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    DGA Award

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    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Slumdog Millionaire

      8.0 (898K)
      Danny Boyle
      Sanjay Kumar(unit production manager) (plaque)
      Raj Acharya(first assistant director) (plaque)
      Avani Batra(second assistant director) (plaque)
      Sonia Kanwar(second second assistant director) (plaque)
    • [object Object]

      The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

      7.8 (727K)
      David Fincher
    • [object Object]

      The Dark Knight

      9.1 (3M)
      Christopher Nolan
    • [object Object]

      Frost/Nixon

      7.6 (115K)
      Ron Howard
    • [object Object]

      Milk

      7.5 (184K)
      Gus Van Sant

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Waltz with Bashir

      8.0 (62K)
      Ari Folman
    • [object Object]

      At the Death House Door

      7.2 (443)
      Peter Gilbert
      Steve James
    • [object Object]

      The Judge and the General

      7.8 (70)
      Elizabeth Farnsworth
      Patricio Lanfranco Leverton
    • [object Object]

      Man on Wire

      7.7 (60K)
      James Marsh
    • [object Object]

      Stranded

      8.0 (1.5K)
      Gonzalo Arijon

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Office

      Episode: 

      Dinner Party

      9.0 (785K)
      Paul Feig
      Robert Rothbard(unit production manager) (plaque)
      Kelly Cantley-Kashima(first assistant director) (plaque)
      Jennie O'Keefe(second assistant director) (plaque)
      Jasmine Marie Alhambra(second second assistant director) (plaque)
      Alicia Cho(dga trainee)
    • [object Object]

      The Table Read

      9.2 (2.4K)
      Mark Hansson(stage manager)
      Dale Stern(associate director)
      Jonathan Harris(stage manager)
      HBO Entertainment
    • [object Object]

      30 Rock

      8.3 (136K)
      Beth McCarthy-Miller
      For the reunion episode #304.
    • [object Object]

      30 Rock

      8.3 (136K)
      Don Scardino
      For episode "Do Over".
    • [object Object]

      Entourage

      Episode: 

      Tree Trippers

      8.4 (181K)
      Julian Farino
    • [object Object]

      Weeds

      Episode: 

      The Three Coolers

      7.9 (120K)
      Paris Barclay

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Miniseries

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Recount

      7.3 (14K)
      Jay Roach
      Scott Ferguson(unit production manager) (plaque)
      Michael Hausman(first assistant director) (plaque)
      Peter Thorell(first assistant director/second assistant director) (plaque)
      Tudor Jones(second assistant director) (plaque)
      Robert Dickerson Jr.(second second assistant director) (plaque)
    • [object Object]

      The Andromeda Strain

      6.1 (15K)
      Mikael Salomon
    • [object Object]

      Bernard and Doris

      6.5 (4.7K)
      Bob Balaban
    • [object Object]

      John Adams

      8.4 (39K)
      Tom Hooper
    • [object Object]

      A Raisin in the Sun

      6.5 (2.2K)
      Kenny Leon

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beijing 2008: Games of the XXIX Olympiad

      8.0 (1.2K)
      Bucky Gunts
      Brian Orentreich(associate director) (plaque)
      Steve Hollander(stage manager) (plaque)
      For episodes "Opening Ceremony".
    • [object Object]

      The Daily Show

      8.3 (49K)
      Chuck O'Neil
      For episode #13.107.
    • [object Object]

      Saturday Night Live

      8.0 (56K)
      Don Roy King
    • [object Object]

      The 62nd Annual Tony Awards

      6.4 (57)
      Glenn Weiss
    • [object Object]

      The 80th Annual Academy Awards

      6.8 (1.7K)
      Louis J. Horvitz

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

    • Amy Schatz
      Winner
      • Amy Schatz
      • Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now): The Poetry Show
    • Still of Shawn Ku in Beautiful Boy
      • Shawn Ku
      • The American Mall
      • Matthew Diamond
      • Camp Rock
    • Paul Hoen and Quvenzhané Wallis
      • Paul Hoen
      • The Cheetah Girls: One World
    • Lev L. Spiro
      • Lev L. Spiro
      • Minutemen

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

    • Winner
      • Peter Thwaites
      For Barclaycard: "Waterslide" and Guinness: "Light Show".
      • Fredrik Bond
      For Guinness: "Fridge Magnet", Levis: "First Time" and Carling: "Space".
    • David Fincher
      • David Fincher
      For Nike: "Fate", Stand up to Cancer: "Stand up for Something" and Apple: "Hallway".
    • Tom Kuntz
      • Tom Kuntz
      For Skittles: "Pinata", XBox: "Lips", Fedex: "Camer Pigons" und Milk: "White Gold Is".
    • Rupert Sanders at an event for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
      • Rupert Sanders
      For Monster: "Legs", Travelers Insurance: "Delivery" and Brand Jordan: "Clock Tower".

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

    • Larry Carpenter
      Winners
      • Larry Carpenter
      • Teresa Cicala(associate director) (plaque)
      • Tracy Casper Lang(associate director) (plaque)
      • Alan Needleman(stage manager) (plaque)
      • Keith Greer(stage manager) (plaque)
      • Brendan Higgins(stage manager) (plaque)
      • Kevin Brush(production associate) (plaque)
      • Beth Kravitz(production associate) (plaque)
      • One Life to Live
      For episode #10,281 ("So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco's Father?").
      • Noel Maxam
      • Days of Our Lives
      For episode #10,763.
      • Herb Stein
      • Days of Our Lives
      For episode #10,764.
      • William Ludel
      • General Hospital
      For episode #11,462.
    • 2019 Emmy for Outstanding Directing of a Daytime Drama
      • Owen Renfroe
      • General Hospital
      For episode #11,504.

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

    • Winners
      • Daniel Attias
      • Nina K. Noble(unit production manager) (plaque)
      • Eric Henriquez(first assistant director) (plaque)
      • Xanthus Valan(second assistant director) (plaque)
      • Timothy Blockburger(second second assistant director) (plaque)
      • The Wire
      For episode "Transitions".
    • Paris Barclay
      • Paris Barclay
      • In Treatment
      For episode "Alex-Week Eight".
    • Jack Bender
      • Jack Bender
      • Lost
      For episode "The Constant".
    • Alan Taylor
      • Alan Taylor
      • Mad Men
      For episode "The Mountain King".
    • Matthew Weiner
      • Matthew Weiner
      • Mad Men
      For episode "Meditations in an Emergency".

    Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

    • Tony Croll
      Winners
      • Tony Croll
      • John Downer(associate director) (plaque)
      • America's Next Top Model
      For episode #10.02.
    • Bertram van Munster and Elise Doganieri at an event for The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards (2012)
      • Bertram van Munster
      • The Amazing Race
      For epsisode #13.03.
    • J. Rupert Thompson
      • J. Rupert Thompson
      • Estate of Panic
      For episode "That Sinking Feeling" (1.02).
      • Kent Weed
      • I Survived a Japanese Game Show
      For episode "A Long Way From Home".
      • Scott Messick
      • Pros vs. Joes
      For episode 3.01.

    DGA Honorary Life Member Award

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    • Roger Ebert
      Winner
      • Roger Ebert

    Frank Capra Achievement Award

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    • Winner
      • Kim Kurumada
    • Winner
      • Cleve Landsberg

    Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

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    • Winner
      • Scott Berger

    Robert B. Aldrich Achievement Award

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    • Winner
      • Bill Brady

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    Event date

    January 31, 2009

    Event location

    USA

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