As with most every other guild awards ceremony during the pandemic, the Directors Guild of America is presenting its winners in film and television via a virtual ceremony. The winners are being announced live, and this story will be updated as they progress.
DGA president Thomas Schlamme opened the evening by acknowledging the extraordinary circumstances the entertainment industry has faced over the previous year.
Theatrical Feature Film
- Lee Isaac Chung, “Minari” (A24)
Unit Production Manager: Dylan Brodie
First Assistant Director: Jeff Dubray
Second Assistant Director: Ann Laudick
Second Second Assistant Director: Stephen J. Hanan - Emerald Fennell, “Promising Young Woman” (Focus Features)
Unit Production Manager: Reena Magsarili Raasch
First Assistant Director: Michael T. Meador
Second Assistant Director: Alexander Armero
Second Second Assistant Director: Anthony Manzo - David Fincher, “Mank” (Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: Allen Kupetsky
First Assistant Director: Richard Goodwin
Second Assistant Director: Samantha McGrady
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt McKinnon
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jeff Goodell, John Stern, George Williams III - Aaron Sorkin, “The Trial of the Chicago 7” (Netflix)
Unit Production Managers: Charles Miller, Stuart M. Besser, Jonathan Shoemaker
First Assistant Director: Joseph P. Reidy
Second Assistant Director: Rachel Jaros
Second Second Assistant Director: Justin Bischoff
Location Managers: Dennis Voskov, Nick Rafferty (Chicago Unit) - Chloé Zhao, “Nomadland” (Searchlight Pictures)
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kerrigan
First Assistant Director: Mary Kerrigan
First-Time Feature Film
- Radha Blank, “The Forty-Year-Old Version” (Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: James Price
First Assistant Director: Michael L. Walker
Second Assistant Director: Kenyon Noble
Second Second Assistant Director: Jonathan Santos
Location Managers: Katarina Dedicova, Tim Stacker - Fernando Frias de la Parra, “I’m No Longer Here” (Netflix)
Production Managers: Martín Pérez Valle, Assia Fratz (New York Unit)
First Assistant Director: Carlos Suazo
Second Assistant Directors: Alí Santiago, Alex Burstein (New York Unit)
Second Second Assistant Directors: Karen Alcázar, Anthony James Faure (New York Unit) - Regina King, “One Night in Miami” (Amazon Studios)
Unit Production Manager: Paul O. Davis
First Assistant Director: Mark Anthony Little
Second Assistant Director: Kevin O’Neil - Darius Marder, “Sound of Metal” (Amazon Studios)
Unit Production Manager: Amy Greene
First Assistant Director: Matthew Vose Campbell - Florian Zeller, “The Father” (Sony Pictures Classics)
First Assistant Director: George Every
Second Assistant Director: Jamie D. Allen
Documentary Feature Films
- “Boys State” (A24/Apple TV Plus) – Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss
- “The Truffle Hunters” (Sony Pictures Classics) – Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw
- “My Octopus Teacher” (Netflix) – Pippa Ehrlich, James Reed
- “The Painter and the Thief” (Neon/Elevation Pictures)
- “Welcome to Chechnya” (HBO) – David France
Dramatic TV Series
- JASON BATEMAN: Ozark, “Wartime” (Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: Matthew Spiegel
First Assistant Director: Peter Thorell
Second Assistant Director: Townson Wells Second Second Assistant Director: Sarah Gorczyk - JON FAVREAU: The Mandalorian, “Chapter 9: The Marshal” (Disney Plus)
Unit Production Manager: Colin Wilson
First Assistant Director: Kim Richards
Second Assistant Director: Heather Wagner-Wang Second Second Assistant Director: Heather Kehayas Additional Second Assistant Director: David Buchwald - VINCE GILLIGAN: Better Call Saul, “Bagman” (AMC)
Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas First Assistant Director: Efrain Cortes
Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: KiKi Levine - LESLI LINKA GLATTER: Homeland, “Prisoners of War” (Showtime)
Unit Production Managers: Michael Klick, Philippa Naughten First Assistant Director: Sunday Stevens
Second Assistant Director: Wendy Bledsoe - JULIE ANNE ROBINSON: Bridgerton, “Diamond of the First Water” (Netflix)
First Assistant Director: Ian Foster Woolf
Comedy TV Series
- ZACH BRAFF: Ted Lasso, “Biscuits” (Apple TV Plus)
- MJ DELANEY: Ted Lasso, “The Hope that Kills You” (Apple TV Plus)
- SUSANNA FOGEL: The Flight Attendant, “In Case of Emergency” (HBO Max)
Unit Production Manager: Bonnie Muñoz
First Assistant Director: Derek Peterson
Second Assistant Director: Jacquie Dore
Second Second Assistant Director: Zach Citarella Location Manager: Chris Banks - ERIN O’MALLEY: Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Surprise Party” (HBO)
Unit Production Manager: Mary Church
First Assistant Director: Adam Feil
Second Assistant Director: Candice Lee Second Second Assistant Director: D.J. Carter - JEFF SCHAFFER: Curb Your Enthusiasm, “The Spite Store” (HBO)
Unit Production Manager: Mary Church
First Assistant Director: Adam Feil
Second Assistant Director: Candice Lee
Second Second Assistant Directors: D.J. Carter, Brent Stanton
Movies for Television and Limited Series
- SUSANNE BIER: “The Undoing” (HBO)
Unit Production Manager: Deb Dyer
First Assistant Director: Richard Styles
Second Assistant Director: Josh Muzaffer
Location Manager: Lauri Pitkus
