71st Directors Guild of America Awards

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71st Directors Guild of America Awards
DateFebruary 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)
Location Hollywood and Highland Center, Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited 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
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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]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Alfonso Cuarón Roma

Documentaries

Tim Wardle – Three Identical Strangers

First-Time Feature Film

Bo Burnham Eighth Grade

Television

Drama Series

Adam McKay Succession for "Celebration"

Comedy Series

Bill Hader Barry for "Chapter One: Make Your Mark"

Movies for Television and Limited Series

Ben Stiller Escape at Dannemora

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

Don Roy King Saturday Night Live for "Host Adam Driver/Musical Guest Kanye West"

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

Louis J. Horvitz The 60th Annual Grammy Awards

Reality Programs

Russell Norman – The Final Table for "Japan"

Children's Programs

Jack Jameson – When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

Commercials

Commercials

Spike JonzeApple's "Welcome Home"

Lifetime Achievement in Television

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Diversity Award

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