The 65th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in

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s, documentary and

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in 2012, were presented on February 2, 2013 at the

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. The ceremony was hosted by

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for the second time. The nominees for the feature film category were announced on January 8, 2013, the nominations for the television and commercial categories were announced on January 9, 2013, and the nominees for documentary directing were announced on January 14, 2013.

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Commercials

Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film

Miloš Forman Jan Tomáš "Miloš" Forman (; ; 18 February 1932 – 13 April 2018) was a Czech and American film director, screenwriter, actor, and professor who rose to fame in his native Czechoslovakia before emigrating to the United States in 1968. Forman ...

Lifetime Achievement in News Direction

* Eric Shapiro

Frank Capra Achievement Award The Frank Capra Achievement Award is an American film award established by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) honoring assistant directors and unit production managers for career achievement and service to the DGA. Named after the American direct ...

* Susan Zwerman

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Michael Apted Michael David Apted, (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was a British television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the '' Up'' documentary series (1964–2019). He later directed '' Coal Miner's ...

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

* Dency Nelson

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Directors Guild of America Awards, 65 Directors Guild of America Awards 2012 film awards 2012 television awards

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