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. The first DGA Award was an "Honorary Life Member" award issued in 1938 to

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Winners – Motion Picture

Lifetime Achievement Award

(formerly the D. W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award) * 1953:

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most co ...

* 1954:

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and w ...

* 1955: No award * 1956: Henry King * 1957:

King Vidor King Wallis Vidor ( ; February 8, 1894 – November 1, 1982) was an American film director, film producer, and screenwriter whose 67-year film-making career successfully spanned the silent and sound eras. His works are distinguished by a vivid, ...

* 1958: No award * 1959:

Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind Frank Capra filmography#Films that won Academy Award ...

* 1960:

George Stevens George Cooper Stevens (December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for ''A Place in the Sun (1951 film), A Place in the Sun'' (1951) ...

* 1961:

Frank Borzage Frank Borzage ( né Borzaga; April 23, 1894 – June 19, 1962) was an American film director and actor. He was the first person to win the Academy Awards, Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director for his film ''7th Heaven ...

* 1962–1965: No award * 1966:

William Wyler William Wyler (; born Willi Wyler (); July 1, 1902 – July 27, 1981) was a German-born American film director and producer. Known for his work in numerous genres over five decades, he received numerous awards and accolades, including three Aca ...

* 1967: No award * 1968:

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...

* 1969: No award * 1970:

Fred Zinnemann Alfred Zinnemann (April 29, 1907 – March 14, 1997) was an American film director and producer. He won four Academy Awards for directing and producing films in various genres, including thriller film, thrillers, western (genre), westerns, film ...

* 1971–1972: No award * 1973: William A. Wellman and

David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter, and editor, widely considered one of the most important figures of Cinema of the United Kingdom, British cinema. He directed the large-scale epi ...

* 1974–1980: No award * 1981:

George Cukor George Dewey Cukor ( ; July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director and film producer, producer. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO Pictures, RKO when David O. Selzn ...

* 1982:

Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Zachary Mamoulian (October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an Armenian-American film and theater director. Mamoulian's oeuvre includes sixteen films (four of which are Musical film, musicals) and seventeen Broadway theatre, Broadw ...

* 1983:

John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. He rec ...

* 1984:

Orson Welles George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American director, actor, writer, producer, and magician who is remembered for his innovative work in film, radio, and theatre. He is among the greatest and most influential film ...

* 1985:

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an American filmmaker and screenwriter. His career in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and ver ...

* 1986:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. A four-time Academy Award winner, he is best known for his witty and literate dialogue and his preference for voice-over ...

* 1987:

Elia Kazan Elias Kazantzoglou (, ; September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), known as Elia Kazan ( ), was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one of the most honored and inf ...

* 1988:

Robert Wise Robert Earl Wise (September 10, 1914 – September 14, 2005) was an American filmmaker. He won the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for his musical films ''West Side Story'' (1961) and ''The Sound of Music'' (1965). He was als ...

* 1989: No award * 1990:

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film and theatre director and screenwriter. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential film directors of all time, his films have been described as "profoun ...

* 1991: No award * 1992:

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker who List of works by Akira Kurosawa, directed 30 feature films in a career spanning six decades. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in the History of film, history of cinema ...

* 1993:

Sidney Lumet Sidney Arthur Lumet ( ; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York City, New York dramas w ...

* 1994:

Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer, producer. He is considered an enduring figure from the New Hollywood era, known for directing subversive and sat ...

* 1995:

James Ivory James Francis Ivory (born Richard Jerome Hazen June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He was a principal in Merchant Ivory Productions along with Indian film producer Ismail Merchant (his domestic and professio ...

* 1996:

Woody Allen Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Allen has received many List of awards and nominations received by Woody Allen, accolade ...

* 1997:

Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American filmmaker and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, Stanley Kubrick filmography, his films were nearly all adaptations of novels or sho ...

* 1998:

Francis Ford Coppola Francis Ford Coppola ( ; born April 7, 1939) is an American filmmaker. He is considered one of the leading figures of the New Hollywood and one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. List of awards and nominations received by Francis Ford Coppo ...

* 1999: No award * 2000:

Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg ( ; born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, Spielberg is widely regarded as one of the greatest film directors of all time and is ...

* 2001: No award * 2002:

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Martin Scorsese, many accolades, including an Academ ...

* 2003: No award * 2004:

Mike Nichols Mike Nichols (born Igor Mikhail Peschkowsky; November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014) was an American film and theatre director and comedian. He worked across a range of genres and had an aptitude for getting the best out of actors regardless of ...

* 2005: No award * 2006:

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western (genre), Western TV series ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'', Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as the "Ma ...

* 2007–2009: No award * 2010:

Norman Jewison Norman Frederick Jewison (July 21, 1926 – January 20, 2024) was a Canadian filmmaker. He was known for directing films which addressed topical Social issue, social and political issues, often making controversial or complicated subjects acces ...

* 2011:

Alice Guy-Blaché Alice Ida Antoinette Guy-Blaché ( Guy; ; 1 July 1873 – 24 March 1968) was a French pioneer film director. She was one of the first filmmakers to make a Narrative film, narrative fiction film, as well as the first woman to direct a film. From ...

* 2012:

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

* 2013–2015: No award * 2016:

Ridley Scott Sir Ridley Scott (born 30 November 1937) is an English film director and producer. He directs films in the Science fiction film, science fiction, Crime film, crime, and historical drama, historical epic genres, with an atmospheric and highly co ...

* 2017–2020: No award * 2021:

Spike Lee Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20, 1957) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and author. His work has continually explored race relations, issues within the black community, the role of media in contemporary ...

* 2022–2023: No award * 2024:

Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. His films are known for their emotional charge and exploration of repressed, hidden emotions. During his career, he has received international critical and popular acclaim and List o ...

Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film

* 1948:

– ''

A Letter to Three Wives ''A Letter to Three Wives'' is a 1949 American romantic drama directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Jeanne Crain, Linda Darnell and Ann Sothern. The film was adapted by Vera Caspary and written for the screen by Mankiewicz from ''A Le ...

'' ¿ * 1949:

Robert Rossen Robert Rossen (March 16, 1908 – February 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter, film director, and producer whose film career spanned almost three decades. His 1949 film '' All the King's Men'' won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor and B ...

– ''

All the King's Men ''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U. ...

'' ¿ ** * 1950:

– ''

All About Eve ''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story (and subsequent 1949 radio drama) "The Wisdom of E ...

'' † ** * 1951:

– '' A Place in the Sun'' † * 1952:

– ''

The Quiet Man ''The Quiet Man'' is a 1952 American romantic comedy drama film directed and produced by John Ford, and starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, Barry Fitzgerald, Arthur Shields and Ward Bond. The screenplay by Frank S. Nugent ...

'' † * 1953:

– ''

From Here to Eternity ''From Here to Eternity'' is a 1953 American romantic Drama (film and television)#War drama, war drama film directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 From Here to Eternity (novel), novel of the same name by J ...

'' † ** * 1954:

– ''

On the Waterfront ''On the Waterfront'' is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando, and features Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning and Eva Marie Saint in her film de ...

