Directors Guild Awards: Alfonso Cuarón Takes Top Film Prize for ‘Roma’

DGA Awards Alfonso Cuaron. (Credit: dga.org)

The Directors Guild of America held its 71st annual awards Saturday night in Hollywood, with
Alfonso Cuarón winning the top film honor for directing Roma, almost assuring that he’ll take home the directing award at the Oscars as well.

Cuarón was nominated alongside A Star Is Born director Bradley Cooper, Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman, Adam McKay for Vice, and Peter Farrelly for Green Book. It was the Mexico native’s second time picking up the feature film award, after winning in 2013 for Gravity.

Aisha Tyler hosted the awards, which were held at the Hollywood & Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom.

Below is the complete list of winners.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
Alfonso Cuarón for Roma (Netflix)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
Bo Burnham for Eighth Grade (A24)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Tim Wardle for Three Identical Strangers (Neon and CNN Films)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Adam McKay for Succession, “Celebration” (HBO)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Bill Hader for Barry, “Chapter One: Make Your Mark” (HBO)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
Ben Stiller for Escape at Dannemora (Showtime)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Don Roy King for Saturday Night Live, “Adam Driver; Kanye West” (NBC)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports
Louis J. Horvitz for The 60th Grammy Awards (CBS)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Russell Norman for The Final Table, “Japan” (Netflix)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
Jack Jameson for Sesame Street, “When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special”
(HBO)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Spike Jonze (MJZ)

Lifetime Achievement & Service Award Recipients
Don Mischer
Lifetime Achievement Award in Television

Kathleen McGill
Frank Capra Achievement Award

Mimi Deaton
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

FX Networks
DGA Diversity Award

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