Last night, the Directors Guild of America held its annual award show in Los Angeles to highlight the best directing in 2016 across a number of categories. The guild, an organization representing the creative and economic rights of directors and members of their crew, distributes awards for everything from film and television to commercials, documentaries, news, sports, and new media.
The accolades continued to roll in for La La Land: Damien Chazelle took home the night's top prize, beating out both Barry Jenkins for Moonlight and Garth Davis for Lion. Davis did receive recognition later in the night, however, for his achievements as a First-Time Feature Film Director.
After wins at both the Golden Globes and the Producer's Guild Awards, it appears as if Chazelle is lined up for an Oscar in a few weeks. This prediction seems even more likely considering the fact that the DGA winner has gone on to nab the Academy Award for Best Director on all but seven occasions since its inaugural event 69 years ago.
Check out the full list of winners below:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film
'La La Land'Credit: Lionsgate
Damien Chazelle, La La Land (WINNER)
Mr. Chazelle’s Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Michael Beugg
- First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
- Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
- Assistant Unit Production Manager: Bart Lipton
- Second Second Assistant Director: Brett Robinson
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Dodi Rubenstein
Garth Davis, Lion
Mr. Davis’s Directorial Team:
- First Assistant Director: Chris Webb
- First Assistant Director: Ananya Rane (India Unit)
- Second Assistant Directors: Mark Ingram (Australia Unit), Sunny Tiku (India Unit), KP Singh (India Unit), Shaunak Kapur (India Unit)
Barry Jenkins, Moonlight
Mr. Jenkins’s Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Jennifer Radzikowski
Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea
Mr. Lonergan’s Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Declan Baldwin
- First Assistant Director: Michael J. Moore
- Second Assistant Director: David Blazina
- Second Second Assistant Directors: Tim LaDue, Scooter Perrotta
Denis Villeneuve, Arrival
Mr. Villeneuve’s Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Stan Wlodkowski
- First Assistant Director: Donald L. Sparks
- Second Assistant Director: Brigitte Goulet
- Second Second Assistant Director: Karine P. Labelle
Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director
"Lion"
Credit: The Weinstein Company
Garth Davis,Lion (WINNER)
Mr. Davis’s Directorial Team:
- First Assistant Director: Chris Webb
- First Assistant Director: Ananya Rane (India Unit)
- Second Assistant Directors: Mark Ingram (Australia Unit), Sunny Tiku (India Unit), KP Singh (India Unit), Shaunak Kapur (India Unit)
Kelly Fremon Craig, The Edge of Seventeen
Ms. Fremon Craig’s Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Brendan Ferguson
- Production Manager: Dan Clarke
- First Assistant Director: James Bitonti
- Second Assistant Director: Daniel Mansfield
Tim Miller, Deadpool
Mr. Miller’s Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: John J. Kelly
- First Assistant Director: James Bitonti
- Second Assistant Director: Daniel Mansfield
Nate Parker, The Birth of a Nation
Mr. Parker’s Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Mark Moran
- First Assistant Director: Tomas Deckaj
- Second Assistant Director: Mark C. Stevens
- Second Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers
Dan Trachtenberg, 10 Cloverfield Lane
Mr. Trachtenberg’s Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Robert J. Dohrmann
- First Assistant Director: Jason Blumenfeld
- Second Assistant Director: Paul B. Uddo
- Second Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
- Location Manager: Batou A. Chandler
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
"The Battle of the Bastards"
Credit: HBO
Miguel Sapochnik, Game of Thrones, The Battle of the Bastards (WINNER)
The Duffer Brothers, Stranger Things, Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers
The Duffer Brothers’ Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Timothy Lonsdale
- First Assistant Director: Richard Denault
- Second Assistant Directors: Maria Battle Campbell, Kristina M. Peterson
- Second Second Assistant Director: Simeon Jones
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Franchesca Winters
Ryan Murphy, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, From the Ashes of Tragedy
Mr. Murphy's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Chip Vucelich
- First Assistant Director: Leo Bauer
- Second Assistant Director: Janell Sammelman
- Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Pexa
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Alicia Lewis
Jonathan Nolan, Westworld, The Original
Mr. Nolan's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Robert Del Valle
- First Assistant Director: Kim H. Winther
- Second Assistant Director: Jeff Okabayashi
- Second Second Assistant Directors: Michelene Mundo, Katie Pruitt
John Singleton, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, The Race Card
Mr. Singleton's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Chip Vucelich
- First Assistant Director: Dan Shaw
- Second Assistant Director: Matt Pexa
- Second Second Assistant Directors: Kim Richards, Kyle Hollingsworth
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries
"The Night Of"
Credit: HBO
Steven Zaillian, The Night Of, The Beach (WINNER)
Mr. Zaillian's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Greer Yeaton
- First Assistant Director: Michael Steele
- Second Assistant Director: Ginger Gonzalez
- Second Second Assistant Director: Rachel Iovine
- Location Manager: Shane Haden
Raymond De Felitta, Madoff
Mr. De Felitta's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Moshe Bardach
- First Assistant Director: Scott Lazar
- Second Assistant Director: David Fischer
- Second Second Assistant Director: Ramona Murphy-Adair
- Location Manager: Eddy Collyns
Thomas Kail (Directed By) & Alex Rudzinski (Live Television Direction By), Grease Live!
Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Carrie Havel, Adam Mishler, Brad Duns
- Head Stage Manager: Garry Hood
- Stage Managers: Jennifer Marquet, John Esposito, Jonathan Marks, Rob Sellers Jr., Dani Farrelly, Paul Forrest, Roy Friedland, Chris Hines, Roxanne Lozano, Drina Mohacsi, Tshaka Stewart, Mike Strauss, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Ari Woog
Kenny Leon (Directed By) & Alex Rudzinski (Live Television Direction By), Hairspray Live!
Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Carrie Havel, Brad Duns, Amy Wilcox‑Barker
- Stage Managers: Garry Hood, John Esposito, Dani Farrelly, Roy Friedland, Paul Forrest, John Hill, Chris Hines, Roxanne Lozano, Jonathan Marks, Jennifer Marquet, Donna Parker, Cody Renard Richard, Rob Sellers Jr., Murray Siegel, Jackie Stathis, Mike Strauss
Jay Roach, All the Way
Mr. Roach's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Scott Ferguson
- First Assistant Director: Josh King
- Second Assistant Director: Aaron Fitzgerald
- Second Second Assistant Directors: Jason C. Brown, Matthew Milan
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
"VEEP"
Credit: HBO
Becky Martin, Veep, Inauguration (WINNER)
Ms. Martin's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: David Hyman
- First Assistant Director: Dale Stern
- Second Assistant Director: Michelle Gritzer
- Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Riddle
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Gary Cotti
Alec Berg, Silicon Valley, Daily Active Users
Mr. Berg's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Tyler Romary
- First Assistant Director: Nick Mastandrea
- Second Assistant Director: Sally Brunski
- Second Second Assistant Director: Kim Richards
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Kathleen D. Brennan
Donald Glover, Atlanta, B.A.N.
Mr. Glover's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Alex Orr
- First Assistant Director: Veronica A. Hodge‑Hampton
- Second Assistant Director: Jason Graham
- Second Second Assistant Director: Danielle King
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Mike Brune
Mike Judge, Silicon Valley, Founder Friendly
Mr. Judge's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Tyler Romary
- First Assistant Director: James "Billy" Burton
- Second Assistant Director: Thomas Boucher
- Second Second Assistant Director: Kim Richards
Dale Stern, Veep, Mother
Mr. Stern's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: David Hyman
- First Assistant Director: Michelle Gritzer
- Second Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
- Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Riddle
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Cecilia Sweatman
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports
"Saturday Night Live"
Credit: NBC
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live, Host: Dave Chappelle (WINNER)
Mr. King's Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Bob Caminiti
- Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly
Paul G. Casey, Real Time With Bill Maher, Show #1437
Mr. Casey's Directorial Team:
- Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
- Stage Managers: Patrick Whitney, Brian Anderson
Nora Gerard, CBS Sunday Morning, Charles Osgood Farewell Broadcast
Ms. Gerard's Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Bernard Rozenberg, Jessica Frank, Patricia Finnegan, Jyll Phillips‑Friedman
- Stage Managers: Mark Dicso, Lindsley Newbury
Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Episode #0179
Mr. Hoskinson's Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Yvonne DeMare, Karen Yaeger
- Stage Manager: Mark McKenna
Paul Pennolino, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Episode #1030
Mr. Pennolino's Directorial Team:
- Associate Director: Jeremy Hardwick
- Stage Manager: Laura Mack
Variety/Talk/News/Sports (Specials)
"The 70th Annual Tony Awards"
Credit: CBS
Glenn Weiss, The 70th Annual Tony Awards (WINNER)
Mr. Weiss's Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Ricky Kirshner
- Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Peter Epstein, Joey Despenzero, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Andrew Feigin, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Alfonso Pena, Annette Powlis, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider, Jim Semmelman
Jerry Foley, Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 - The Best is Yet to Come
Mr. Foley's Directorial Team:
- Associate Director: Randi Grossack
- Key Stage Manager: Jeffry Gitter
- Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte, Lauren Class Schneider, Joey Despenzero, Jeff Markowitz, Karen Tasch Weiss