'' † ** * 1955:

Delbert Mann Delbert Martin Mann Jr. (January 30, 1920 – November 11, 2007) was an American television and film director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for the film '' Marty'' (1955), adapted from a 1953 teleplay which he had also directed. ...

– '' Marty'' † ** * 1956:

– ''

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'' † * 1957:

– ''

The Bridge on the River Kwai ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' is a 1957 epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the novel ''The Bridge over the River Kwai'', written by Pierre Boulle. Boulle's novel and the film's screenplay are almost entirely fictional but u ...

'' † ** * 1958:

Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli (; born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American Theatre director, stage director and film director. From a career spanning over half a century, he is best known for his sophisticated innovat ...

– '' Gigi'' † ** * 1959:

– ''

Ben-Hur Ben-Hur or Ben Hur may refer to: Fiction *'' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'', an 1880 novel by American general and author Lew Wallace ** ''Ben-Hur'' (play), a play that debuted on Broadway in 1899 ** ''Ben Hur'' (1907 film), a one-reel silent ...

'' † ** * 1960:

– ''

The Apartment ''The Apartment'' is a 1960 American romantic comedy-drama film directed and produced by Billy Wilder from a screenplay he co-wrote with I. A. L. Diamond. It stars Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and Fred MacMurray, with Ray Walston and Edie ...

'' † ** * 1961:

– ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

'' † ** * 1962:

– ''

Lawrence of Arabia Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British Army officer, archaeologist, diplomat and writer known for his role during the Arab Revolt and Sinai and Palestine campaign against the Ottoman Empire in the First W ...

'' † ** * 1963:

Tony Richardson Cecil Antonio Richardson (5 June 1928 – 14 November 1991) was an English theatre and film director, producer and screenwriter, whose career spanned five decades. He was identified with the "angry young men" group of British directors and play ...

– ''

Tom Jones Tom Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer *Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist *''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in 1 ...

'' † ** * 1964:

– ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...

'' † ** * 1965:

– ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. ...

'' † ** * 1966:

– '' A Man for All Seasons'' † ** * 1967:

– ''

The Graduate ''The Graduate'' is a 1967 American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novella by Charles Webb. It stars Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddoc ...

'' † * 1968:

Anthony Harvey Anthony Harvey (3 June 1930 – 23 November 2017) was an English filmmaker who began his career as a teenage actor, was a film editor in the 1950s, and moved into directing in the mid-1960s. Harvey had fifteen film credits as an editor, and he ...

– ''

The Lion in Winter ''The Lion in Winter'' is a 1966 play by James Goldman, depicting the personal and political conflicts of Henry II of England, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their children and their guests during Christmas 1183. It premiered on Broadway at the ...

'' ‡ * 1969:

John Schlesinger John Richard Schlesinger ( ; 16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film and stage director, and actor. He emerged in the early 1960s as a leading light of the British New Wave, before embarking on a successful career in Hollywood ...

– ''

Midnight Cowboy ''Midnight Cowboy'' is a 1969 American drama film directed by John Schlesinger, adapted by Waldo Salt from the 1965 novel by James Leo Herlihy. The film stars Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight, with supporting roles played by Sylvia Miles, J ...

'' † ** * 1970:

Franklin Schaffner Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920July 2, 1989) was an American film, television, and stage director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for '' Patton'' (1970), and is known for the films ''Planet of the Apes'' (1968), '' Nicholas and ...

– '' Patton'' † ** * 1971:

William Friedkin William David Friedkin (; August 29, 1935 – August 7, 2023) was an American film, television and opera director, producer, and screenwriter who was closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in doc ...

– '' The French Connection'' † ** * 1972:

– ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American Epic film, epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling The Godfather (novel), 1969 novel. The film stars an ensemble cast inc ...

'' ‡ ** * 1973:

George Roy Hill George Roy Hill (December 20, 1921 – December 27, 2002) was an American actor and film director. His films include ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969) and ''The Sting'' (1973), both starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford; both fil ...

– ''

The Sting ''The Sting'' is a 1973 American caper film. Set in 1936, it involves a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss ( Robert Shaw). The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had dir ...

'' † ** * 1974:

– ''

The Godfather Part II ''The Godfather Part II'' is a 1974 American epic film, epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, loosely based on the 1969 novel ''The Godfather (novel), The Godfather'' by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Cop ...

'' † ** * 1975:

– ''

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to: * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (play), a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas * ''One Flew Over the ...

'' † ** * 1976:

John G. Avildsen John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is best known for directing ''Rocky'' (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director. He is also renowned for directing the first three f ...

– ''

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American independent film, independent sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the Rocky (film series), ''Rocky'' franchise and also star ...

'' † ** * 1977:

– ''

Annie Hall ''Annie Hall'' is a 1977 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay written by Allen and Marshall Brickman, and produced by Allen's manager, Charles H. Joffe. The film stars Allen as Alvy Singer ...

'' † ** * 1978:

Michael Cimino Michael Antonio Cimino ( , ; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American filmmaker. He achieved fame as the director of ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), which won five Academy Awards, including Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture and ...

– ''

The Deer Hunter ''The Deer Hunter'' is a 1978 American epic war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American steelworkers whose lives are upended by fighting in the Vietnam War. The soldiers are played by Robert De Niro ...

'' † ** * 1979:

Robert Benton Robert Douglas Benton (September 29, 1932 – May 11, 2025) was an American film director and screenwriter. He, along with his co-writer David Newman, was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the 1967 film '' Bonnie and Clyd ...

– ''

Kramer vs. Kramer ''Kramer vs. Kramer'' is a 1979 American legal drama film written and directed by Robert Benton, based on Avery Corman's 1977 novel. The film stars Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Justin Henry and Jane Alexander. It tells the story of a couple ...

'' † ** * 1980:

Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and two Golden Globe Awards, as well as the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994, the ...

– ''

Ordinary People ''Ordinary People'' is a 1980 American Tragedy, tragedy film directed by Robert Redford in his List of directorial debuts, feature directorial debut. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent is based on the Ordinary People (Guest novel), 1976 novel by ...

'' † ** * 1981:

Warren Beatty Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. His career has spanned over six decades, and he has received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. He also received the Irving G. Thalberg Memor ...

– ''

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * ''Reds'' (film), a 1981 American film starring and directed by Warren Beatty * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists duri ...

'' † * 1982:

Richard Attenborough Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (; 29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and Film producer, producer. Attenborough was the president of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Acade ...

– ''

Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British ...

'' † ** * 1983:

James L. Brooks James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Taxi'', and ''The Simpsons'' and directed the films '' Terms of ...

– ''

Terms of Endearment ''Terms of Endearment'' is a 1983 American family tragicomedy film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel. It stars Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Jeff D ...

'' † ** * 1984:

– ''

Amadeus Amadeus may refer to: People and fictional characters * Amadeus (name) Amadeus is a theophoric name, theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ' – the Imperative mood, imperative of the word ' ("to love") – and ' ("god"). As a Compou ...

