70th Directors Guild of America Awards

70th Directors Guild of America Awards
70th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	February 3, 2018
Location	The Beverly Hilton,; Beverly Hills, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Judd Apatow
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	The Shape of Water – Guillermo del Toro
Best Director Documentary:	City of Ghosts – Matthew Heineman
Best Director First-Time Feature Film:	Get Out – Jordan Peele
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/2010s/2017.aspx?value=2017
	← 69th; DGA Award; 71st →;

The 70th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2017, were presented on February 3, 2018 at Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California.^[1]^[2]^[3] The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 10, 2018, while the nominations for the film categories were announced on January 11, 2018.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Comedian Judd Apatow hosted the ceremony,^[8]^[9] and Don Mischer served as the DGA Awards Chair.^[10]

Winners and nominees[]

Film[]

Feature Film
Guillermo del Toro – The Shape of Water Greta Gerwig – Lady Bird Martin McDonagh – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Christopher Nolan – Dunkirk Jordan Peele – Get Out
Documentaries
Matthew Heineman – City of Ghosts Ken Burns and Lynn Novick – The Vietnam War Bryan Fogel – Icarus Steve James – Abacus: Small Enough to Jail Errol Morris – Wormwood
First-Time Feature Film
Jordan Peele – Get Out Geremy Jasper – Patti Cake$ William Oldroyd – Lady Macbeth Taylor Sheridan – Wind River Aaron Sorkin – Molly's Game

Television[]

Drama Series
*Reed Morano – The Handmaid's Tale* for "Offred"** The Duffer Brothers – Stranger Things for "Chapter Nine: The Gate" Jeremy Podeswa – Game of Thrones for "The Dragon and the Wolf" Matt Shakman – Game of Thrones for "The Spoils of War" Alan Taylor – Game of Thrones for "Beyond the Wall"
Comedy Series
*Beth McCarthy-Miller – Veep* for "Chicklet"** Aziz Ansari – Master of None for "The Thief" Mike Judge – Silicon Valley for "Server Error" Melina Matsoukas – Master of None for "Thanksgiving" Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for "Pilot"
Miniseries or TV Film
Jean-Marc Vallée – Big Little Lies Scott Frank – Godless Barry Levinson – The Wizard of Lies Kyra Sedgwick – Story of a Girl George C. Wolfe – The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
*Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live* for "Host: Jimmy Fallon"** Andre Allen – Full Frontal with Samantha Bee for "#2061" Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher for "#1527" Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for "Joe Biden/Elton John" Paul Pennolino – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for "French Elections"
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
Glenn Weiss – The 89th Annual Academy Awards Stan Lathan – Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin Linda Mendoza – Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Honoring David Letterman Paul Pennolino – Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Amy Schumer – Amy Schumer: The Leather Special
Reality Programs
*Brian Smith – MasterChef* for "Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Schucks"** Hisham Abed – Encore! for "Pilot" John Gonzalez – Live PD for "Episode 50" Adam Vetri – Dare to Live for "Chainsmokers" Kent Weed – Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge for "Season Premiere"
Children's Programs
*Niki Caro – Anne with an E* for "Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny"** Benjamin Lehmann – The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special Lily Mariye – Just Add Magic for "Just Add Meddling" Alison McDonald – An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life Matthew O'Neill and Thalia Sodi – 15: A Quinceañera Story: Zoey

Commercials[]

Commercials
Martin de Thurah – StubHub's "Festival" and "Machines", and Wealthsimple's "Mad World" Alma Har'el – P&G's "Love without Bias" Will Hoffman and Julius Metoyer – KitchenAid's "Anthem" and Ford's "Go Further" Miles Jay – Bose's "Alive", and Squarespace's "Calling JohnMalkovich.com" and "Who is JohnMalkovich.com?" Isaiah Seret – Samsung's "Growing Up" and "I Love You", and Kohler's "Never Too Composed"

Frank Capra Achievement Award[]

Dwight Williams

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award[]

Jim Tanker

Honorary Life Member[]

Michael Apted

References[]

^ McNary, Dave (February 3, 2018). "DGA Awards: Guillermo del Toro Wins Feature Award for 'The Shape of Water'". Variety. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ Kilday, Gregg (February 3, 2018). "DGA Awards: Guillermo del Toro and 'The Shape of Water' Take The Best Film Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ Swertlow, Meg (February 3, 2018). "DGA Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List". E! News. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2017". Directors Guild of America. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ Littleton, Cynthia (January 10, 2018). "'Game of Thrones,' 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Grab Directors Guild Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2017". Directors Guild of America. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
^ Hammond, Pete (January 11, 2018). "DGA Awards Nominees: 'Shape Of Water', 'Lady Bird', 'Dunkirk', 'Three Billboards', 'Get Out'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ McNary, Dave (January 9, 2018). "Judd Apatow to Host DGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ Hipes, Patrick (January 9, 2018). "Judd Apatow Set To Host DGA Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ Perez, Lexy (January 9, 2018). "DGA Awards: Judd Apatow to Host, Don Mischer Appointed Chair". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

External links[]

70th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards

[1] McNary, Dave (February 3, 2018). "DGA Awards: Guillermo del Toro Wins Feature Award for 'The Shape of Water'". Variety. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[2] Kilday, Gregg (February 3, 2018). "DGA Awards: Guillermo del Toro and 'The Shape of Water' Take The Best Film Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[3] Swertlow, Meg (February 3, 2018). "DGA Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List". E! News. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[4] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2017". Directors Guild of America. January 10, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[5] Littleton, Cynthia (January 10, 2018). "'Game of Thrones,' 'Handmaid's Tale,' 'Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Grab Directors Guild Award Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[6] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2017". Directors Guild of America. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

[7] Hammond, Pete (January 11, 2018). "DGA Awards Nominees: 'Shape Of Water', 'Lady Bird', 'Dunkirk', 'Three Billboards', 'Get Out'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[8] McNary, Dave (January 9, 2018). "Judd Apatow to Host DGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[9] Hipes, Patrick (January 9, 2018). "Judd Apatow Set To Host DGA Awards". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[10] Perez, Lexy (January 9, 2018). "DGA Awards: Judd Apatow to Host, Don Mischer Appointed Chair". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

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Television awards	Comedy Series Drama Series Miniseries or TV Film Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials Reality Programs Children’s Programs Commercials
Special awards	Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Lifetime Achievement in Television Frank Capra Achievement Award Honorary Life Member Robert B. Aldrich Service Award Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award Preston Sturges Award Diversity Award Presidents Award
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