The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2012 were announced tonight during the 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Ben Affleck won the DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Argo.
Director/producer/actor Kelsey Grammer hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,600 guests. Here is the full list of winners:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
BEN AFFLECK
Argo (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Afflecks Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
This is Mr. Affleck’s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
ALEJANDRO GONZALES INARRITU
(Anonymous Content)
Best Job, Proctor and Gamble Wieden + Kennedy
First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Michelle Schrauwers
Second Second Assistant Directors: Heather Anderson, Blake Perkinson
This is Mr. Iñárritus first DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials Award. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Babel in 2006.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
RIAN JOHNSON
Breaking Bad, Fifty-One (AMC)
Mr. Johnsons Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
First Assistant Director: Ben Scissors
Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
Additional Second Assistant Director: Joann Connolly
This is Mr. Johnsons first DGA Award nomination.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
BRIAN SMITH
Master Chef, Episode #305 (FOX)
Mr. Smiths Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Anna Moulaison-Moore
Stage Manager: Drew Lewandowski
This is Mr. Smiths first DGA Award win and third nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2010 and 2011 for episodes 103 and 201 of Master Chef.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies For Television and Mini-Series
JAY ROACH
Game Change (HBO)
Mr. Roachs Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kane
First Assistant Director: Josh King
Second Assistant Director: Emily McGovern
Second Second Assistant Director: Brian F. Relyea
This is Mr. Roachs second DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for Recount in 2008.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety
GLENN WEISS
66th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Mr. Weiss Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Stefani Cohen, Ricky Kirshner
Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dean Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Joey Meade, Tony Mirante, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider
This is Mr. Weiss fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2007, 2010 and 2011 for the 61st, 64th and 65th Annual Tony Awards. He was previously nominated in this category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008, all for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
JILL MITWELL
One Life To Live, Between Heaven and Hell (ABC)
Ms. Mitwells Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Tracy Casper Lang, Teresa Cicala, Michael Sweeney, Paul S. Glass
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Tracy Casper Lang, Leah M. Weber
Production Associates: Nathalie Rodriguez, Kevin Brush
This is Ms. Mitwells fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination, all for her direction of One Life to Live. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials three times for One Life to Live, Episode #9779 in 2006, Episode #8295 in 2000 and Episode #6356 in 1993. She was nominated five additional times for One Life to Live episodes Starr Xd Lovers, The Musical, Part Three in 2010, Episode #8691 in 2002, Episode #8012 in 1999, Episode #7761 in 1998, and Episode #7285 in 1996.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
PAUL HOEN
Let it Shine (Disney Channel)
Mr. Hoens Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Katie Willard Troebs
First Assistant Director: Daniel Coffie
Second Assistant Director: Todd Turner
Second Second Assistant Director: D. Scott Kirkley
This is Mr. Hoens second DGA Award win and sixth nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Childrens Program in 2007 for Jump In and was previously nominated in this category in 2000 for the Even Stevens episode Take My Sister… Please, in 2004 for Searching for David’s Heart, in 2008 for Cheetah Girls: One World and in 2010 for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
MALIK BENDJELLOUL
Searching For Sugar Man
Sony Pictures Classics
Passion Pictures Production
Canfield Pictures & The Documentary Company
Red Box Films
This is Mr. Bendjellouls first DGA Award win.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
LENA DUNHAM
Girls, Pilot (HBO)
Ms. Dunham’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Regina Heyman, Ilene S. Landress
First Assistant Director: Mark McGann
Second Assistant Director: Jason Ivey
Second Second Assistant Director: Marcos Gonzalez Palma
This is Ms. Dunhams first DGA Award win.
Lifetime Achievement and Service Awards
The recipients of the Directors Guild of America Service and Achievement Awards for 2013 are:
MILOS FORMAN
DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
Given in recognition of distinguished achievement in Motion Picture Direction.
MICHAEL APTED
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
Given in in recognition of extraordinary service to the Directors Guild of America and to its membership.
ERIC SHAPIRO
Lifetime Achievement in News Direction Award
Given in recognition of distinguished achievement in News Direction.
SUSAN ZWERMAN
Frank Capra Achievement Award
Given to an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of their career and service to the industry and the DGA.
DENCY NELSON
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
Given to an Associate Director or Stage Manager in recognition of their service to the industry and DGA.