'' † ** * 1985:

– ''

The Color Purple ''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker that won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born ) is an American filmmaker. Stone is an acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War and American politics to musical film, musical Biographical film, biopics and Crime film, crime dramas. He has ...

– ''

Platoon A platoon is a Military organization, military unit typically composed of two to four squads, Section (military unit), sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the Military branch, branch, but a platoon can ...

'' † ** * 1987:

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci ( ; ; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved inte ...

– ''

The Last Emperor ''The Last Emperor'' () is a 1987 epic biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China. It is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Peploe, which was adapted from Puyi's 1964 auto ...

'' † ** * 1988:

Barry Levinson Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for '' Rain Man'' (1988). His other best-known works are ''Diner'' (1982), '' The Natural'' (1984 ...

– ''

Rain Man ''Rain Man'' is a 1988 American road movie, road comedy-Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Barry Levinson and written by Barry Morrow and Ronald Bass. It tells the story of abrasive and selfish wikt:wheeler-dealer, wheeler-dea ...

'' † ** * 1989:

Oliver Stone William Oliver Stone (born ) is an American filmmaker. Stone is an acclaimed director, tackling subjects ranging from the Vietnam War and American politics to musical film, musical Biographical film, biopics and Crime film, crime dramas. He has ...

– ''

Born on the Fourth of July ''Born on the Fourth of July'', published in 1976, is the best-selling autobiography by Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line ...

'' † * 1990:

Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Kevin Costner, various accolades, including two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and a Primeti ...

– '' Dances with Wolves'' † ** * 1991:

Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, whose career directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. He was an ...

– '' The Silence of the Lambs'' † ** * 1992:

– ''

Unforgiven ''Unforgiven'' is a 1992 American revisionist Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by David Webb Peoples. It stars Eastwood as William Munny, an aging outlaw and killer who takes on one more job years after ...

'' † ** * 1993:

– ''

Schindler's List ''Schindler's List'' is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the historical novel '' Schindler's Ark'' (1982) by Thomas Keneally. The film follows ...

'' † ** * 1994:

Robert Zemeckis Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker known for directing and producing a range of successful and influential movies, often blending cutting-edge visual effects with storytelling. He has received several accolades incl ...

– ''

Forrest Gump ''Forrest Gump'' is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. An adaptation of the Forrest Gump (novel), 1986 novel by Winston Groom, the screenplay of the film is written by Eric Roth. It stars Tom Hanks in the title rol ...

'' † ** * 1995:

Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American filmmaker and actor. Howard started his career as a child actor before transitioning to directing films. Over his six-decade career, Howard has received List of awards and nominations r ...

– ''

Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo program, Apollo space program and would have been the third Moon landing. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the landing was abort ...

'' § * 1996:

Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright, and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He directed ''Truly, Madly, Deeply (film), ...

– ''

The English Patient ''The English Patient'' is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book follows four dissimilar people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian Campaign (World War II), Italian Campaign of the Second World War. The four main charact ...

'' † ** * 1997:

James Cameron James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker, who resides in New Zealand. He is a major figure in the post-New Hollywood era and often uses novel technologies with a Classical Hollywood cinema, classical filmmaking styl ...

– ''

Titanic RMS ''Titanic'' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers a ...

'' † ** * 1998:

– ''

Saving Private Ryan ''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set in 1944 in Normandy, France, during World War II, it follows a group of soldiers, led by Captain John Miller ( Tom Hanks) ...

'' † * 1999:

Sam Mendes Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes (born 1 August 1965) is a British film and stage director, producer, and screenwriter. In 2000, Mendes was appointed a CBE for his services to drama, and he was Knight Bachelor, knighted in the 2020 New Year Honours ...

– '' American Beauty'' † ** * 2000:

– ''

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 epic romantic drama wuxia martial arts film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung. The film stars Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Z ...

'' ‡ * 2001:

– '' A Beautiful Mind'' † ** * 2002:

Rob Marshall Robert Doyle Marshall Jr.http://www.alumni.cmu.edu/s/1410/images/editor_documents/alumnirelations/getinvolved/alumniawards/all_honorees_2018june1.pdf (born October 17, 1960) is an American film and theater director, producer, and choreographer. ...

– ''

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

'' ‡ ** * 2003:

Peter Jackson Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001–2003) and the ''Hobbit'' trilogy (2012–2014), both of which ar ...

– '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' † ** * 2004:

– ''

Million Dollar Baby ''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay by Paul Haggis. It is based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner' ...

'' † ** * 2005:

– ''

Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from Brokeback Mountain (short story), the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx, the screenplay ...

'' † * 2006:

– ''

The Departed ''The Departed'' is a 2006 crime film, crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both an English-language remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film ''Infernal Affairs'' and also loosely based on the real-lif ...

'' † ** * 2007:

Joel and Ethan Coen Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, together known as the Coen brothers (), are an American filmmaking duo. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Among their most acclaimed works are '' Blood Simple'' (198 ...

– ''

No Country for Old Men ''No Country for Old Men'' is a 2007 American neo-Western crime thriller film written, directed, produced and edited by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's 2005 novel. Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, and Josh Brolin ...

'' † ** * 2008:

Danny Boyle Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Shallow Grave (1994 film), Shallow Grave'' (1994), ''Trainspotting (film), Trainspotting'' (1996) and its sequel ''T2 Tra ...

– ''

Slumdog Millionaire ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel '' Q & A'' (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel ...

'' † ** * 2009:

Kathryn Bigelow Kathryn Ann Bigelow (; born November 27, 1951) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award. ''Time'' magazine named her one of the 100 most i ...

– ''

The Hurt Locker ''The Hurt Locker'' is a 2008 American war action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Christian Camargo, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse, and Guy Pearce. T ...

'' † ** * 2010:

Tom Hooper Thomas George Hooper (born 5 October 1972)''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005''. 5d: 2485. is a British-Australian filmmaker. Known for his work in film and television he has received numerous accolades includ ...

– ''

The King's Speech ''The King's Speech'' is a 2010 historical drama film directed by Tom Hooper and written by David Seidler. Colin Firth plays the future King George VI who, to cope with a stammer, sees Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language ther ...

'' † ** * 2011:

Michel Hazanavicius Michel Hazanavicius ( ; born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer. He is best known for his 2011 film, ''The Artist (film), The Artist'', which won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 84th Academy Aw ...

– '' The Artist'' † ** * 2012:

Ben Affleck Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and three Golden Globes. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educatio ...

– ''

Argo In Greek mythology, the ''Argo'' ( ; ) was the ship of Jason and the Argonauts. The ship was built with divine aid, and some ancient sources describe her as the first ship to sail the seas. The ''Argo'' carried the Argonauts on their quest fo ...

'' § ** * 2013:

Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( ; ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. List of awards and nominations received by Alfonso Cuarón, His accolades include four Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and seven BAFTA Awards. Cuarón made h ...

– ''

Gravity In physics, gravity (), also known as gravitation or a gravitational interaction, is a fundamental interaction, a mutual attraction between all massive particles. On Earth, gravity takes a slightly different meaning: the observed force b ...

