DGA Awards: Oscar Precursor Announces Winners

The prestigious DGA Awards, a significant predictor of Oscar success, have unveiled their winners.

Film Categories

Theatrical Feature Film

- Jacques Audiard - "Emilia Pérez"
- Sean Baker - "Anora"
- Edward Berger - "Conclave"
- Brady Corbet - "The Brutalist"
- James Mangold - "A Complete Unknown"

Michael Apted First Time Directorial Feature

- Payal Kapadia - "All We Imagine as Light"
- Megan Park - "My Old Ass"
- RaMell Ross - "Nickel Boys"
- Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel - "Armand"
- Sean Wang - "Dìdi"

Documentary

- Brendan Bellomo & Slava Leontyev - "Porcelain War"
- Julian Brave NoiseCat & Emily Kassie - "Sugarcane"
- Johan Grimonprez - "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat"
- Ibrahim Nash'at - "Hollywoodgate"
- Natalie Rae & Angela Patton - "Daughters"

TV Categories

Dramatic Series

- Alex Graves - "The Diplomat," "Dreadnought"
- Hiromi Kamata - "Shogun," "Ladies of the Willow World"
- Issa López - "True Detective: Night Country," "Part 6"
- Frederick E.O. Toye - "Shogun," "Crimson Sky"
- Jonathan Van Tulleken - "Shogun," "Anjin"

Comedy Series

- Lucia Aniello - "Hacks," "Bulletproof"
- Ayo Edebiri - "The Bear," "Napkins"
- Duccio Fabbri - "The Bear," "Doors"
- Jeff Schaffer - "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "No Lessons Learned"
- Christopher Storer - "The Bear," "Tomorrow"

Movies for Television and Limited Series

- Kevin Bray - "The Penguin," "Top Hat"
- Alfonso Cuarón - "Disclaimer"
- Jennifer Getzinger - "The Penguin," "A Great or Little Thing"
- Helen Shaver - "The Penguin," "Cent'anni"
- Steven Zaillian - "Ripley"

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

- Paul G. Casey - "Real Time with Bill Maher," "Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger"
- Jim Hoskinson - "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy"
- David Paul Meyer - "The Daily Show," "Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention ‑ Plot Twist!"
- Liz Patrick - "Saturday Night Live," "John Mulaney / Chappell Roan"
- Paul Pennolino - "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," "India Elections"

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

- Hamish Hamilton - "The 96th Annual Academy Awards"
- Beth McCarthy‑Miller - "The Roast of Tom Brady"
- David Paul Meyer - "The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now"
- Glenn Weiss - "The 77th Annual Tony Awards"
- Ali Wong - "Ali Wong: Single Lady"

Reality Programs

- Neil DeGroot - "Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted," "The Cliffs of Ireland"
- Joseph Guidry - "Deal Or No Deal Island," "Are You Decisive?"
- Ari Katcher - "Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show," "Road Trip"
- Patrick McManus - "American Ninja Warrior," "Las Vegas Finals 4"
- Mike Sweeney - "Conan O'Brien Must Go," "Ireland"

Children's Programs

- Kat Coiro - "The Spiderwick Chronicles," "Welcome to Spiderwick"
- Michael Goi - "Avatar: The Last Airbender," "Aang"
- Jim Mickle - "Sweet Tooth," "This Is a Story"
- Jennifer Phang - "Descendants: The Rise of Red"
- Amber Sealey - "Out of My Mind"

Commercials

- Lance Acord - "An American Love Story"
- Kim Gehrig - "A Life in Sound," "Am I A Bad Person?," "Find Your Friends"
- Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim - "Michael CeraVe"
- Andreas Nilsson - "Board Game," "First Office Poo," "One More," "Whizzer"
- Ivan Zachariáš - "Flock"