Second Second Assistant Directors: Steven Lafferty, Alex Scricco Additional Second Assistant Directors: Alex Scricco, Zachary Citarella - SCOTT FRANK: “The Queen’s Gambit” (Netflix)
First Assistant Director: Aldric La’auli Porter - THOMAS KAIL: “Hamilton” (Disney Plus)
Unit Production Manager: David Backus First Assistant Director: Robin Abrams Second Assistant Director: Thomas Gaito - MATT SHAKMAN: “WandaVision” (Disney Plus)
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kane
First Assistant Director: Janell Sammelman
Second Assistant Directors: Meaghan F. McLaughlin, Stephanie Tull Coscina
Second Second Assistant Directors: Katye Kalivoda, Nadeem Ashayer (Los Angeles Unit) Additional Second Assistant Directors: Kate Pulley, George Williams (Los Angeles Unit) - LYNN SHELTON: “Little Fires Everywhere,” “Find a Way” (Hulu)
Unit Production Manager: Brad Yacobian First Assistant Director: Luke Maxcy
Second Assistant Director: Kirisa Gavrin
Second Second Assistant Directors: Christina Lee, Gabriella Poli Vidal
Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Regularly Scheduled Programming
- PAUL G. CASEY: Real Time With Bill Maher, “Episode 1835” (HBO)
Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
Stage Managers: Brian Anderson, Patrick Whitney - JIM HOSKINSON: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “#1025 Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection” (CBS)
Associate Directors: Yvonne De Mare, Karen Yaeger Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib - DON ROY KING: Saturday Night Live, “Dave Chappelle; Foo Fighters” (NBC)
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel-Mack Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk - DAVID PAUL MEYER: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, “President Obama: Inspiring Future Leaders & ‘A Promised Land'” (Comedy Central)
Associate Director: Susan Faith Locke-Shapiro - CHRISTOPHER WERNER: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Trump & Election Results” (HBO)
Associate Director: John Scott Wilson Stage Manager: Dino Castelli Location Manager: Demian Resnick
Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Specials
- STACEY ANGELES: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents “Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cried with Desi Lydic” (Comedy Central)
- MARIELLE HELLER: What the Constitution Means to Me (Amazon)
Associate Director: Tomas ‘Dutch’ Deckaj Stage Manager: Nicole Payson - JIM HOSKINSON: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020” (Showtime)
Associate Directors: Yvonne De Mare, Karen Yaeger Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib - SPIKE LEE, American Utopia (HBO)
Unit Production Manager: Nina Shiffman
First Assistant Director: Jermaine Sumra
Second Assistant Director: Lizz Zanin
Additional Second Assistant Director: Steven Bruno Location Manager: John Maher - THOMAS SCHLAMME: A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max)
Unit Production Manager: Debra James
First Assistant Director: Shawn Pipkin-West
Second Assistant Director: Courtney Franklin
Second Second Assistant Directors: Ni’cole Pettis, Cathy Bon
Reality Programs
- DAVID CHARLES: Eco Challenge, “3,2,1…Go!” (Amazon Prime Video)
Associate Director: Daniel Curran
Stage Managers: Ian Blankenship, Kevin Fletcher, Andy Nelson, Mickel Picco - JON FAVREAU: The Chef Show, “Tartine” (Netflix)
Associate Director: Annie Johnson - KEN FUCHS: Shark Tank, “1211” (ABC)
Associate Director: Amy Barker
Head Stage Manager: Eric Rhoden
Stage Managers: Doug Neal, Michael Strauss - JOSEPH GUIDRY: Full Bloom, “Petal to the Metal” (HBO Max)
Associate Director: Sean Galvin
Lead Stage Manager: Jimmy Chriss
Stage Managers: Rachel Shimko, Kristianna Laroda, Richard Melendez - RICH KIM: Lego Masters, “Mega City Block” (Fox)
Associate Director: Ryan Bunnell
Stage Managers: Will Baker, Kevin Fletcher
Documentaries
- MICHAEL DWECK & GREGORY KERSHAW: “The Truffle Hunters” (Sony Pictures Classics)
- PIPPA EHRLICH & JAMES REED: “My Octopus Teacher” (Netflix)
- DAVID FRANCE: “Welcome to Chechnya” (HBO Max)
- AMANDA MCBAINE & JESSE MOSS: “Boys State” (A24/Apple TV Plus)
- BENJAMIN REE: “The Painter and the Thief” (Elevation Pictures)
Children’s Programs
- KABIR AKHTAR: High School Musical: The Musical – The Series, “Opening Night” (Disney Plus)
Unit Production Managers: Jeff T. Miller, Greg A. Hampson First Assistant Director: Brent Geisler
Second Assistant Director: Cody Harbaugh - LARISSA BILLS: On Pointe, “Showtime!” (Disney Plus)
- DEAN ISRAELITE: The Astronauts, “Countdown” (Nickelodeon)
- RICHIE KEEN: The Healing Powers of Dude, “Second Step: Homeroom” (Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: Chris Phillips First Assistant Director: Natalie Van Doren - AMY SCHATZ: We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest (HBO)
Commercials
- STEVE AYSON (MJZ): The Great Chase, Nike (Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai)
First Assistant Director: John Lowe - NISHA GANATRA (Chelsea Pictures): #wombstories, Bodyform/Libresse (AMVBBDO)
- NICLAS LARSSON (MJZ): See the Unseen, VW Touareg (adam&eveDDB)
The Parents, Volvo XC60 (Forsman & Bodenfors) - MELINA MATSOUKAS (Prettybird): You Love Me, Beats by Dr. Dre (Translation)
First Assistant Director: Paul Norman Second Assistant Director: Don Johnson - TAIKA WAITITI (Hungry Man): The Letter, Coca-Cola (Wieden & Kennedy London)