76th Directors Guild of America Awards

Award ceremony for film and television directing in 2023

Date

February 10, 2024 (2024-02-10)

Country

United States

Presented by

Directors Guild of America

Hosted by

Judd Apatow

Highlights

Best Director Feature Film:

Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan

Best Director Documentary:

20 Days in Mariupol – Mstyslav Chernov

Best Director First-Time Feature Film:

Past Lives – Celine Song

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The 76th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2023, were presented on February 10, 2024. The ceremony was hosted by Judd Apatow, who previously hosted the ceremonies in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2023. The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 9, 2024, while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on January 10, 2024.

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Greta Gerwig – Barbie Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things Alexander Payne – The Holdovers Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon
Documentaries
Mstyslav Chernov – 20 Days in Mariupol Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp – Bobi Wine: The People's President Madeleine Gavin – Beyond Utopia Davis Guggenheim – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie D. Smith – Kokomo City
First-Time Feature Film
Celine Song – Past Lives Cord Jefferson – American Fiction Manuela Martelli – Chile '76 Noora Niasari – Shayda A. V. Rockwell – A Thousand and One

Television

Drama Series
*Peter Hoar – The Last of Us* for "Long, Long Time" (HBO)** Becky Martin – Succession for "Rehearsal" (HBO) Mark Mylod – Succession for "Connor's Wedding" (HBO) Andrij Parekh – Succession for "America Decides" (HBO) Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman – Succession for "Tailgate Party" (HBO)
Comedy Series
*Christopher Storer – The Bear* for "Fishes" (FX / Hulu)** Erica Dunton – Ted Lasso for "La Locker Room Aux Folles" (Apple TV+) Bill Hader – Barry for "wow" (HBO) Declan Lowney – Ted Lasso for "So Long, Farewell" (Apple TV+) Ramy Youssef – The Bear for "Honeydew" (FX / Hulu)
Movies for Television and Limited Series
*Sarah Adina Smith – Lessons in Chemistry* for "Her and Him" (Apple TV+)** Shawn Levy – All the Light We Cannot See (Netflix) Tara Miele – Lessons in Chemistry for "Introduction to Chemistry" (Apple TV+) Millicent Shelton – Lessons in Chemistry for "Poirot" (Apple TV+) Nzingha Stewart – Daisy Jones & the Six for "Track 10: Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" (Prime Video)
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
*Michael Mancini and Liz Patrick – Saturday Night Live* for "Pedro Pascal / Coldplay" (NBC)** Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher for "Episode 2117" (HBO) Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for "Jan. 19, 2023: Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Meet Me at the Altar; Special appearance by Harvey Guillén" (CBS) David Paul Meyer – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for "Singer Charley Crockett Performs "Name on a Billboard" and Discusses New Album with Jordan Klepper" (Comedy Central) Paul Pennolino – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for "Dollar Stores" (HBO)
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
*Paul Miller – Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love* (NBC)** Joel Gallen – Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix) Stan Lathan – Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (Netflix) Linda Mendoza – Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer (Netflix) Glenn Weiss – The 95th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Reality Programs
*Niharika Desai – Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss* for "Happiness is a Bottle of Cod Liver Oil" (Peacock)** Ken Fuchs – The Golden Bachelor for "Premiere" (ABC) Joseph Guidry and Alexandra Lipsitz – Project Greenlight: A New Generation for "PGL vs. Gray Matter Problem" (HBO) Rich Kim – Lego Masters for "Is It Brick?" (Fox) Patrick McManus – American Ninja Warrior for "Season 15 Finale" (NBC)
Children's Programs
*Amy Schatz – Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School* (HBO)** James Bobin – Percy Jackson and the Olympians for "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher" (Disney+) Destin Daniel Cretton – American Born Chinese for "What Guy Are You" (Disney+) Rob Letterman – Goosebumps for "Say Cheese and Die" (Disney+ / Hulu) Dinh Thai – American Born Chinese for "A Monkey on a Quest" (Disney+)

Commercials

Commercials
Kim Gehrig – Apple's "Run This Town" and Expedia's "The Travelers" Martin de Thurah – Levi's' "Fair Exchange" and "Legends Never Die" Seb Edwards – Battle of the Baddest's "Rumble" Craig Gillespie – Apple's "Waiting Room" Andreas Nilsson – Apple's "R.I.P. Leon" and "Action Mode", Les Mills' "Choose Happy" and Snapchat's "Wait'll You See This"

Kim Gehrig – Apple's "Run This Town" and Expedia's "The Travelers"

Martin de Thurah – Levi's' "Fair Exchange" and "Legends Never Die"
Seb Edwards – Battle of the Baddest's "Rumble"
Craig Gillespie – Apple's "Waiting Room"
Andreas Nilsson – Apple's "R.I.P. Leon" and "Action Mode", Les Mills' "Choose Happy" and Snapchat's "Wait'll You See This"

Lifetime Achievement in Television

David Nutter

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Janet Knutsen

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Gary Natoli

References

Murphy, J. Kim (February 10, 2024). "Christopher Nolan Wins at Directors Guild for Oppenheimer, The Bear and The Last of Us Take TV Prizes: Full DGA Winners List". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
Lewis, Hilary; Coates, Tyler; Chuba, Kirsten (February 10, 2024). "DGA Awards: Christopher Nolan Takes Top Honor for Oppenheimer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
"76th Annual Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. February 10, 2024. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
Clark, Jason (January 19, 2024). "Judd Apatow to Return as Host for Directors Guild Awards". TheWrap. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 9, 2024). "Succession Leads Directors Guild TV Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2023". Directors Guild of America. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
Pedersen, Erik (January 10, 2024). "DGA Awards Film Nominations: Gerwig, Nolan, Scorsese, Lanthimos & Payne". Deadline. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
"DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2023". Directors Guild of America. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
Schneider, Michael (December 14, 2023). "Game of Thrones Director David Nutter to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at the 2024 DGA Awards". Variety. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
^ "DGA Announces Special Award Winners for 76th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

External links

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