Los Angeles – The Directors Guild of America tonight is announcing the DGA Awards for Outstanding
Directorial Achievement in film, television, and commercials for the year 2011 at the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. The DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film has traditionally been one of the industry’s most accurate barometers for who will win the Best Director Academy Award. Only 6 times has the DGA Award winner not won the Oscar for Best Director (1968/Carol Reed for Oliver!; 1972/Bob Fosse for Cabaret; 1985/Sydney Pollack for Out of Africa; 1995/Mel Gibson for Braveheart); 2000/Steven Soderbergh for Traffic; 2002/Roman Polanski for The Pianist). DGA President Taylor Hackford made welcoming remarks and led the room in a toast to the late Gil Cates. Everyone in the room raised a glass to the celebrated director and guild leader.
Here are the winners (in progress):
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2011:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials:
Three special DGA Awards already were announced recognizing lifetime career achievement and extraordinary contribution to the Guild for Ed Sherin, Katy Garretson, and Dennis Mazzocco. Sherin will receive the DGA’s 2012 Honorary Life Member Award, in recognition of outstanding creative achievement, leadership in the industry, contribution to the Guild or to the profession of directing. Garretson will receive the 2012 Frank Capra Achievement Award, which is given to an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of career achievement. Mazzocco will receive the 2012 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award, which is given to an Associate Director or Stage Manager in recognition of career achievement.






