'' † * 2014:

Alejandro G. Iñárritu Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander ( Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Russ ...

– '' Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' † ** * 2015:

– '' The Revenant'' † * 2016:

Damien Chazelle Damien Sayre Chazelle (; born January 19, 1985) is an American filmmaker. He directed the psychological drama ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' (2014), the musical romance ''La La Land'' (2016), the biographical drama ''First Man (film), First ...

– ''

La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who meet and fall in love while pursuing ...

'' † * 2017:

Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro Gómez (; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, Gothic fiction, gothicism and horror fiction, horror often blending the genres ...

– ''

The Shape of Water ''The Shape of Water'' is a 2017 period romantic dark fantasy film directed and produced by Guillermo del Toro, who co-wrote the screenplay with Vanessa Taylor. It stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Micha ...

'' † ** * 2018:

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Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: People, characters, figures, names * Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. * Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun * Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...

'' † * 2019:

— ''

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

'' ‡ * 2020:

Chloe Zhao Chloe (; ), also spelled Chloë, Chlöe, or Chloé, is a feminine name meaning "blooming" or "fertility" in Greek. The name ultimately derives, through Greek, from the Proto-Indo-European root , which relates to the colors yellow and green. Th ...

— ''

Nomadland ''Nomadland'' is a 2020 American drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Chloé Zhao. Based on the 2017 nonfiction book '' Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century'' by Jessica Bruder, it stars Frances McDormand a ...

'' † ** * 2021:

Jane Campion Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films ''The Piano'' (1993) and ''The Power of the Dog (film), The Power of the Dog'' (2021), for ...

— '' The Power of the Dog'' † * 2022:

The Daniels Daniel Kwan (born February 10, 1988) and Daniel Scheinert (born June 7, 1987), known collectively as the Daniels, are an American filmmaking duo. They began their career as directors of music videos, including ones for "Houdini (Foster the Peopl ...

— ''

Everything Everywhere All at Once ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' is a 2022 American Independent film, independent Absurdist fiction, absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniels (directors), Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, who produced it with Russo brot ...

'' † ** * 2023:

Christopher Nolan Sir Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British and American filmmaker. Known for his Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters with complex storytelling, he is considered a leading filmma ...

— ''

Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer ; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II. He is often ...

'' † ** * 2024:

Sean Baker Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is a director, writer, editor, and producer of Independent film, independent narrative feature films which are most often about the lives of marginalized people, especially immi ...

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Anora ''Anora'' is a 2024 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Sean Baker. It stars Mikey Madison as Anora "Ani" Mikheeva, a stripper from New York who marries the wealthy son of a Russian oligarch played ...

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; Rossen's DGA was not awarded until after the Oscars. (Beginning with the 1951 award in 1952, the DGA has been always awarded before the Oscars.)

Outstanding Achievement in Documentary

* 1991:

Barbara Kopple Barbara Kopple (born July 30, 1946) is an American film director known primarily for her documentary work. She is credited with pioneering a renaissance of cinema vérité, and bringing the historic French style to a modern American audience. S ...

– ''

American Dream The "American Dream" is a phrase referring to a purported national ethos of the United States: that every person has the freedom and opportunity to succeed and attain a better life. The phrase was popularized by James Truslow Adams during the ...

'' * 1992:

Joe Berlinger Joseph Berlinger (born October 30, 1961) is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. Particularly focused on true crime documentaries, Berlinger's films and docu-series draw attention to social justice issues in the US and abroad in such ...

and Bruce Sinofsky – '' Brother's Keeper'' * 1993:

– '' Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson'' * 1994: Steve James – ''

Hoop Dreams ''Hoop Dreams'' is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, with Kartemquin Films. It follows the story of two African-American high school students, William Gates ...

'' * 1995:

Terry Zwigoff Terry Zwigoff (born May 18, 1949) is an American film director whose work often deals with misfits, antiheroes, and themes of alienation. He first garnered attention for his work in documentary filmmaking with ''Louie Bluie'' (1985) and '' Crumb' ...

– '' Crumb'' * 1996:

Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino ( ; ; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on stage and screen, Pacino is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. His career spans more than five decades, duri ...

– '' Looking for Richard'' * 1997: Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell – ''Riding the Rails'' * 1998: Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert, and

Gordon Quinn Gordon Quinn is artistic director and founding member of Kartemquin Films and a 2007 recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. Gordon Quinn has been making documentaries for over 45 years and has produced or di ...

– '' Vietnam, Long Time Coming'' * 1999:

Nanette Burstein Nanette Burstein (born May 23, 1970) is an American film and television director. Burstein has produced, directed, and co-directed several documentaries including the Academy Award nominated and Sundance Special Jury Prize winning film '' On the ...

and

Brett Morgen Brett D. Morgen (born October 11, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. His directorial credits include '' The Kid Stays in the Picture'' (2002), '' Crossfire Hurricane'' (2012), '' Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'' (2015), '' Jane'' (2017), a ...

– ''

On the Ropes On the Ropes may refer to: * ''On the Ropes'' (1999 film), an American documentary film * ''On the Ropes'' (2011 film), a British mockumentary film * ''On the Ropes'' (album), a 1999 album by Mint Royale * ''On the Ropes'' (TV series), a 2018 A ...

'' * 2000: Chuck Braverman – ''High School Boot Camp'' * 2001:

Chris Hegedus Chris Hegedus (born April 23, 1952) is an American documentary filmmaker. She and her husband, filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, founded the company Pennebaker Hegedus Films. Hegedus was nominated for an Academy Award for '' The War Room'', a behind ...

and Jehane Noujaim – '' Startup.com'' * 2002: Tasha Oldham – ''The Smith Family'' * 2003:

Nathaniel Kahn Nathaniel Kahn (born November 9, 1962, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker. His documentaries '' My Architect'' (2003) – about his father, the architect Louis Kahn – and '' Two Hands'' (2006) were nominated for Academy A ...

– '' My Architect'' * 2004:

Byambasuren Davaa Byambasuren Davaa, also known as Davaagiin Byambasüren (; born 1971 in Ulaanbaatar), is a Mongolian filmmaker currently residing in Germany. Between 1995 and 1998, she studied at the Movie Academy in Ulaanbaatar. In 1998, she began to work as ...

and Luigi Falorni – ''

The Story of the Weeping Camel ''The Story of the Weeping Camel'' (, ', "Tears of the Camel") is a 2003 docudrama film distributed by ThinkFilm. It was released internationally in 2004. The film was directed and written by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni. The plot is abo ...

'' * 2005:

Werner Herzog Werner Herzog (; né Stipetić; born 5 September 1942) is a German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author. Regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema, his films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unusu ...

– ''

Grizzly Man ''Grizzly Man'' is a 2005 American documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog. It chronicles the life and death of bear enthusiast and conservationist Timothy Treadwell and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard at Katmai National Park, A ...

