Hot off the film’s Critics Choice Awards Best Picture win, Anora‘s Sean Baker took home his first DGA Awards win in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film category. Winners of the 77th Annual DGA Awards were announced on February 8th at a ceremony hosted by filmmaker Judd Apatow in Beverly Hills.
In addition to the competitive categories, Ang Lee was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Unit Production Manager Mary Rae Thewlis earned the Robert B. Aldrich Service Award. Unit Production Manager Thomas J. Whelan was recognized with the Frank Capra Achievement Award.
“I am thrilled to congratulate all our nominated directors for their brilliant work, which is visionary, inspirational, and speaks to the depth of the human experience. To be chosen by one’s peers is the true marker of outstanding directorial achievement and what makes these nominations so very special,” stated Directors Guild of America President Lesli Linka Glatter when the nominees were announced.
2025 DGA Awards Nominees and Winners
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024
JACQUES AUDIARD – Emilia Pérez
EDWARD BERGER – Conclave
BRADY CORBET – The Brutalist
JAMES MANGOLD – A Complete Unknown
WINNER: SEAN BAKER – Anora (This was Sean Baker’s first DGA Award nomination.)
Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film
PAYAL KAPADIA – All We Imagine as Light
MEGAN PARK – My Old Ass
HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL – Armand
SEAN WANG – Dìdi
WINNER: RAMELL ROSS – Nickel Boys (This was Ramell Ross’s second DGA Award nomination. Ross was previously nominated for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Award for Hale County This Morning, This Evening in 2018.)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Julian Brave Noisecat & Emily Kassie – Sugarcane
Johan Grimonprez – Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Ibrahim Nash’at – Hollywoodgate
Natalie Rae & Angela Patton – Daughters
WINNER: Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev – Porcelain War (This was Brendan Bellomo’s first DGA Award Nomination. This was Slava Leontyev’s first DGA Award Nomination.)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Alex Graves – The Diplomat, “Dreadnought”
Hiromi Kamata – Shōgun, “Ladies of the Willow World”
Issa López – True Detective: Night Country, “Part 6”
Jonathan Van Tulleken – Shōgun, “Anjin”
WINNER: Frederick E.O. Toye – Shōgun, “Crimson Sky” (This was Frederick E.O. Toye’s first DGA Award nomination.)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri – The Bear, “Napkins”
Duccio Fabbri – The Bear, “Doors”
Jeff Schaffer – Curb Your Enthusiasm, “No Lessons Learned”
Christopher Storer – The Bear, “Tomorrow”
WINNER: Lucia Aniello – Hacks, “Bulletproof” (This was Lucia Aniello’s second DGA Award nomination. Aniello previously won in this category in 2021 for Hacks, “There Is No Line.”)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
Kevin Bray – The Penguin, “Top Hat”
Alfonso Cuarón – Disclaimer
Jennifer Getzinger – The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing”
Helen Shaver – The Penguin, “Cent’anni”
WINNER: Steven Zaillian – Ripley (This was Steven Zaillian’s second DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2016 for The Night Of, “The Beach.”)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher, “Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger”
Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy”
David Paul Meyer – The Daily Show, “Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention – Plot Twist!”
Paul Pennolino – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “India Elections”
WINNER: Liz Patrick – Saturday Night Live, “John Mulaney / Chappell Roan” (This was Liz Patrick’s third DGA Award nomination. Patrick previously won in this same category in 2023, along with Michael Mancini, for Saturday Night Live, “Pedro Pascal/Coldplay” and in 2022 for Saturday Night Live, “Host and Musical Guest Jack Harlow.”)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
Hamish Hamilton – The 96th Annual Academy Awards
David Paul Meyer – The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now
Glenn Weiss – The 77th Annual Tony Awards
Ali Wong – Ali Wong: Single Lady
WINNER: Beth McCarthy-Miller – The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady (This was Beth McCarthy-Miller’s fourteenth DGA Award nomination. McCarthy-Miller won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2017 for the Veep episode “Chicklet” and in 2013 for the 30 Rock episode “Hogcock!/Last Lunch.” She was also nominated that year, together with Rob Ashford, in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category for The Sound of Music Live! She was previously nominated in the Comedy Series category for 30 Rock episodes “Live from Studio 6H” in 2012, “Live Show” in 2010, “The Reunion Episode #304” in 2008 and “Somebody to Love” in 2007.
She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety twice, in 2001 for America: A Tribute to Heroes (co-directed with Joel Gallen) and in 2000 for the “Val Kilmer and U2” episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in that category for Saturday Night Live episodes “Christopher Walken and The Foo Fighters” in 2003 and the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999. She was also nominated in 2019 and 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma and Adele Live in New York City.)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Joseph Guidry – Deal Or No Deal Island, “Are You Decisive?”
Ari Katcher – Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, “Road Trip”
Patrick McManus – American Ninja Warrior, “Las Vegas Finals 4”
Mike Sweeney – Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Ireland”
WINNER: Neil DeGroot – Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, “The Cliffs of Ireland” (This was Neil DeGroot’s fifth DGA Award nomination. DeGroot was previously nominated in this category in 2018 for Better Late Than Never, “How Do You Say Roots in German?” and in 2014 for The Biggest Loser, “Episode 1613.” He previously won in this category in 2013 for 72 Hours, “The Lost Coast” and in 2011 for The Biggest Loser, “Episode 1115)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
Kat Coiro – The Spiderwick Chronicles, “Welcome to Spiderwick”
Michael Goi – Avatar: The Last Airbender, “Aang”
Jim Mickle – Sweet Tooth, “This Is a Story”
Jennifer Phang – Descendants: The Rise of Red
WINNER: Amber Sealey – Out of My Mind (This was Amber Sealey’s first DGA Award nomination.)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Lance Acord, Park Pictures – An American Love Story, Volkswagen
Kim Gehrig, Somesuch – A Life in Sound, SiriusXM, Am I A Bad Person?, Nike, Find Your Friends, Apple
Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim, Prettybird – Michael CeraVe, CeraVe
Ivan Zachariáš, Smuggler – Flock, Apple
WINNER: Andreas Nilsson, Biscuit Filmworks – Board Game, Hennessy, First Office Poo, Andrex, One More, Applem Whizzer, Virgin Media (This was Andreas Nilsson’s third DGA Award nomination. Nilsson previously won in this category in 2015 for Emily’s Oz (Comcast) and Time Upon a Once (General Electric); and was nominated in this category in 2023 for R.I.P Leon (Apple iPhone), Action Mode (Apple iPhone 14), Choose Happy (Les Mills Fitness) and Wait’ll You See This (Snapchat).)
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