Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries | |
---|---|
Awarded for | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Directors Guild of America |
First awarded | 1991 |
Currently held by | Mstyslav Chernov for 20 Days in Mariupol (2023) |
Website | https://www.dga.org |
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.
Year | Winners and nominees | Film | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2020 (73rd) | Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw | The Truffle Hunters | [36] [37] |
Pippa Ehrlich & James Reed | My Octopus Teacher | ||
David France | Welcome to Chechnya | ||
Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss | Boys State | ||
Benjamin Ree | The Painter and the Thief | ||
2021 (74th) | Stanley Nelson Jr. | Attica | [38] [39] |
Jessica Kingdon | Ascension | ||
Raoul Peck | Exterminate All the Brutes | ||
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson | Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) | ||
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin | The Rescue | ||
2022 (75th) | Sara Dosa | Fire of Love | [40] [41] |
Matthew Heineman | Retrograde | ||
Laura Poitras | All the Beauty and the Bloodshed | ||
Daniel Roher | Navalny | ||
Shaunak Sen | All That Breathes | ||
2023 (76th) | Mstyslav Chernov | 20 Days in Mariupol | [42] [43] |
Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp | Bobi Wine: The People's President | ||
Madeleine Gavin | Beyond Utopia | ||
Davis Guggenheim | Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie | ||
D. Smith | Kokomo City |
Wins | Nominations | Name (Year) |
---|---|---|
2 | 3 | Matthew Heineman (2015, 2017, 2022) |
3 | Jehane Noujaim (2001, 2004, 2013) | |
2 | Barbara Kopple (1991, 1993) | |
1 | 4 | Steve James (1994, 2008, 2011, 2017) |
3 | Joe Berlinger (1992, 2006, 2011) | |
3 | Bruce Sinofsky (1992, 2006, 2011) | |
3 | Charles Braverman (2000, 2001, 2002) | |
2 | Peter Gilbert (1998, 2008) | |
2 | James Marsh (2008, 2011) | |
2 | Laura Poitras (2014, 2022) | |
0 | 3 | Errol Morris (1999, 2003, 2017) |
3 | Alex Gibney (2007, 2010, 2015) | |
3 | Jimmy Chin (2015, 2018, 2021) | |
3 | Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (2015, 2018, 2021) | |
2 | Deborah Hoffmann (1995, 2001) | |
2 | Ken Burns (2007, 2017) | |
2 | Lynn Novick (2007, 2017) | |
2 | Davis Guggenheim (2010, 2023) | |
2 | David France (2012, 2020) | |
2 | Jesse Moss (2014, 2020) | |
2 | Raoul Peck (2016, 2021) |
The 57th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2004, were presented on January 29, 2005, at the Beverly Hilton. The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 6, 2005 and the other nominations starting on January 10, 2005.
The 59th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2006, were presented on February 3, 2007, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. On January 9, 2007, the nominees in the feature film category were announced and on January 10, 2007, the nominations in the television movie category were announced. The nominations for the remaining six television awards were announced on January 11, 2007, and the nominations for directorial achievement in documentaries and commercials were announced on January 16, 2007.
The 54th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2001, were presented on March 9, 2002, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 22, 2002 and the other nominations were announced starting on February 1, 2002.
The 51st Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 1998, were presented on March 6, 1999 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 25, 1999 and the other nominations were announced starting on February 1, 1999.
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 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 62nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2009, were presented on January 30, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. The nominees for the feature film category were announced on January 7, 2010, the nominations for the television and commercial categories were announced on January 8, 2010, and the nominees for documentary directing were announced on January 12, 2010.
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 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 67th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2014, were presented on February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The ceremony was hosted by Jane Lynch for the second time. The nominees for the feature film category were announced on January 13, 2015 and the nominations for directing achievements in television, documentaries and commercials were announced on January 14, 2015.
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 70th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2017, were presented on February 3, 2018 at Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California. The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 10, 2018, while the nominations for the film categories were announced on January 11, 2018.
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 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. The ceremony was hosted by Aisha Tyler. The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 7, 2019, while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on January 8, 2019.
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. The ceremony was hosted by Judd Apatow, who also hosted the ceremony in 2018. The nominations for most of the television and documentary categories were announced on January 6, 2020, while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on January 7, 2020. The nominations announcement for three television awards was moved to January 10, 2020, due to a re-vote delay.
The 75th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2022, were presented on February 18, 2023. The ceremony was hosted by Judd Apatow, who previously hosted the ceremonies in 2018, 2020 and 2022. The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 10, 2023, while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on January 11, 2023.