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Directors Guild of America Awards

78 ceremonies · 1949 – present

Categories

Outstanding Directing - Feature Film Outstanding Directing - First-Time Feature Film

Ceremonies 78

One Battle After Another
78th (2026)

One Battle After Another

 Anora
77th (2025)

Anora

 Oppenheimer
76th (2024)

Oppenheimer

 Everything Everywhere All at Once
75th (2023)

Everything Everywhere All at Once

 The Power of the Dog
74th (2022)

The Power of the Dog

 Nomadland
73rd (2021)

Nomadland

 1917
72nd (2020)

1917

 Roma
71st (2019)

Roma

 The Shape of Water
70th (2018)

The Shape of Water

 La La Land
69th (2017)

La La Land

 The Revenant
68th (2016)

The Revenant

 Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
67th (2015)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

 Gravity
66th (2014)

Gravity

 Argo
65th (2013)

Argo

 The Artist
64th (2012)

The Artist

 The King's Speech
63rd (2011)

The King's Speech

 The Hurt Locker
62nd (2010)

The Hurt Locker

 Slumdog Millionaire
61st (2009)

Slumdog Millionaire

 No Country for Old Men
60th (2008)

No Country for Old Men

 The Departed
59th (2007)

The Departed

 Brokeback Mountain
58th (2006)

Brokeback Mountain

 Million Dollar Baby
57th (2005)

Million Dollar Baby

 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
56th (2004)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

 Chicago
55th (2003)

Chicago

 A Beautiful Mind
54th (2002)

A Beautiful Mind

 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
53rd (2001)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

 American Beauty
52nd (2000)

American Beauty

 Saving Private Ryan
51st (1999)

Saving Private Ryan

 Titanic
50th (1998)

Titanic

 The English Patient
49th (1997)

The English Patient

 Apollo 13
48th (1996)

Apollo 13

 Forrest Gump
47th (1995)

Forrest Gump

 Schindler's List
46th (1994)

Schindler's List

 Unforgiven
45th (1993)

Unforgiven

 The Silence of the Lambs
44th (1992)

The Silence of the Lambs

 Dances with Wolves
43rd (1991)

Dances with Wolves

 Born on the Fourth of July
42nd (1990)

Born on the Fourth of July

 Rain Man
41st (1989)

Rain Man

 The Last Emperor
40th (1988)

The Last Emperor

 Platoon
39th (1987)

Platoon

 The Color Purple
38th (1986)

The Color Purple

 Amadeus
37th (1985)

Amadeus

 Terms of Endearment
36th (1984)

Terms of Endearment

 Gandhi
35th (1983)

Gandhi

 Reds
34th (1982)

Reds

 Ordinary People
33rd (1981)

Ordinary People

 Kramer vs. Kramer
32nd (1980)

Kramer vs. Kramer

 The Deer Hunter
31st (1979)

The Deer Hunter

 Annie Hall
30th (1978)

Annie Hall

 Rocky
29th (1977)

Rocky

 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
28th (1976)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

 The Godfather Part II
27th (1975)

The Godfather Part II

 The Sting
26th (1974)

The Sting

 The Godfather
25th (1973)

The Godfather

 The French Connection
24th (1972)

The French Connection

 Patton
23rd (1971)

Patton

 Midnight Cowboy
22nd (1970)

Midnight Cowboy

 The Lion in Winter
21st (1969)

The Lion in Winter

 The Graduate
20th (1968)

The Graduate

 A Man for All Seasons
19th (1967)

A Man for All Seasons

 The Sound of Music
18th (1966)

The Sound of Music

 My Fair Lady
17th (1965)

My Fair Lady

 Tom Jones
16th (1964)

Tom Jones

 Lawrence of Arabia
15th (1963)

Lawrence of Arabia

 West Side Story
14th (1962)

West Side Story

 The Apartment
13th (1961)

The Apartment

 Ben-Hur
12th (1960)

Ben-Hur

 Gigi
11th (1959)

Gigi

 The Bridge on the River Kwai
10th (1958)

The Bridge on the River Kwai

 Giant
9th (1957)

Giant

 Marty
8th (1956)

Marty

 On the Waterfront
7th (1955)

On the Waterfront

 From Here to Eternity
6th (1954)

From Here to Eternity

 The Quiet Man
5th (1953)

The Quiet Man

 A Place in the Sun
4th (1952)

A Place in the Sun

 All About Eve
3rd (1951)

All About Eve

 All the King's Men
2nd (1950)

All the King's Men

 A Letter to Three Wives
1st (1949)

A Letter to Three Wives