70th Directors Guild of America Awards

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70th Directors Guild of America Awards
DateFebruary 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)
Location The Beverly Hilton,
Beverly Hills, California
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Hosted by Judd Apatow
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: The Shape of Water – Guillermo del Toro
Best Director Documentary: City of Ghosts – Matthew Heineman
Best Director First-Time Feature Film: Get Out – Jordan Peele
Website https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/2010s/2017.aspx?value=2017   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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. [1] [2] [3] 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. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Comedian Judd Apatow hosted the ceremony, [8] [9] and Don Mischer served as the DGA Awards Chair. [10]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water

Documentaries

Matthew Heineman – City of Ghosts

First-Time Feature Film

Jordan Peele – Get Out

Television

Drama Series

Reed Morano – The Handmaid's Tale for "Offred"

Comedy Series

Beth McCarthy-Miller – Veep for "Chicklet"

Miniseries or TV Film

Jean-Marc Vallée – Big Little Lies

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Host: Jimmy Fallon"

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

Glenn Weiss – The 89th Annual Academy Awards

Reality Programs

Brian Smith – MasterChef for "Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Schucks"

Children's Programs

Niki Caro – Anne with an E for "Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny"

  • Benjamin Lehmann – The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special
  • Lily Mariye – Just Add Magic for "Just Add Meddling"
  • Alison McDonald – An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life
  • Matthew O'Neill and Thalia Sodi – 15: A Quinceañera Story: Zoey

Commercials

Commercials

Martin de Thurah – StubHub's "Festival" and "Machines", and Wealthsimple's "Mad World"

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Honorary Life Member

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