'' * 2006:

Arūnas Matelis Arūnas Matelis (born 9 April 1961, in Kaunas) is a Lithuanian documentary film director. From 1979 till 1983 Arūnas Matelis studied Mathematics at Vilnius University and later in 1989 graduated from the Lithuanian Music Academy. In 1992, he esta ...

– ''

Before Flying Back to Earth ''Before Flying Back to Earth'' (originally released in Lithuania as ''Prieš parskrendant į žemę'' in 2005) is the first feature-length documentary film by the Lithuanian film director Arūnas Matelis. In a lyrical, yet unsentimental fashi ...

'' * 2007: Asger Leth – ''Ghosts of Cité Soleil'' * 2008:

Ari Folman Ari Folman (; born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator, and film-score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film '' Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) and the live-action/animated film '' The ...

– ''

Waltz with Bashir ''Waltz with Bashir'' (, translit. ''Vals Im Bashir'') is a 2008 adult animated war documentary film written, produced, and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman's search for lost memories of his experience as a soldier during the 19 ...

'' * 2009:

Louie Psihoyos Louis (Louie) Psihoyos (born April 15, 1957) is an American photographer and documentary film director known for his still photography and contributions to National Geographic Society, National Geographic. Psihoyos, a certified SCUBA diver, has ...

– '' The Cove'' * 2010: Charles Ferguson – ''

Inside Job An inside job is a crime committed by a person in a position of trust, or with the help of someone either employed by the victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs or premises. Inside Job may also refer to: Books * ''Inside J ...

'' * 2011: James Marsh – '' Project Nim'' * 2012:

Malik Bendjelloul Malik Bendjelloul (14 September 1977 – 13 May 2014) was a Swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist and actor.Rohter, Larry (20 July 2012)Retrieved 26 February 2013.Searching for Sugar Man ''Searching for Sugar Man'' is a 2012 documentary film about a South African cultural phenomenon, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig ...

'' * 2013: Jehane Noujaim – '' The Square'' * 2014:

Laura Poitras Laura Poitras (; born February 2, 1964) is an American director and producer of documentary films. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2015 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for ''Citizenfour'', about Edwa ...

– ''

Citizenfour ''Citizenfour'' is a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras, concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal. The film had its US premiere on October 10, 2014, at the New York Film Festival and its UK premiere on October 17, 2014, a ...

'' * 2015:

Matthew Heineman Matthew Heineman (born June 6, 1983) is an American documentary filmmaker, director, and producer. His inspiration and fascination with American history led him to early success with the documentary film ''Cartel Land'', which was nominated for ...

– ''

Cartel Land ''Cartel Land'' is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Matthew Heineman about the Mexican Drug War, especially vigilante groups fighting Mexican drug cartels. The film focuses on Tim "Nailer" Foley, the leader of Arizona Border Recon ...

'' * 2016:

Ezra Edelman Ezra Benjamin Edelman (born August 6, 1974) is an American documentary producer and director. He won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming for directing ' ...

– '' O.J.: Made in America'' * 2017:

– '' City of Ghosts'' * 2018: Tim Wardle – ''

Three Identical Strangers ''Three Identical Strangers'' is a 2018 documentary film, directed by Tim Wardle, about the lives of Edward Galland, David Kellman, and Robert Shafran, a set of identical-triplet brothers adopted as infants by separate families. Combining archiv ...

'' * 2019:

Steven Bognar Steven Bognar (born 1963) is an American film director. An Oscar-winning and award-winning documentary filmmaker, his films have been screened at SXSW, Sundance, and the Ann Arbor Film Festival. Bognar has also worked as an instructor of med ...

and

Julia Reichert Julia Bell Reichert (June 16, 1946 – December 1, 2022) was an American Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, activist, and feminist. She was a co-founder of New Day Films. Reichert's filmmaking career spanned over 50 years as a director ...

— ''

American Factory ''American Factory'' () is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, about Chinese company Fuyao's factory in Moraine, a city near Dayton, Ohio, that occupies Moraine Assembly, a shuttered General Motors pla ...

'' * 2020: Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw — '' The Truffle Hunters'' * 2021: Stanley Nelson Jr. — ''

Attica Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital city, capital of Greece and the core cit ...

'' * 2022:

Sara Dosa Sara Dosa is an American documentary film director and producer. Dosa wrote, produced and directed the 2022 documentary film ''Fire of Love'', which was nominated for a BAFTA and an Academy Award. Dosa won the 2023 DGA Award for Outstanding Dir ...

– ''

Fire of Love Fire is the rapid oxidation of a fuel in the exothermic chemical process of combustion, releasing heat, light, and various reaction products. Flames, the most visible portion of the fire, are produced in the combustion reaction when the fuel ...

'' * 2023:

Mstyslav Chernov Mstyslav Andriiovych Chernov (, ; born 1985) is a Ukrainian filmmaker, war correspondent, videographer, photographer, photojournalist, and novelist. A Pulitzer Prize and Academy Awards winner known for his coverage of the Revolution of Dignity ...

– ''

20 Days in Mariupol ''20 Days in Mariupol'' () is a 2023 Ukrainian documentary film with footage from the first several weeks of the Russian invasion of Ukraine directed by Mstyslav Chernov. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, wher ...

'' * 2024: Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev – '' Porcelain War''

Outstanding Achievement in First-Time Feature Film

* 2015:

Alex Garland Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English author, screenwriter, and director. He rose to prominence with his novel '' The Beach'' (1996). He received praise for writing the Danny Boyle films '' 28 Days Later'' (2002) and '' Sun ...

– '' Ex Machina'' * 2016:

Garth Davis Garth Davis (born 1974) is an Australian television, advertising, and film director, best known for directing the films ''Lion'' (2016), and biblical drama ''Mary Magdalene'' (2018). He earlier directed episodes of the series '' Top of the Lak ...

– ''

Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...

'' * 2017:

Jordan Peele Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the Comedy film, comedy and Horror film, horror genres. He has received List of awards and nominations r ...

– ''

Get Out ''Get Out'' is a 2017 American psychological horror film written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele in his directorial debut. It stars Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Lil Rel Howery, LaKeith Stanfield, Bradley Whitford, Caleb ...

'' * 2018:

Bo Burnham Robert Pickering Burnham (born August 21, 1990) is an American stand-up comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker, and YouTuber. Burnham's work combines elements of filmmaking with Comedy music, music, Sketch comedy, sketch, and stand-up comedy, co ...

– '' Eighth Grade'' * 2019:

Alma Har'el Alma Har'el (; born July 2, 1975) is an Israeli-American music video and film director. She is best known for her 2019 feature film debut '' Honey Boy'', for which she won a Directors Guild of America Award. Her 2011 documentary '' Bombay Beach ...

— '' Honey Boy'' * 2020:

Darius Marder Darius Marder is an American film director, screenwriter, and editor from Massachusetts. He is known for directing and co-writing ''Sound of Metal'', for which he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film rece ...

— ''

Sound of Metal ''Sound of Metal'' is a 2019 American drama film directed and co-written by Darius Marder. It stars Riz Ahmed as a metal drummer who loses his hearing, and also features Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, and Mathieu Amalric. ''Soun ...

