The Directors Guild of America (DGA) announced their winners Saturday night, rewarding the best in directing for 2018. Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) won the top prize, cementing his status as the frontrunner to win this year’s Oscar for Best Director. Over the past few weeks there was some thought that Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) could surprise and take over as the new frontrunner, but after this loss, his chances significantly decrease.
Read the full list of DGA Awards winners below.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Alfonso Cuarón – Roma
- Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
- Peter Farrelly – Green Book
- Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman
- Adam McKay – Vice
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade
- Bradley Cooper – A Star Is Born
- Carlos López Estrada – Blindspotting
- Matthew Heineman – A Private War
- Boots Riley – Sorry to Bother You
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Tim Wardle – Three Identical Strangers
- Morgan Neville – Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
- RaMell Ross – Hale County This Morning, This Evening
- Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin – Free Solo
- Betsy West and Julie Cohen – RBG
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Adam McKay – Succession (“Celebration”)
- Jason Bateman – Ozark (“Reparations”)
- Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland (“Paean to the People”)
- Chris Long – The Americans (“START”)
- Daina Reid – The Handmaid’s Tale (“Holly”)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Bill Hader – Barry (“Chapter One: Make Your Mark”)
- Donald Glover – Atlanta (“FUBU”)
- Hiro Murai – Atlanta (“Teddy Perkins”)
- Daniel Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“We’re Going to the Catskills!”)
- Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“All Alone”)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
Ben Stiller – Escape at Dannemora
- Cary Joji Fukunaga – Maniac
- David Leveaux & Alex Rudzinski – Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
- Barry Levinson – Paterno
- Jean-Marc Vallée – Sharp Objects
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live (“Adam Driver; Kanye West”)
- Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher (“#1633”)
- Sacha Baron Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Daniel Gray Longino
and Dan Mazer – Who Is America? (“Episode 102”) - Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (“#480”)
- Paul Pennolino – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (“
Episdoe 502 – Italian Election”)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
Louis J. Horvitz – The 60th Grammy Awards
- Tim Mancinelli and Glenn Clements – The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018
- Beth McCarthy-Miller – Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma
- Marcus Raboy – Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life
- Glenn Weiss – The 72nd Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Russell Norman – The Final Table (“Japan”)
- Neil P. DeGroot – Better Late Than Never (“How do You Say Roots in German?”
- Eytan Keller – Iron Chef Gauntlet (“Episode 201”)
- Patrick McManus – American Ninja Warrior (“Miami City Qualifiers”)
- Bertram van Munster – The Amazing Race (“It’s Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure”)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
Jack Jameson – Sesame Street (“When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special”)
- Alan Arkush – A Series of Unfortunate Events (“The Hostile Hospital: Part 1”)
- Greg Mottola – The Dangerous Book for Boys (“How to Walk on the Moon”)
- Barry Sonnenfeld – A Series of Unfortunate Events (“The Vile Village: Part 1”)
- Bo Welch – A Series of Unfortunate Events (“The Ersatz Elevator: Part 1”)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
- Steve Ayson – Getting Ready (Dollar Shave Club), The Dance (Speight’s)
- Fredrik Bond – Harmony (Virgin TV), The Big Win (Confused.com)
- Martin de Thurah – Final Breath (Audi RS 5 Coupe), Mama Said Knock You Out (Chase), Space Station (Macy’s)
- Spike Jonze – Welcome Home (Apple Homepod)
- David Shane – An Alien Abroad (Babbel), Daughter and Mother (Alzheimer’s PSA)