The 58th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2005, were presented on January 28, 2006, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 5, 2006 and the other nominations were announced starting on January 9, 2006.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first presented at the 24th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1972. The current eligibility period is the calendar year.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first presented at the 24th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1972. The current eligibility period is the calendar year.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards presented by the Directors Guild of America. With 3 wins out of 13 nominations, Steven Spielberg is both the most awarded and most nominated director for this category in the history of DGA, and the first director to receive DGA nominations in six consecutive decades. Additionally, Alejandro G. Iñárritu is the only director to win twice successively; he was awarded in 2015 and 2016 for his directorial achievements for Birdman or and The Revenant, respectively. Two directing teams have shared the award: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for West Side Story (1961) and Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men (2007).
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 24th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1972. The award was previously named the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Miniseries or Movies for Television.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 44th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1992.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 49th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1997. Before 1996, most children's programs competed in the Drama Show Day category before it retired in 1994.
The 65th British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, were held on 12 February 2012 at the Royal Opera House in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 2011. The nominations were announced on 17 January 2012 by actor Daniel Radcliffe and actress Holliday Grainger. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades are handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 2011. Stephen Fry, who hosted from 2001 to 2006, returned to host the ceremony. The Artist won seven awards out of its twelve nominations, including Best Film, Best Director for Michel Hazanavicius, and Best Actor for Jean Dujardin. Meryl Streep won Best Actress for The Iron Lady. Christopher Plummer won Best Supporting Actor for Beginners and Octavia Spencer won Best Supporting Actress for The Help. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, directed by Tomas Alfredson, was voted Outstanding British Film of 2011. Director Martin Scorsese was given the BAFTA Fellowship and Sir John Hurt garnered the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.
The 64th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2011, were presented on January 28, 2012 at the Hollywood and Highland Center. The ceremony was hosted by Kelsey Grammer. The nominees for the feature film category were announced on January 9, 2012, the nominations for the television and commercial categories were announced on January 10, 2012, and the nominees for documentary directing were announced on January 12, 2012.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards in 2006.
The 68th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2015, were presented on February 6, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The ceremony was hosted by Jane Lynch for the third time. The nominees for the feature film categories were announced on January 12, 2016 and the nominations for directing achievements in television, documentaries and commercials were announced on January 13, 2016.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 68th Directors Guild of America Awards.
The 69th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2016, were presented on February 4, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton. The ceremony was hosted by Jane Lynch. The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 11, 2017, while the nominations for the film categories were announced on January 12, 2017.
The 40th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1987, were presented on March 12, 1988 at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel. The feature film nominees were announced on February 1, 1988 and nominees in eight television categories were announced on February 8, 1988.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 32nd Directors Guild of America Awards in 1980.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 66th Directors Guild of America Awards in 2014.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 66th Directors Guild of America Awards in 2014.
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety was an annual award given by the Directors Guild of America between 1971 and 2012. In 2013, the guild announced the creation of two new accolades to replace the award: the Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming and the Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials.
The 74th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2021, were presented on March 12, 2022. The ceremony was hosted by Judd Apatow, who previously hosted the ceremonies in 2018 and 2020. The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 26, 2022, while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on January 27, 2022.