'' * 2021:

Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal ( , ; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gylle ...

– '' The Lost Daughter'' * 2022:

Charlotte Wells Charlotte Wells (born 13 June 1987) is a Scottish director, writer, and producer. She is known for her feature film debut '' Aftersun'' (2022), which premiered in 2022 during Critics' Week at Cannes Film Festival, receiving 121 nominations and 3 ...

– ''

Aftersun ''Aftersun'' is a 2022 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Charlotte Wells in her feature directorial debut. Starring Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, and Celia Rowlson-Hall, the film is loosely based on Wells' chi ...

'' * 2023:

Celine Song Celine Song (born Song Ha-Young; ; born September 19, 1988) is a Canadian director, playwright, and screenwriter based in New York City. Among her plays are ''Endlings'' and ''The Seagull on The Sims 4'' (both 2020). Her directorial film debut, '' ...

– ''

Past Lives Past lives is a reference to reincarnation. Past Lives may also refer to: Music * Past Lives (band), an American post-punk band Albums * ''Past Lives – The Best of the RCA Years'', a compilation by the British musical group Level 42, 2007 ...

'' * 2024:

RaMell Ross RaMell Ross is an American filmmaker, photographer, academic, and writer. His directorial debut, ''Hale County This Morning, This Evening'' (2018), earned him a Peabody Awards, Peabody Award, and nominations for the Academy Award for Best Documen ...

– ''

Nickel Boys ''Nickel Boys'' is a 2024 American historical drama film based on the 2019 novel ''The Nickel Boys'' by Colson Whitehead. It was directed by RaMell Ross, who wrote the screenplay with Joslyn Barnes. Starring Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Ham ...

Winners – Television

Lifetime Achievement Award

* 2014:

James Burrows James Burrows (born December 30, 1940), sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director. He has received numerous accolades including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Directors Guild of America Awards. He was honored ...

and Robert Butler * 2015:

Joe Pytka Joe Pytka (born 1938) is an American film, television, commercial and music video director born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He holds the record for the most nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comm ...

* 2018:

Don Mischer Donald Leo Mischer (March 5, 1940 – April 11, 2025) was an American producer and director of television and live events and president of Don Mischer Productions. Career Mischer was honored with fifteen Emmy Awards, a record ten Directors Guil ...

* 2022: Robert A. Fishman * 2023:

David Nutter David Nutter (born 1960) is an American television and film director and television producer. He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television. In 2015, he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Seri ...

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

* 2012:

Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker primarily known for making modern psychological drama (film genre), psychological drama films about the human condition. His most notable films include ''Amores perros ...

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Procter & Gamble The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is an American multinational consumer goods corporation headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1837 by William Procter and James Gamble. It specializes in a wide range of personal health/con ...

'', "Best Job")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

* 1990:

– ''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American television sitcom, created by Glen and Les Charles, Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, that aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/C ...

'' (" Woody Interruptus") * 1991:

Peter Bonerz Peter Roman Bonerz (, born August 6, 1938) is an American actor and director. Early life Bonerz was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Elfrieda (née Kern) and Christopher Bonerz. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquet ...

– ''

Murphy Brown ''Murphy Brown'' is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news presenter, news anch ...

'' ("Uh-Oh: Part 2") * 1992:

Tom Cherones Thomas Harry Cherones, Jr. ( ; born September 11, 1939) is an American television director, director and Television producer, producer of several TV series. He is best known for his work on ''Seinfeld'', where he directed 81 of the 86 episodes ...

– ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It ...

'' ("

The Contest "The Contest" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'', and the 51st episode overall. Written by Larry David and directed by Tom Cherones, the episode originally aired on NBC on November 18, ...

") * 1993:

– ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Casey, and David Lee (scr ...

'' (" The Good Son") * 1994: David Lee – ''

'' ("

The Matchmaker ''The Matchmaker'' is a 1954 Broadway play by Thornton Wilder, a rewritten version of his 1938 play '' The Merchant of Yonkers''. History The play has a long and colorful history. John Oxenford's 1835 one-act farce ''A Day Well Spent'' ha ...

") * 1995: Gordon Hunt – ''

Mad About You ''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City as they navigate life together. In later seasons, the couple has a daughter. It initially aired on NBC from September 2 ...

'' ("The Alan Brady Show") * 1996:

Andy Ackerman Robert Andrew Ackerman (born September 19, 1956) is an American director, producer, and script editor who is best known for his work on ''Seinfeld'', '' The New Adventures of Old Christine'' and the HBO series ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. Early ...

– ''

'' ("

The Rye "The Rye" is the 121st episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It was the 11th episode of the seventh season, originally airing on January 4, 1996. It was the final episode of the series to be written by American comedian Carol Leifer. In thi ...

") * 1997:

– ''

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The Betrayal "The Betrayal" is the 164th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the eighth episode for the ninth and final season. It aired on November 20, 1997. In this episode, Jerry betrays George by having sex with his girlfriend Nina, right ...

") * 1998:

Thomas Schlamme Thomas David Schlamme (; born ) is an American television director, known particularly for his collaborations with Aaron Sorkin. He is known for his work as executive producer on '' The West Wing'' and '' Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip,'' as well ...

– ''

Sports Night ''Sports Night'' is an American comedy drama television series about a fictional sports news show also called ''Sports Night''. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to pr ...

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Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a Gay men, gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra ...

'' ("Lows in the Mid-Eighties") * 2001:

Todd Holland Todd Holland (born December 13, 1961) is an American film and television director and producer. He directed over 50 episodes of '' The Larry Sanders Show'', for which he received an Emmy, and 26 episodes of ''Malcolm in the Middle'', for which h ...

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Malcolm in the Middle ''Malcolm in the Middle'' is an American television sitcom created by Linwood Boomer for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons consisting of 151 episodes. The ...

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Bryan Gordon Bryan Gordon is an American film and television director, writer, actor and producer who is primarily known for directing comedy television shows. Early life Gordon was born and raised in Dover, Delaware, Dover, Delaware. He graduated from Do ...

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Curb Your Enthusiasm ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'', also known colloquially simply as ''Curb'', is an American television comedy of manners created by Larry David that premiered on HBO with an hour-long special in October 17, 1999, followed by 12 seasons broadcast from Oc ...

'' ("The Special Section") * 2003:

Tim Van Patten Timothy Van Patten (born June 10, 1959) is an American television director, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He has received numerous accolades including two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, and two Directors Guild of America Awards as well as n ...

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Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on Sex and the City (newspaper column), the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in th ...

'' ("Boy, Interrupted") * 2004:

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Marc Buckland Marc Buckland is an American television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content a ...

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My Name Is Earl ''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia (producer), Greg Garcia for NBC. It aired for four seasons from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, with a total of List of My Name Is Earl episodes, 96 episodes. It wa ...

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Richard Shepard Richard Shepard (born 1965) is an American film and television director and screenwriter. Biography Shepard was born in New York City, New York. Shepard's father was from an Austro-Hungarian-Jewish background and his mother was of Armenian des ...

