The 77th Annual Directors Guild Awards was held on February 8th at the Beverly Hilton and was hosted by Judd Apatow.
FILM
WINNER: Sean Baker Anora (Neon)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Olivia Kavanaugh
First Assistant Director: Liza Mann
Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Second Second Assistant Director: Steve Coleman
Location Manager: Ross Brodar
JACQUES AUDIARD: Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
EDWARD BERGER: Conclave (Focus Features)
BRADY CORBET: The Brutalist (A24)
JAMES MANGOLD: A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael Bederman
First Assistant Director: Douglas Torres
Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
Second Second Assistant Directors: Billy Brennan, Veronica Grant
Location Manager: Anthony Pisani
Michael Apted First-Time Theatrical Feature Film
WINNER RAMELL ROSS: Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM Studios)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Kenneth Yu
First Assistant Director: James Roque
Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
Second Second Assistant Director: Thalia Skaleris
Additional Second Assistant Director: Zachery Scherer
Location Manager: Batou Chandler
PAYAL KAPADIA: All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow & Janus Films)
MEGAN PARK: My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios)
HALFDAN ULLMANN TONDEL: Armand (IFC Films)
SEAN WANG: Dìdi (Focus Features)
Dramatic Series
WINNER Frederick E.O. Toye, Shogun, “Crimson
Sky” (FX)
Alex Graves, The Diplomat, “Dreadnought” (Netflix)
Hiromi Kamata, Shogun, “Ladies of the Willow World” (FX)
Issa López,True Detective: Night Country, “Part 6” (HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mari Jo Winkler
First Assistant Director: Richard Graysmark
Jonathan Van Tulleken, Shogun, “Anjin” (FX)
Comedy Series
WINNER Lucia Aniello, Hacks, “Bulletproof” (Max)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Chris R. Robinson
First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares
Second Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann
Additional Second Assistant Director: Chalis Romero
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear, “Napkins” (FX)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
First Assistant Director: Duccio Fabbri
Second Assistant Directors: Olivia Dame, Larissa Malarek
Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
Duccio Fabbri, The Bear, “Doors” (FX)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
First Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek
Second Assistant Director: Olivia Dame
Second Second Assistant Director: Sofia Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
Jeff Schaffer, Curb Your Enthusiasm, “No Lessons Learned” (HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mary Church
First Assistant Director: Adam Feil
Second Assistant Director: Jessica Faires McGinn
Second Second Assistant Director: Timothy Muir
Christopher Storer, The Bear, “Tomorrow” (FX)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
First Assistant Director: Duccio Fabbri
Second Assistant Director: Olivia Dame
Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
Movies for Television and Limited Series
WINNER Steven Zaillian, Ripley (Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Clayton Townsend, Joe Guest (New York)
First Assistant Director: Peter Thorell
Second Assistant Directors: Justin Bischoff (New York), Nick Notte (New York)
Second Second Assistant Director: Melissa Morphet (New York)
Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi (New York)
Kevin Bray, The Penguin, “Top Hat” (HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Dana Robin, Bill Carraro
First Assistant Director: Jude Gorjanc
Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer
Additional Second Assistant Director: Maritza Gomez
Location Manager: Keith Adams
Alfonso Cuarón, Disclaimer (Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Donald Sabourin
First Assistant Director: Chris Carreras
Jennifer Getzinger, The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing” (HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Dana Robin, Bill Carraro
First Assistant Director: H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director: Eric Calatayud
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer
Additional Second Assistant Director: Maritza Gomez
Location Manager: Keith Adam
Helen Shaver, The Penguin, “Cent’anni” (HBO)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Dana Robin, Bill Carraro
First Assistant Director: H.H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director: Eric Calatayud
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer
Additional Second Assistant Director: Maritza Gomez
Location Manager: Keith Adams
Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Regularly Scheduled Programming
WINNER LIZ PATRICK, Saturday Night Live, “John Mulaney / Chappell Roan” (NBC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Tom Ucciferri
PAUL G. CASEY, Real Time with Bill Maher, “Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger” (HBO)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
Stage Managers: Brian Anderson, Patrick Whitney
JIM HOSKINSON, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy” (CBS)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Yvonne De Mare, Karen Yaeger
Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib
DAVID PAUL MEYER, The Daily Show, “Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention ‑ Plot Twist!” (Comedy Central)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Adrienne Ford
Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte (Lead), Tyler Goldman, Gena Rositano
PAUL PENNOLINO, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “India Elections” (HBO)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney, Jeff Leib
Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Specials
WINNER - BETH McCARTHY‑MILLER, The Roast of Tom Brady (Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Debbie Palacio, Marty Pasetta Jr.
Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Steve Hollander, Greg Kasoff, Ran Lowe, Jennifer Marquet, Christopher McDonald, Tammy Raab, Jackie Stathis
HAMISH HAMILTON, The 96th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Hayley Collett, Susan Kopensky, Lori Margules, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Sara Niimi, Kristen Patterson Terry, Michael Polito
Stage Managers: Gary Natoli (Lead), Alexis Brusig, Rita Cossette, John Esposito, Zachary Figures, Valdez Flagg, Doug Fogel, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Roxanne Lozano, Donna Parker, Ron Paul, Alec Potter, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Jackie Stathis, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Ari Woog
DAVID PAUL MEYER, The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now (Comedy Central)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Adrienne Ford
Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte (Lead), Tyler Goldman, Gena Rositano
GLENN WEISS, The 77th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Ricky Kirshner, Susan Kopensky, Ryan Smith, Kristen Patterson Terry Stage Managers: Garry Hood (Lead), Peter Epstein, Bennymar Almonte, Joey Despenzero, Phyllis Digilio Kent, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Tyler Goldman, Kevin Lishawa, Arthur Lewis, Jeff Markowitz, Cyndi Owgang, Jason Pacella, Annette Powlis, Elise Reaves, Cody Renard Richard, Lauren Class Schneider, Eddie Valk, Leslie Williams
ALI WONG, Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: John Irwin
Stage Manager: Zoey Powers
Reality Programs
WINNER - NEIL DeGROOT, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, “The Cliffs of Ireland” (National Geographic)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jeff Simms
JOSEPH GUIDRY, Deal Or No Deal Island, “Are You Decisive?” (NBC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Greg Rosa
ARI KATCHER, Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, “Road Trip” (HBO)
PATRICK McMANUS, American Ninja Warrior, “Las Vegas Finals 4” (NBC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: David Massey
Stage Managers: Sara Brown, Sean P. Galvin, T.J. Ganser, Joseph R. Osborne, Louise Story
MIKE SWEENEY, Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Ireland” (Max)
Children’s Programs
Winner - AMBER SEALEY, Out of My Mind (Disney+)
KAT COIRO, The Spiderwick Chronicles, “Welcome to Spiderwick” (Roku Channel)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Grace Gilroy
MICHAEL GOI, Avatar: The Last Airbender, “Aang” (Netflix)
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Michael Neumann
Second Assistant Director: Chad Belair
JIM MICKLE, Sweet Tooth, “This Is a Story” (Netflix)
JENNIFER PHANG, Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Wendy S. Williams
First Assistant Director: Senica Billingsley
Second Assistant Director: Mark E. Brown
Commercials
LANCE ACORD (Park Pictures)
An American Love Story, Volkswagen ‑ Johannes Leonardo
Unit Production Manager: Karoline Kousidonis
First Assistant Directors: Thomas Smith, Peter S. Jackson
Second Assistant Directors: Carly Sturgeon, John Mattern
Second Second Assistant Directors: Matthew Kramer, Reed Baum
KIM GEHRIG (Somesuch)
A Life in Sound, SiriusXM – Uncommon
First Assistant Director: Kate Greenberg
Second Assistant Director: Rebecca Rogers
Am I A Bad Person?, Nike ‑ Wieden+Kennedy
First Assistant Director: Guy Forgaard
Find Your Friends, Apple‑ Client Direct
First Assistant Director: Rodney Smith
Second Assistant Director: John Nasraway
Second Second Assistant Director: Isaac Meija
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Michael Dudley, Kendall Wilmot
TIM HEIDECKER & ERIC WAREHEIM (Prettybird)
Michael CeraVe, CeraVe‑ WPP Onefluence (Ogilvy)
First Assistant Directors: Matthew Smith, Kerstin Emhoff
Second Assistant Director: Kiersten Fehlig
Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew Hausmann
Whizzer, Virgin Media ‑ VCCP ‑ London
IVAN ZACHARIÁŠ (Smuggler)
Flock, Apple ‑ Media Arts Lab
First Assistant Director: Robert Phillips
Documentary
WINNER - BRENDAN BELLOMO & SLAVA LEONTYEV, Porcelain War (Picturehouse)
JULIAN BRAVE NOISECAT & EMILY KASSIE, Sugarcane (National Geographic)
JOHAN GRIMONPREZ, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber)
IBRAHIM NASH’AT, Hollywoodgate (Fourth Act Film)
NATALIE RAE & ANGELA PATTON, Daughters (Netflix)