AwardsWatch - dga awards

Directors Guild (DGA) nominations: Women rule as Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Huezo, Rebecca Hall and Emma Seligman earn nods

Erik Anderson January 27, 2022

Directors Guild of America President Lesli Linka Glatter today announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for... Read More

Directors Guild to ‘temporarily alter’ eligibility for 2021 day-and-date releases

Erik Anderson September 24, 2021

The Directors Guild of America National Board at its recent meeting made the decision to temporarily alter its 2022 DGA Awards eligibility criteria for its... Read More

DGA announces 2022 awards date and reinstates theatrical run rule; what does that mean for ‘Dune’?

Erik Anderson June 29, 2021

The Directors Guild of America has set March 12, 2022 as the date for its 74th awards and with some changes post-pandemic. In the DGA... Read More

2021 DGA Awards winners: Chloé Zhao makes DGA history, ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ keeps sweeping

Erik Anderson April 10, 2021

The 73rd Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards are tonight, awarding directorial achievements in feature film, documentaries, television and more. It might not have been... Read More

2021 Producers Guild (PGA) and Directors Guild (DGA) preview and nomination predictions

Erik Anderson March 7, 2021

The Producers Guild of America is one of the very best, if not the best, bellwether for what our eventual Best Picture Oscar nominees will... Read More

2020 Directors Guild of America (DGA): Sam Mendes wins for ‘1917’

Erik Anderson January 25, 2020

Sam Mendes has won the 2020 Directors Guild of America (DGA) prize for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for his WWI epic 1917. This... Read More

Directors Guild (DGA), Cinematographers society (ASC), Cinema Audio Society (CAS) Preview and Predictions

Erik Anderson January 23, 2020

Saturday, January 25th will hold no less than five guild or industry awards ceremonies thanks to the shortened Oscar season (including the Annies and the... Read More

Directors Guild (DGA) noms for TV: ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Watchmen’ and ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ lead

Erik Anderson January 11, 2020

After a delay due to a technical error in the balloting, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced their nominees for Television and Documentary and... Read More

Directors Guild (DGA) feature nominations are an all-boys club but first-time director category finds female representation

Erik Anderson January 7, 2020

The Directors Guild of America (DGA), hot off the PGA nominations this morning, have nominated Bong Joon Ho, Sam Mendes, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Taika... Read More

Directors Guild (DGA) TV nominations for Longform, Variety, Reality

Erik Anderson January 6, 2020

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) have revealed their nominations for television in longform, variety, reality and kids programming. FX’s Fosse/Verdon leads with an impressive... Read More