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Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...

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Barry Sonnenfeld Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as '' The Addams Family'' (1991) and its sequel '' Addams Family ...

– ''Pushing Daisies'' ("Pie-lette") * 2008: Paul Feig – ''The Office (U.S. TV series), The Office'' ("Dinner Party (The Office), Dinner Party") * 2009: Jason Winer – ''Modern Family'' ("Pilot (Modern Family), Pilot") * 2010: Michael Spiller – ''Modern Family'' ("Halloween (Modern Family), Halloween") * 2011: Robert B. Weide – ''

'' ("Palestinian Chicken") * 2012: Lena Dunham – ''Girls (TV series), Girls'' ("Pilot") * 2013: Beth McCarthy-Miller – ''30 Rock'' ("Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch") * 2014: Jill Soloway – ''Transparent (TV series), Transparent'' ("Best New Girl") * 2015: Chris Addison – ''Veep'' ("Election Night") * 2016: Becky Martin – ''Veep'' ("Inauguration") * 2017: Beth McCarthy-Miller – ''Veep'' ("Chicklet") * 2018: Bill Hader – ''Barry (TV series), Barry'' ("Chapter One: Make Your Mark") * 2019: Bill Hader – ''Barry (TV series), Barry'' ("ronny/lily") * 2020: Susanna Fogel – ''The Flight Attendant'' ("In Case of Emergency") * 2021: Lucia Aniello – ''Hacks (TV series), Hacks'' ("There Is No Line")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

* 1971: Daniel Petrie – ''The Man and the City'' ("Hands of Love") * 1972: Robert Butler – ''The Waltons'' ("Dust Bowl Cousins") * 1973: Charles S. Dubin – ''Kojak'' ("Knockover") * 1974: David Friedkin – ''Kojak'' ("Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die") * 1975: James Cellan Jones – ''Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill'' * 1976: Glenn Jordan – ''Family (1976 TV series), Family'' ("Rites of Friendship") * 1977: John Erman – ''Roots (1977 miniseries), Roots'' ("Part II") * 1978: Gene Reynolds – ''Lou Grant (TV series), Lou Grant'' ("Prisoner") * 1979: Roger Young (director), Roger Young – ''Lou Grant (TV series), Lou Grant'' ("Cop") * 1980: Roger Young (director), Roger Young – ''Lou Grant (TV series), Lou Grant'' ("Lou") * 1981: Robert Butler – ''Hill Street Blues'' ("Hill Street Station") * 1982: David Anspaugh – ''Hill Street Blues'' ("Personal Foul") * 1983: Jeff Bleckner – ''Hill Street Blues'' ("Life in the Minors") * 1984: Thomas Carter (director), Thomas Carter – ''Hill Street Blues'' ("The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall") * 1985: Will Mackenzie – ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'' ("My Fair David") * 1986: Will Mackenzie – ''Moonlighting (TV series), Moonlighting'' ("Atomic Shakespeare") * 1987: Marshall Herskovitz – ''thirtysomething'' ("Pilot") * 1988: Marshall Herskovitz – ''thirtysomething'' ("Therapy") * 1989: Eric Laneuville – ''L.A. Law'' ("I'm in the Nude for Love") * 1990: Michael Zinberg – ''Quantum Leap (1989 TV series), Quantum Leap'' ("The Leap Home" – Part II) * 1991: Eric Laneuville – ''I'll Fly Away (TV series), I'll Fly Away'' ("All God's Children") * 1992: Rob Thompson (director), Rob Thompson – ''Northern Exposure'' ("Cicely") * 1993: Gregory Hoblit – ''NYPD Blue'' ("Pilot (NYPD Blue), Pilot") * 1994: Charles Haid – ''ER (TV series), ER'' ("Into That Good Night") * 1995: Christopher Chulack – ''ER (TV series), ER'' ("Hell and High Water") * 1996: Christopher Chulack – ''ER (TV series), ER'' ("Fear of Flying") * 1997:

– ''Homicide: Life on the Street'' ("The Documentary") * 1998: Paris Barclay – ''NYPD Blue'' ("Hearts and Souls") * 1999: David Chase – ''The Sopranos'' ("The Sopranos (episode), The Sopranos") * 2000:

– ''The West Wing'' ("Noël (The West Wing), Noël") * 2001: Alan Ball (screenwriter), Alan Ball – ''Six Feet Under (TV series), Six Feet Under'' ("Pilot (Six Feet Under), Pilot") * 2002: John Patterson (director), John Patterson – ''The Sopranos'' ("Whitecaps (The Sopranos), Whitecaps") * 2003: Christopher Misiano – ''The West Wing'' ("Twenty Five (The West Wing), Twenty Five") * 2004: Walter Hill (director), Walter Hill – ''Deadwood (TV series), Deadwood'' ("Deadwood") * 2005: Michael Apted – ''Rome (TV series), Rome'' ("The Stolen Eagle") * 2006: Jon Cassar – ''24 (TV series), 24'' ("Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.") * 2007: Alan Taylor (director), Alan Taylor – ''Mad Men'' ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Mad Men), Smoke Gets in Your Eyes") * 2008: Dan Attias – ''The Wire'' ("Transitions (The Wire), Transitions") * 2009: Lesli Linka Glatter – ''Mad Men'' ("Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency") * 2010:

– ''Boardwalk Empire'' ("Boardwalk Empire (episode), Boardwalk Empire") * 2011: Patty Jenkins – ''The Killing (U.S. TV series), The Killing'' ("Pilot (The Killing), Pilot") * 2012: Rian Johnson – ''Breaking Bad'' ("Fifty-One") * 2013: Vince Gilligan – ''Breaking Bad'' ("Felina (Breaking Bad), Felina") * 2014: Lesli Linka Glatter – ''Homeland (TV series), Homeland'' ("From A to B and Back Again") * 2015:

– ''Game of Thrones'' ("Mother's Mercy") * 2016: Miguel Sapochnik – ''Game of Thrones'' ("Battle of the Bastards") * 2017: Reed Morano – ''The Handmaid's Tale (TV series), The Handmaid's Tale'' ("Offred") * 2018: Adam McKay – ''Succession (TV series), Succession'' ("Celebration") * 2019: Nicole Kassell – ''Watchmen (TV series), Watchmen'' ("It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice") * 2020: Lesli Linka Glatter – ''Homeland (TV series), Homeland (''"Prisoners of War (Homeland), Prisoners of War") * 2021: Mark Mylod – ''Succession (TV series), Succession'' ("All the Bells Say")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

