72nd Directors Guild of America Awards

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72nd Directors Guild of America Awards
DateJanuary 25, 2020 (2020-01-25)
LocationRitz-Carlton Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Hosted by Judd Apatow
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: 1917 Sam Mendes
Best Director Documentary: American Factory Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Best Director First-Time Feature Film: Honey Boy Alma Har'el
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The 72nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2019, were presented on January 25, 2020, at the Ritz-Carlton in Downtown Los Angeles, California. [1] [2] [3] The ceremony was hosted by Judd Apatow, who also hosted the ceremony in 2018. [4] The nominations for most of the television and documentary categories were announced on January 6, 2020, [5] [6] while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on January 7, 2020. [7] [8] The nominations announcement for three television awards (Comedy Series, Drama Series, and Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials) was moved to January 10, 2020, due to a re-vote delay. [9]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Sam Mendes 1917

Documentaries

Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert American Factory

First-Time Feature Film

Alma Har'el Honey Boy

Television

Drama Series

Nicole Kassell Watchmen for "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"

Comedy Series

Bill Hader Barry for "ronny/lily"

Movies for Television and Limited Series

Johan Renck Chernobyl

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

Don Roy King Saturday Night Live for "Eddie Murphy/Lizzo"

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

James Burrows and Andy Fisher – Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons

Reality Programs

Jason Cohen Encore! for "Annie"

Children's Programs

Amy Schatz Song of Parkland

Commercials

Commercials

Spike JonzeSquarespace's "Dream It" and MedMen's "The New Normal"

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

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