthur Penn, Michael Curtiz and Sam Wood among the 25 selected.

The Awards honor, encourage and bring attention to exceptional diverse Directors in film schools and select universities across the country.

DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter announced that Unit Production Managers Mary Rae Thewlis and Thomas J. Whelan will be honored for decades of DGA service and career achievement.

President Lesli Linka Glatter has made a statement upon learning of the passing of Director George Paul.

Analysis of demographic hiring trends shows stable episodic television employment at studios and streamers for female Directors and Directors of color despite reduced production. Report releases a first look at data for hiring among LGBTQ+ and disabled communities. Despite gains for television Directors, inclusive hiring for members of the directorial team remains challenging.

The program pairs mid-career Directors with well-established Director mentors.

The DGA announced today that Sesame Street joins a list of admired recipients at this year’s DGA Honors. Itwas also announced that television Director, Actor, Producer and Writer Natasha Lyonne will host the evening’s celebration.

In a display of solidarity, industry labor unions issue a joint statement in support of Teamster Casting ahead of the start of their negotiations with the AMPTP.

Director Francis Ford Coppola, Former CBS News Executive Susan Zirinsky, Broadway Stages Founder Tony Argento and CEO & President Gina Argento, and film distribution company Criterion will be honored at the DGA Honors Gala event, at the Guild's Theater in New York City on Thursday, October 17, 2024.

In a display of solidarity, industry labor unions issue a joint statement in support of The Animation Guild ahead of the start of their negotiations with the AMPTP.

In a display of solidarity, industry labor unions issue a joint statement in support of SAG-AFTRA members who work on video games following their recent decision to go on strike against gaming companies.

In a display of continued unity, a coalition of industry labor unions issued a joint statement in support of Teamsters and Hollywood Basic Crafts in their ongoing negotiations with the studios represented by the AMPTP.

Read the official statement from the DGA

DGA 30th Annual DGA Student Film Awards —Submit Your Film Today!

The Foundation is paying tribute to the esteemed DGA member and DGF officer by renaming their premier annual fundraising event in his honor.

The program was created in 2020 with the goal to support, mentor, inspire and prepare emerging African-American Directors for the unique experiences they may face in their careers.

The Directors Guild of America celebrates the start of Pride Month by recognizing the indelible contributions of its LGBTQ+ identifying members to the industry and our Guild.

Through this eight-month program, DGA members who aspire to be episodic television Directors (protégés) are matched with experienced episodic television Directors (mentors).

Click here to read the DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter's statement in support of Director Mohammad Rasoulof in his flight from unjust sentencing.

The 77th Annual DGA Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

This proposed legislation is an important first step toward enabling filmmakers to protect their intellectual property from the potential harms caused by generative AI.

Christopher Nolan Wins DGA Theatrical Feature Film Award for Oppenheimer. Winners in 10 Other Categories also Announced

President Lesli Linka Glatter has made a statement upon learning of the passing of Director Carl Weathers.

President Lesli Linka Glatter has made a statement upon learning of the passing of Director Rod Holcomb.

President Lesli Linka Glatter has made a statement upon learning of the passing of 2010 DGA Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Direction Award winner, Norman Jewison.

Awards Chair Beth McCarthy-Miller announced today that Judd Apatow will return to host the 76th Annual DGA Awards, which will take place on February 10, 2024, at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2023: Greta Gerwig (Barbie), Yorgos Lanthimos (Poor Things), Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer), Alexander Payne (The Holdovers) and Martin Scorsese (Killers of the Flower Moon). The nominees for the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film were also announced.