69th 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.

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Damien Chazelle – La La Land Garth Davis – Lion Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea Denis Villeneuve – Arrival
Documentaries
Ezra Edelman – O.J.: Made in America Otto Bell – The Eagle Huntress Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg – Weiner Raoul Peck – I Am Not Your Negro Roger Ross Williams – Life, Animated
First-Time Feature Film
Garth Davis – Lion Kelly Fremon Craig – The Edge of Seventeen Tim Miller – Deadpool Nate Parker – The Birth of a Nation Dan Trachtenberg – 10 Cloverfield Lane

Television

Drama Series
*Miguel Sapochnik – Game of Thrones* for "Battle of the Bastards"** The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things for "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" Ryan Murphy – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story for "From the Ashes of Tragedy" Jonathan Nolan – Westworld for "The Original" John Singleton – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story for "The Race Card"
Comedy Series
*Becky Martin – Veep* for "Inauguration"** Alec Berg – Silicon Valley for "Daily Active Users" Donald Glover – Atlanta for "B.A.N." Mike Judge – Silicon Valley for "Founder Friendly" Dale Stern – Veep for "Mother"
Miniseries or TV Film
*Steven Zaillian – The Night Of* for "The Beach"** Raymond De Felitta – Madoff Thomas Kail and Alec Rudzinski – Grease: Live Kenny Leon and Alec Rudzinski – Hairspray Live! Jay Roach – All the Way
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
*Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live* for "Host: Dave Chappelle"** Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher for "Show #1437" Nora Gerard – CBS News Sunday Morning for "Charles Osgood Farewell Broadcast" Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for "Episode #0179" Paul Pennolino – Full Frontal with Samantha Bee for "Episode #1030"
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
Glenn Weiss – The 70th Annual Tony Awards Jerry Foley – Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come Tim Mancinelli – The Late Late Show with James Corden for "The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special" Linda Mendoza – Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House Paul Myers – Full Frontal with Samantha Bee for "A Very Special Full Frontal Special"
Reality Programs
*J. Rupert Thompson – American Grit* for "Over the Falls"** Ken Fuchs – Shark Tank for "801" John Gonzalez – Live PD for "Episode 5" Brian Smith – Strong for "Welcome to Strong" Bertram van Munster – The Amazing Race for "We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today"
Children's Programs
Tina Mabry – An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win Liz Allen – The Kicks for "Pilot" Alethea Jones – Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street for "Gortimer and the Jacks of All Trades" Michael Lembeck – A Nutcracker Christmas John Schultz – Adventures in Babysitting

Commercials

Commercials
Derek Cianfrance – Nike Golf's "Chase", Powerade's "Doubts" and "Expectations", and Squarespace's "Manifesto" Lance Acord – Apple's "Frankie's Holiday" and Kohl's' "Movie Night" Dante Ariola – SunTrust's "Hold Your Breath", Lyft's "Riding is the New Driving", and Beats' "Tell Me When To Go" Fredrik Bond – Apple's "Dive", Philips' "Everyday Hero", and LG's "World of Play" A.G. Rojas – S7 Airlines' "The Best Planet" and Samsung's "The Snail"

Derek Cianfrance – Nike Golf's "Chase", Powerade's "Doubts" and "Expectations", and Squarespace's "Manifesto"

Lance Acord – Apple's "Frankie's Holiday" and Kohl's' "Movie Night"
Dante Ariola – SunTrust's "Hold Your Breath", Lyft's "Riding is the New Driving", and Beats' "Tell Me When To Go"
Fredrik Bond – Apple's "Dive", Philips' "Everyday Hero", and LG's "World of Play"
A.G. Rojas – S7 Airlines' "The Best Planet" and Samsung's "The Snail"

Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film

Ridley Scott

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Marie Cantin

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Thomas Schlamme

Presidents Award

Jay Roth

References

McNary, Dave (February 4, 2017). "Damien Chazelle Wins Directors Guild's Top Film Award for 'La La Land'". Variety. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
Petski, Denise (February 4, 2017). "DGA Awards: Damien Chazelle Wins Feature Film Prize For 'La La Land'; 'Game Of Thrones' & 'Veep' Repeat – Full List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
"69th Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. February 4, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
Hipes, Patrick (January 11, 2017). "DGA TV Awards Nominations: 'Stranger Things', 'Westworld' & 'Atlanta' On List; Docus Include 'OJ: Made In America'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
"DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2016". Directors Guild of America. January 11, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
Nolfi, Joey (January 12, 2017). "Damien Chazelle, Barry Jenkins lead DGA nominations". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
McNary, Dave (January 12, 2017). "'La La Land,' 'Moonlight,' 'Manchester by the Sea' Earn Directors Guild Nominations". Variety. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

External links

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