Tim Mancinelli, The Late Late Show With James Corden, The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special
Mr. Mancinelli's Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Matt Powers, Bac Delorme, Brian Sutherin
- Stage Managers: Michael J. Schiff, Teri Pensky Hlubik
Linda Mendoza, Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House
Ms. Mendoza's Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Dora Mendoza, Kelly Hernacki
- Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Elise Reaves, Phyllis Digilio-Kent
Paul Myers, Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, A Very Special Full Frontal Special
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
J. Rupert Thompson, American Grit, The Finale ‑ Over the Falls (WINNER)
Mr. Thompson's Directorial Team:
- Associate Director: David Charles
- Stage Managers: Daniel Curran, Kevin Fletcher
Ken Fuchs, Shark Tank, 801
Mr. Fuchs' Directorial Team:
- Associate Director: Amy Wilcox‑Barker
- Head Stage Manager: Eric Rhoden
- Stage Managers: Doug Neal, Michael Strauss
John Gonzalez, Live PD, Episode 5
Mr. Gonzalez's Directorial Team:
- Stage Manager: Jeff Buda
Brian Smith, Strong,"Welcome to STRONG"
Mr. Smith's Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Anna Moulaison‑Moore, David Charles
- Stage Manager: Drew Lewandowski
Bertram van Munster, The Amazing Race, We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today
Mr. van Munster's Directorial Team:
- Associate Director: Dan Coffie
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
Tina Mabry, An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win (WINNER)
Ms. Mabry's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Richard G. King
- First Assistant Director: Otto Penzato
- Second Assistant Director: David Berke
- Second Second Assistant Director: Christopher H. Cook
- Additional Second Assistant Directors: Candice Lee, Matthew W. Ross
Liz Allen, The Kicks, Pilot
Ms. Allen's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Maria Melograne
- First Assistant Director: Michael Williams
- Second Assistant Director: Walter Parry
Althea Jones, Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, Gortimer and the Jacks of All Trades
Ms. Jones' Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Richard G. King
- First Assistant Director: Lance W. Lanfear
- Second Assistant Director: David Berke
- Second Second Assistant Director: Christopher H. Cook
Michael Lembeck, A Nutcracker Christmas
John Schultz, Adventures in Babysitting
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
"Chase"
Credit: NIKE Golf
Derek Cianfrance (WINNER)
Chase, Nike Golf – Wieden + Kennedy Portland
- First Assistant Director: Rick Lange
- Second Assistant Director: Ethan Ross
Doubts, Powerade – Wieden + Kennedy Portland
- First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
- Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
Expectations, Powerade – Wieden + Kennedy Portland
- First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
- Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
Manifesto, Squarespace – Anomaly
- First Assistant Director: David Backus
- Second Assistant Director: Josh Voegelin
Lance Acord
Frankie's Holiday, Apple – MAL
- First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
Movie Night, Kohl’s – Anomaly
- First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
- Second Assistant Director: Rob Kay
Dante Ariola
Hold Your Breath, SunTrust – Strawberry Frog
- Unit Production Manager: Natalie Hill
- First Assistant Director: George Nessis
- Second Assistant Director: Isaac Mejia
Riding Is the New Driving, Lyft – Made Movement
- Unit Production Manager: Natalie Hill
- First Assistant Director: John Lowe
- Second Assistant Director: Julian Metter
- Second Second Assistant Director: Dave Liehn
Tell Me When to Go, Beats
- Unit Production Managers: Natalie Hill, Susan Levin
- First Assistant Director: Chris Meda
- Second Assistant Director: Adam Stern
- Second Second Assistant Director: Jani Vournas
Fredrik Bond
Dive, Apple – TBWA/Media Arts Lab
- First Assistant Director: Howell Caldwell
Everyday Hero, Philips – Ogilvy & Mather
World of Play, LG – Energy BBDO
- Unit Production Manager: Line Postmyr
- First Assistant Director: Anthony Dimino
- Second Assistant Director: Spencer Taylor
- Second Second Assistant Director: R. Ben Parker
- Additional First Assistant Director: Chris Blanch
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Steve Bagnara
AG Rojas
The Best Planet, S7 Airlines – Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam
The Snail, Samsung – Leo Burnett USA
- First Assistant Director: Robert Dean Phillips
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
"O.J.: Made in America"
Credit: ESPN Films
