The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards presented by the Directors Guild of America. With 3 wins out of 13 nominations, Steven Spielberg is both the most awarded and most nominated director of this category in the history of DGA, and the first director to receive DGA nominations in six consecutive decades.[1] Additionally, Alejandro G. Iñárritu is the only director to win twice successively; he was awarded in 2015 and 2016 for his directorial achievements for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) and The Revenant, respectively.[2] Three directing teams have shared the award: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins for West Side Story (1961), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for No Country for Old Men (2007), and Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).
| Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Christopher Nolan | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Directors Guild of America |
| First awarded | 1948 |
| Currently held by | Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer (2023) |
Predicting the Oscar's outcome
editSince its inception the award has predicted the winner of the Academy Award for Best Director on all but eight occasions:
- 1968 – Anthony Harvey (The Lion in Winter); lost to Carol Reed (Oliver!)[3]
- 1972 – Francis Ford Coppola (The Godfather); lost to Bob Fosse (Cabaret)[4]
- 1985 – Steven Spielberg (The Color Purple); despite the film's 11 total Oscar nominations, Spielberg was not nominated for Best Director.[5]
- 1995 – Ron Howard (Apollo 13); Howard was not nominated for the Oscar.[6]
- 2000 – Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon); lost to Steven Soderbergh (Traffic)[7]
- 2002 – Rob Marshall (Chicago); lost to Roman Polanski (The Pianist)[8]
- 2012 – Ben Affleck (Argo); Affleck was not nominated for the Oscar, although the film won Best Picture.[9]
- 2019 – Sam Mendes (1917); lost to Bong Joon-ho (Parasite)[10]
Winners and nominees
edit1940s
edit| Year | Winners and nominees | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 (1st) |
Joseph L. Mankiewicz | A Letter to Three Wives | [11] |
| Howard Hawks | Red River | ||
| Anatole Litvak | The Snake Pit | ||
| Fred Zinnemann | The Search | ||
| 1949 (2nd) |
Robert Rossen | All the King's Men | [12] |
| Carol Reed | The Third Man | ||
| Mark Robson | Champion | ||
| Alfred L. Werker | Lost Boundaries |
1950s
edit1960s
edit1970s
edit1980s
edit1990s
edit2000s
edit2010s
edit2020s
editDirectors with multiple wins
edit- 3 wins
- 2 wins
Directors with multiple nominations
editThe following directors have received four or more nominations:
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See also
editReferences
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