71st Directors Guild of America Awards

71st Directors Guild of America Awards
71st Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	February 2, 2019
Location	Hollywood and Highland Center, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Aisha Tyler
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Roma – Alfonso Cuarón
Best Director Documentary:	Three Identical Strangers – Tim Wardle
Best Director First-Time Feature Film:	Eighth Grade – Bo Burnham
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/Annual.aspx

The 71st Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2018, were presented on February 2, 2019, at the Hollywood and Highland Center, Los Angeles, California.^[1]^[2]^[3] The ceremony was hosted by Aisha Tyler.^[4] The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 7, 2019,^[5]^[6] while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on January 8, 2019.^[7]^[8]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born Peter Farrelly – Green Book Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman Adam McKay – Vice
Documentaries
Tim Wardle – Three Identical Strangers Morgan Neville – Won't You Be My Neighbor? RaMell Ross – Hale County This Morning, This Evening Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin – Free Solo Betsy West and Julie Cohen – RBG
First-Time Feature Film
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born Carlos López Estrada – Blindspotting Matthew Heineman – A Private War Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You

Television

Drama Series
*Adam McKay – Succession* for "Celebration"** Jason Bateman – Ozark for "Reparations" Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland for "Paean to the People" Chris Long – The Americans for "START" Daina Reid – The Handmaid's Tale for "Holly"
Comedy Series
*Bill Hader – Barry* for "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"** Donald Glover – Atlanta for "FUBU" Hiro Murai – Atlanta for "Teddy Perkins" Daniel Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for "We're Going to the Catskills!" Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for "All Alone"
Movies for Television and Limited Series
Ben Stiller – Escape at Dannemora Cary Joji Fukunaga – Maniac David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Barry Levinson – Paterno Jean-Marc Vallée – Sharp Objects
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
*Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live* for "Host Adam Driver/Musical Guest Kanye West"** Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher for "#1633" Sacha Baron Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Daniel Gray Longino, and Dan Mazer – Who Is America? for "Episode 102" Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for "#480" Paul Pennolino – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for "Italian Election"
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
Louis J. Horvitz – The 60th Annual Grammy Awards Tim Mancinelli and Glenn Clements – The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018 Beth McCarthy-Miller – Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma Marcus Raboy – Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life Glenn Weiss – The 72nd Annual Tony Awards
Reality Programs
*Russell Norman – The Final Table* for "Japan"** Neil P. DeGroot – Better Late Than Never for "How Do You Say Roots in German?" Eytan Keller – Iron Chef Gauntlet for "Episode 201" Patrick McManus – American Ninja Warrior for "Miami City Qualifiers" Bertram van Munster – The Amazing Race for "It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure"
Children's Programs
Jack Jameson – When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special Allan Arkush – A Series of Unfortunate Events for "The Hostile Hospital: Part 1" Greg Mottola – The Dangerous Book for Boys for "How to Walk on the Moon" Barry Sonnenfeld – A Series of Unfortunate Events for "The Vile Village: Part 1" Bo Welch – A Series of Unfortunate Events for "The Ersatz Elevator: Part 1"

Commercials

Commercials
Spike Jonze – Apple's "Welcome Home" Steve Ayson – Dollar Shave Club's "Getting Ready" and Speight's' "The Dance" Fredrik Bond – Virgin TV's "Harmony", BT Sport's "Take Them All On", and Confused.com's "The Big Win" Martin de Thurah – Audi's "Final Breath", Chase Bank's "Mama Said Knock You Out", and Macy's' "Space Station" David Shane – Babbel's "Alien" and Cure Alzheimer's Fund's "Mothers & Daughters"

Lifetime Achievement in Television

Don Mischer^[9]

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Kathleen McGill^[10]

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Mimi Deaton^[10]

Diversity Award

FX Networks^[11]

References

^ "71st Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ "DGA Awards: The Complete Winners List". Variety. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ Petski, Denise (February 2, 2019). "DGA Awards: Alfonso Cuarón Wins For 'Roma'; Adam McKay & 'Succession' Top TV — Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ McNary, Dave (January 15, 2019). "Aisha Tyler to Host 2019 Directors Guild Awards". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2018". Directors Guild of America. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
^ Nordyke, Kimberly (January 7, 2019). "DGA Awards Unveils Nominations in TV, Commercial and Documentary Categories". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2018". Directors Guild of America. January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^ Hammond, Pete (January 8, 2019). "Directors Guild Film Nominations Set: 'A Star Is Born', 'Roma', 'Green Book', 'BlacKkKlansman', 'Vice'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^ McNary, Dave (November 27, 2018). "Don Mischer to Receive Directors Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Kilday, Gregg (December 6, 2018). "Directors Guild Unveils Special Award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
^ "FX Networks to Receive DGA Diversity Award at 71st Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. November 29, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

External links

Official website

[1] "71st Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

[2] "DGA Awards: The Complete Winners List". Variety. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

[3] Petski, Denise (February 2, 2019). "DGA Awards: Alfonso Cuarón Wins For 'Roma'; Adam McKay & 'Succession' Top TV — Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

[4] McNary, Dave (January 15, 2019). "Aisha Tyler to Host 2019 Directors Guild Awards". Variety. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

[5] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2018". Directors Guild of America. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[6] Nordyke, Kimberly (January 7, 2019). "DGA Awards Unveils Nominations in TV, Commercial and Documentary Categories". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[7] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2018". Directors Guild of America. January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

[8] Hammond, Pete (January 8, 2019). "Directors Guild Film Nominations Set: 'A Star Is Born', 'Roma', 'Green Book', 'BlacKkKlansman', 'Vice'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

[9] McNary, Dave (November 27, 2018). "Don Mischer to Receive Directors Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award". Variety. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

[THRSpecialAwards-10] Kilday, Gregg (December 6, 2018). "Directors Guild Unveils Special Award Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 6, 2019.

[11] "FX Networks to Receive DGA Diversity Award at 71st Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. November 29, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

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