* 1984: Sharron Miller – ''The Woman Who Willed a Miracle'' * 1996: Stuart Margolin – ''Salt Water Moose'' * 1997: Brian Robbins – ''Nickelodeon Sports Theater'' ("First Time") * 1998: Mitchell Kriegman – ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' ("Love Is All You Need") * 1999: Amy Schatz – ''Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepy Time Tales'' * 2000: Greg Beeman – ''Miracle in Lane 2'' * 2001: Amy Schatz – '' 'Twas the Night: A Holiday Celebration'' * 2002: Guy Ferland – ''Bang Bang You're Dead (film), Bang Bang You're Dead'' * 2003: Kevin Lima – ''Eloise at Christmastime'' * 2004: Stuart Gillard – ''Going to the Mat'' * 2005: Chris Eyre – ''Edge of America'' * 2006: Kenny Ortega – ''High School Musical'' * 2007: Paul Hoen – ''Jump In!'' * 2008: Amy Schatz – ''Classical Baby'' ("The Poetry Show") * 2009: Allison Liddi-Brown – ''Princess Protection Program'' * 2010: Eric Bross – ''The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010 film), The Boy Who Cried Werewolf'' * 2011: Amy Schatz – ''A Child's Garden of Poetry'' * 2012: Paul Hoen – ''Let It Shine (film), Let It Shine'' * 2013: Amy Schatz – ''An Apology to Elephants'' * 2014: Jonathan Judge – ''100 Things To Do Before High School'' ("Pilot") * 2015: Kenny Ortega – ''Descendants (2015 film), Descendants'' * 2016: Tina Mabry – ''An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win'' * 2017: Niki Caro – ''Anne with an E'' ("Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials (1991–2012)

* 1991: Michael Stich – ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' ("Episode #1103") * 1992: Susan Strickler – ''Another World (TV series), Another World'' ("Episode 7022") * 1993: Jill Mitwell – ''One Life to Live'' ("Episode 6356") * 1994: Michael Stich – ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' ("Episode 1884") * 1995: William Ludel and Alan Pultz – ''General Hospital'' ("Episode 8248") * 1996: Kathyrn Foster and Mike Denney – ''The Young and the Restless'' ("Episode 5875") * 1997: Scott McKinsey – ''General Hospital'' ("Episode #8883") * 1998: James Sayegh – ''One Life to Live'' ("Episode #7572") * 1999: Herb D. Stein and Roger W. Inman – ''Days of Our Lives'' ("Episode #8557") * 2000: Jill Mitwell – ''One Life to Live'' ("Episode #8205") * 2001: William Ludel – ''General Hospital'' ("Episode #9801") * 2002: Scott McKinsey – ''Port Charles'' ("Episode #1433") * 2003: Larry Carpenter – ''One Life to Live'' ("Episode #8849") * 2004: Bruce S. Barry – ''Guiding Light'' ("Episode #14,321") * 2005: Owen Renfroe – ''General Hospital'' ("Episode #10914") * 2006: Jill Mitwell – ''One Life to Live'' ("Episode #9779") * 2007: Larry Carpenter – ''One Life to Live'' ("Episode #9947") * 2008: Larry Carpenter – ''One Life to Live'' ("Episode #10281") * 2009: Christopher Goutman – ''As the World Turns'' ("Once Upon a Time") * 2010: Larry Carpenter – ''One Life to Live'' ("Starr X'd Lovers: The Musical – Part II") * 2011: William Ludel – ''General Hospital'' ("Intervention") * 2012: Jill Mitwell – ''One Life to Live'' ("Between Heaven and Hell")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs (2005–present)

* 2005: Tony Croll – ''Three Wishes (U.S. TV series), Three Wishes'' ("Pilot") & J. Rupert Thompson – ''Fear Factor'' ("Heist Fear Factor") (TIE) * 2006: Tony Sacco – ''Treasure Hunters (TV series), Treasure Hunters'' ("Episode #101") * 2007: Bertram van Munster – ''The Amazing Race (American TV series), The Amazing Race'' ("Episode #1110") * 2008: Tony Croll – ''America's Next Top Model'' ("Episode 1002") * 2009: Craig Borders – ''Extreme Engineering'' ("Hong Kong Bridge") * 2010: Eytan Keller – ''The Next Iron Chef'' ("Episode #301") * 2011: Neil P. DeGroot – ''The Biggest Loser (U.S. TV series), The Biggest Loser'' ("Episode #1115") * 2012: Brian Smith – ''MasterChef (U.S. TV series), MasterChef'' ("Episode #305") * 2013: Neil P. DeGroot – ''72 Hours (TV series), 72 Hours'' ("The Lost Coast") * 2014: Anthony B. Sacco – ''The Chair'' ("The Test") * 2015: Adam Vetri – ''Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge'' ("Gods of War") * 2016: J. Rupert Thompson – ''American Grit'' ("Over the Falls") * 2017: Brian Smith – ''MasterChef (U.S. TV series), MasterChef'' ("Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Schucks")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries

* 2000: Jeff Bleckner – ''The Beach Boys: An American Family'' * 2001: Frank Pierson – ''Conspiracy (2001 film), Conspiracy'' * 2002: Mick Jackson (director), Mick Jackson – ''Live from Baghdad (film), Live from Baghdad'' * 2003:

– ''Angels in America (miniseries), Angels in America'' * 2004: Joseph Sargent – ''Something the Lord Made'' * 2005: George C. Wolfe – ''Lackawanna Blues (film), Lackawanna Blues'' * 2006: Walter Hill (director), Walter Hill – ''Broken Trail'' * 2007: Yves Simoneau – ''Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (film), Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee'' * 2008: Jay Roach – ''Recount (film), Recount'' * 2009: Ross Katz – ''Taking Chance'' * 2010: Mick Jackson (director), Mick Jackson – ''Temple Grandin (film), Temple Grandin'' * 2011: Jon Cassar – ''The Kennedys (miniseries), The Kennedys'' * 2012: Jay Roach – ''Game Change (film), Game Change'' * 2013: Steven Soderbergh – ''Behind the Candelabra'' * 2014: Lisa Cholodenko – ''Olive Kitteridge (miniseries), Olive Kitteridge'' * 2015: Dee Rees – ''Bessie (film), Bessie'' * 2016: Steve Zaillian – ''The Night Of'' ("The Beach") * 2017: Jean-Marc Vallée – ''Big Little Lies (TV series), Big Little Lies'' * 2018: Ben Stiller – ''Escape at Dannemora'' * 2019: Johan Renck – ''Chernobyl (miniseries), Chernobyl''

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Variety/Talk/News/Sports Series (2013–present)

:''Note: This award is for regular programming.'' * 2013: Don Roy King – ''Saturday Night Live'' ("Justin Timberlake") * 2014: Dave Diomedi – ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' ("Episode #1") * 2015: Dave Diomedi – ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' ("Episode #325") * 2016: Don Roy King – ''Saturday Night Live'' ("Dave Chappelle") * 2017: Don Roy King – ''Saturday Night Live'' ("Jimmy Fallon")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Variety/Talk/News/Sports Special (2013–present)

:''Note: This award is for special programs.'' * 2013: Glenn Weiss – 67th Tony Awards * 2014: Glenn Weiss – 68th Tony Awards * 2015: Don Roy King – ''Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special'' * 2016: Glenn Weiss – 70th Tony Awards * 2017: Glenn Weiss – 89th Academy Awards

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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs (2005–present)

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